The last decade has seen the growth in multifibre spectroscopy. This involves the use of optical fibres to take light from the focal plane of the telescope to a spectrograph. A key advantage of this technique is that more than one spectrum can be obtained simultaneously, dramatically improving the efficiency of observing time on a telescope. Many of the techniques for multifibre spectroscopy were developed at the Anglo-Australian Observatory for use on the AAT and the UK Schmidt telescopes.
