Results obtained so far look very promising. They give the scientists a greater choice of spectral resolution and wavelength range. Another mode that is new to FORS2 is the high time resolution mode. It was demonstrated with the Crab pulsar, cf. The two composite images shown below were obtained during the FORS2 commissioning work.
North is up and East is left.
It was taken during the night of January 31 - February 1, 2000. The full-resolution version of this photo retains the orginal pixels. It is one of the largest known star-forming regions in the Local Group of Galaxies. It was first catalogued as a star, but then recognized to be a nebula by the French astronomer A. Lacaille in 1751-52. The Tarantula Nebula is the only extra-galactic nebula which can be seen with the unaided eye.