A multi field of view hyperspectral imaging device (300, 600) for imaging a remote object, the multi field of view hyperspectral imaging device comprising: a first fore optic (308, 608) that receives a first image (307, 650) from a first portion of the remote object; a second fore optic (310, 610) that receives a second image (311, 652) from a second portion of the remote object; a first fold mirror (312, 616); a second fold mirror (314, 618); a slit (316, 624) including a first opening (318, 626) and a second opening (320, 628), wherein the first fore optic is associated with the first fold mirror which receives the first image from the first fore optic and directs the first image to the first opening which outputs a trimmed first image (334, 658), and wherein the second fore optic is associated with the second fold mirror which receives the second image from the second fore optic and directs the second image to the second opening which outputs a trimmed second image (326, 660); a spectrometer (302, 602) positioned to receive the trimmed first image from the first opening and output a diffracted first image (338, 666) and to receive the trimmed second image from the second opening and output a diffracted second image (340, 668); and a 2-dimensional detector (322, 634) positioned to receive the diffracted first image and the diffracted second image at a final focal plane (341, 674) from the spectrometer and then output a 2-dimensional image of the diffracted first image and the diffracted second image; characterized in that the first fore optic and the second fore optic have different magnifications such that the first fore optic has a wide field of view and the second fore optic has a narrow field of view and the hyperspectral imaging device further comprises a steering mirror associated with the second fore optic, wherein the first fore optic with the wide field of view is configured to lead in a time domain with respect to the second fore optic with the narrow field of view; and a controller configured to control the position of the steering mirror and position the narrow field of view to focus on a specific spectral signature if the specific spectral signature is found in the wider field of view. a first fore optic (308, 608) that receives a first image (307, 650) from a first portion of the remote object; a second fore optic (310, 610) that receives a second image (311, 652) from a second portion of the remote object; a first fold mirror (312, 616); a second fold mirror (314, 618); a slit (316, 624) including a first opening (318, 626) and a second opening (320, 628), wherein the first fore optic is associated with the first fold mirror which receives the first image from the first fore optic and directs the first image to the first opening which outputs a trimmed first image (334, 658), and wherein the second fore optic is associated with the second fold mirror which receives the second image from the second fore optic and directs the second image to the second opening which outputs a trimmed second image (326, 660); a spectrometer (302, 602) positioned to receive the trimmed first image from the first opening and output a diffracted first image (338, 666) and to receive the trimmed second image from the second opening and output a diffracted second image (340, 668); and a 2-dimensional detector (322, 634) positioned to receive the diffracted first image and the diffracted second image at a final focal plane (341, 674) from the spectrometer and then output a 2-dimensional image of the diffracted first image and the diffracted second image; characterized in that the first fore optic and the second fore optic have different magnifications such that the first fore optic has a wide field of view and the second fore optic has a narrow field of view and the hyperspectral imaging device further comprises a steering mirror associated with the second fore optic, wherein the first fore optic with the wide field of view is configured to lead in a time domain with respect to the second fore optic with the narrow field of view; and a controller configured to control the position of the steering mirror and position the narrow field of view to focus on a specific spectral signature if the specific spectral signature is found in the wider field of view.