WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock

Using the set of first-light observations from the new William Herschel Telescope Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer (WEAVE) wide-field spectrograph, a team of more than 50 astronomers, led by Dr. Marina Arnaudova at the University of Hertfordshire, has presented the first WEAVE scientific results on Stephan's Quintet in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.