  We present the first results from a new and unique integral-field
spectrograph, SAURON. Based upon the TIGER concept, SAURON uses a lens array to
obtain two-dimensional spectroscopy with complete spatial coverage over a field
of 33"x41" in low-resolution mode (0.94" lenslets) and of 9"x11" in
high-resolution mode (0.26" lenslets). The spectra cover the wavelengths from
4800A to 5400A with a spectral resolution of ~3A (sigma~75 km/s. SAURON
achieved first light during commissioning on the William Herschel Telescope on
1 February 1999. We are now commencing a systematic survey of the velocity
dispersions, velocity fields, and line-strength distributions of nearby
ellipticals and spiral bulges. The wide field of SAURON will be crucial for
unraveling complicated velocity structures. In combination with available
long-slit spectroscopy of the outer regions of the galaxies, HST spectra of the
nuclei, HST imaging, and dynamical modeling, we will constrain the intrinsic
shapes, mass-to-light ratios, and stellar populations in spheroids.
