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GCN Circular 26184

Subject
LIGO/Virgo S191105e: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2019-11-06T18:50:55Z (5 years ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V.Kornilov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, 
A.Kuznetsov, F.Balakin,
V.Vladimirov, D. Vlasenko, I.Gorbunov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, T.Pogrosheva, 
D.Kuvshinov
(Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),

R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile
(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),

H.Levato
(Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio ICATE),

R. Rebolo, M. Serra
(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),

D. Buckley
(South African Astronomical Observatory),

O.A. Gres, N.M. Budnev, O.Ershova
(Irkutsk State University, API),

A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov
(Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),

V. Yurkov, A. Gabovich, Yu. Sergienko
(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)




MASTER-Amur robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: 
http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, 
vol. 2010, 30L)  located in Russia (Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical 
University) started inspect of the LIGO/Virgo S191105e errorbox  55 sec 
after trigger time at 2019-11-05 14:36:16 UT, with upper limit up to  18.5 
mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 49 deg. The sun  altitude 
is -54.8 deg.

MASTER-Kislovodsk robotic telescope  located in Russia (Lomonosov MSU, 
Kislovodsk Solar Station of Pulkovo observatory) started inspect of the 
LIGO/Virgo S191105e errorbox  12600 sec after trigger time at 2019-11-05 
18:05:21 UT, with upper limit up to  19.4 mag. The observations began at 
zenith distance = 54 deg. The sun  altitude  is -44.8 deg.

MASTER-IAC robotic telescope  located in Spain (IAC Teide Observatory) 
started inspect of the LIGO/Virgo S191105e errorbox  41784 sec after 
trigger time at 2019-11-06 02:11:45 UT, with upper limit up to  21.1 mag. 
The observations began at zenith distance = 58 deg. The sun  altitude  is 
-66.8 deg.

MASTER-SAAO robotic telescope  located in South Africa (South African 
Astronomical Observatory) started inspect of the LIGO/Virgo S191105e 
errorbox  16 sec after notice time and 1 days 12494 sec after trigger time 
at 2019-11-06 18:03:35 UT, with upper limit up to  17.1 mag. Observations 
started at twilight.  The observations began at zenith distance = 30 deg. 
The sun  altitude  is -11.7 deg.

MASTER-Tavrida robotic telescope  located in Russia (Lomonosov MSU, SAI 
Crimea astronomical station) started inspect of the LIGO/Virgo S191105e 
errorbox  29 sec after notice time and 1 days 12507 sec after trigger time 
at 2019-11-06 18:03:48 UT, with upper limit up to  14.7 mag. The 
observations began at zenith distance = 83 deg. The sun  altitude  is 
-39.0 deg.

The galactic latitude b = -77 deg., longitude l = 296 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=10882


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