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GCN Circular 33996

Subject
LIGO/Virgo S230617aq: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2023-06-18T07:06:07Z (10 months ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, E.Gorbovskoy, K.Zhirkov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, D. Vlasenko, 
G.Antipov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, E.Minkina, A.Chasovnikov, V.Topolev, D.Kuvshinov,  D.Cheryasov, Ya.Kechin
(Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),

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

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

D. Buckley 
(South African Astronomical Observatory),

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

L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez, A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez 
(INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory),

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

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


MASTER-OAFA robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)  located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National University) started inspect of the LIGO/Virgo S230617aq errorbox  32815 sec after notice time and 32883 sec after trigger time at 2023-06-18 01:25:54 UT, with upper limit up to  19.5 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 48 deg. The sun  altitude  is -47.5 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = -15 deg., longitude l = 144 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=12082

We obtain a following upper limits.  

Tmid-T0  |      Date Time      |          Site       |             Coord (J2000)          |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________

   32973 | 2023-06-18 01:25:54 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 03m 14.12s , +11d 22m 47.0s) |   C |   180 | 19.3 |        
   33396 | 2023-06-18 01:32:57 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 11m 25.83s , +11d 22m 28.9s) |   C |   180 | 19.4 |        
   34168 | 2023-06-18 01:45:49 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 03m 10.62s , +11d 20m 48.7s) |   C |   180 | 19.4 |        
   34558 | 2023-06-18 01:52:19 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 11m 22.31s , +11d 22m 24.7s) |   C |   180 | 19.5 |        
   35192 | 2023-06-18 02:02:53 |         MASTER-OAFA | (12h 59m 16.56s , +15d 09m 34.5s) |   C |   180 | 19.5 |        
   35403 | 2023-06-18 02:06:24 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 07m 26.61s , +15d 08m 32.8s) |   C |   180 | 19.5 |        
   36037 | 2023-06-18 02:16:58 |         MASTER-OAFA | (12h 59m 13.24s , +15d 08m 45.1s) |   C |   180 | 19.3 |        
   36248 | 2023-06-18 02:20:29 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 07m 33.35s , +15d 10m 00.0s) |   C |   180 | 19.4 |        
   36459 | 2023-06-18 02:24:00 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 06m 21.26s , +17d 04m 21.2s) |   C |   180 | 19.4 |        
   36670 | 2023-06-18 02:27:31 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 14m 47.91s , +17d 03m 19.4s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   36881 | 2023-06-18 02:31:02 |         MASTER-OAFA | (12h 58m 38.67s , +18d 56m 27.2s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   37092 | 2023-06-18 02:34:33 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 07m 01.73s , +18d 58m 05.5s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   37303 | 2023-06-18 02:38:04 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 06m 24.35s , +17d 02m 30.9s) |   C |   180 | 19.2 |        
   37634 | 2023-06-18 02:43:34 |         MASTER-OAFA | (12h 58m 33.14s , +18d 57m 04.9s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   37845 | 2023-06-18 02:47:06 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 06m 58.32s , +18d 58m 03.3s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   38281 | 2023-06-18 02:54:21 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 10m 08.61s , +22d 44m 03.9s) |   C |   180 | 19.4 |        
   38493 | 2023-06-18 02:57:54 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 07m 40.24s , +20d 49m 58.3s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   39176 | 2023-06-18 03:09:16 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 01m 28.90s , +22d 44m 46.3s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   39599 | 2023-06-18 03:16:19 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 10m 07.81s , +22d 44m 06.4s) |   C |   180 | 19.4 |        
   39810 | 2023-06-18 03:19:50 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 07m 39.93s , +20d 51m 19.6s) |   C |   180 | 18.8 |        
   40191 | 2023-06-18 03:26:11 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 16m 15.17s , +20d 51m 36.8s) |   C |   180 | 18.7 |        
   40684 | 2023-06-18 03:34:24 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 14m 52.07s , +15d 08m 42.1s) |   C |   180 | 18.9 |        
   40895 | 2023-06-18 03:37:56 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 23m 02.05s , +15d 07m 39.5s) |   C |   180 | 18.9 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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