TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  34012
SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo S230618aq: Global MASTER-Net observations report
DATE:    23/06/19 00:37:31 GMT
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 S230618aq errorbox  39843 sec after notice time and 39941 sec after trigger time at 2023-06-19 00:26:29 UT, with upper limit up to  12.2 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 73 deg. The sun  altitude  is -34.7 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = 13 deg., longitude l = 31 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=12120

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

   40032 | 2023-06-19 00:26:29 |         MASTER-OAFA | (08h 17m 30.62s , -17d 12m 38.4s) |   C |   180 | 12.3 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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