TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  34013
SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo S230618ae: Global MASTER-Net observations report
DATE:    23/06/19 01:02:39 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 S230618ae errorbox  47788 sec after notice time and 47848 sec after trigger time at 2023-06-19 00:40:58 UT, with upper limit up to  14.9 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 68 deg. The sun  altitude  is -37.8 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = 27 deg., longitude l = 278 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=12114

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

   47939 | 2023-06-19 00:40:58 |         MASTER-OAFA | (18h 34m 40.18s , -10d 42m 28.1s) |   C |   180 | 14.9 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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