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GCN Circular 34015

Subject
LIGO/Virgo S230618ba: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2023-06-19T01:02:54Z (a year 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 S230618ba errorbox  18380 sec after notice time and 18442 sec after trigger time at 2023-06-19 00:37:27 UT, with upper limit up to  16.1 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 67 deg. The sun  altitude  is -37.1 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = -24 deg., longitude l = 15 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=12130

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

   18532 | 2023-06-19 00:37:27 |         MASTER-OAFA | (18h 26m 31.82s , -10d 43m 09.2s) |   C |   180 | 16.1 |        
   18744 | 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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