TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 38609 SUBJECT: EP241217b: Global MASTER-Net observations report DATE: 24/12/18 07:36:23 GMT FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, N.Tiurina, P.Balanutsa, , D.Vlasenko, I.Panchenko, A.Kuznetsov, G.Antipov, A.Sankovich, A.Sosnovskij, Yu.Tselik, M.Gulyaev, Ya.Kechin, V.Senik, A.Chasovnikov, K.Labsina, I. Gorbunov (Lomonosov MSU), O.Gress, N.Budnev (ISU), C.Francile, F. Podesta, R.Podesta, E. Gonzalez (Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA), A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory), A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov (Blagoveschensk Educational StateUniversity) D.Buckley (SAAO), R.Rebolo (The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez, A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez (INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory) 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) was pointed to the EP241217b ( EP Team et al., GCN 38606) errorbox 313 sec after notice time and 48497 sec after trigger time at 2024-12-18 06:26:21 UT, with upper limit up to 19.7 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 28 deg. The sun altitude is -29.0 deg. The galactic latitude b = -26 deg., longitude l = 229 deg. Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2713458 We obtain a following upper limits. Tmid-T0 | Date Time | Site | Coord (J2000) |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment _________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________ 48527 | 2024-12-18 06:26:21 | MASTER-OAFA | (05h 36m 52.07s , -25d 04m 22.7s) | C | 60 | 19.7 | Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. The observation and reduction will continue. The message may be cited.