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GCN Circular 41223

Subject
EP250802a: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2025-08-04T00:09:32Z (a month ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
Via
email
V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, A.Kuznetsov, K.Zhirkov, I.Panchenko, N.Tiurina, P.Balanutsa, V.Topolev, D.Vlasenko, 
G.Antipov,  A.Sankovich, Yu.Tselik, 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.Sosnovskij (CrAO),
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-SAAO robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)  located in South Africa (South African Astronomical Observatory) was pointed to the EP250802a ( EP Team et al., GCN 41221) errorbox  39315 sec after notice time and 1 days 47045 sec after trigger time at 2025-08-03 23:41:13 UT, with upper limit up to  18.0 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 62 deg. The sun  altitude  is -70.6 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = -6 deg., longitude l = 65 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2958029

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

  133475 | 2025-08-03 23:41:13 |         MASTER-SAAO | (20h 11m 03.23s , +24d 50m 38.4s) |   C |    60 | 18.0 |        
  133475 | 2025-08-03 23:41:13 |         MASTER-SAAO | (20h 12m 56.78s , +24d 35m 32.1s) |   C |    60 | 17.3 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


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