GCN Circular 42344
Subject
Swift GRB 251018A: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Event
Date
2025-10-18T03:28:45Z (2 days 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-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 Swift GRB 251018A ( R. Gupta et al., GCN 42343) errorbox 105 sec after notice time and 141 sec after trigger time at 2025-10-18 03:14:24 UT, with upper limit up to 18.4 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 68 deg. The sun altitude is -46.5 deg.
The galactic latitude b = -16 deg., longitude l = 359 deg.
Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=3017251
We obtain a following upper limits.
Tmid-T0 | Site |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____|_______|______|________
147 | MASTER-OAFA | C | 10 | 17.8 |
168 | MASTER-OAFA | C | 20 | 18.3 |
194 | MASTER-OAFA | C | 20 | 18.2 |
225 | MASTER-OAFA | C | 30 | 18.4 |
263 | MASTER-OAFA | C | 30 | 18.4 |
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band.
The observation and reduction will continue.
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