MASTER-OAFA telescope independently discovered GW170817 Kilonova MASTER OTJ130948.10-232253.3/SSS17a on August 17, 2017 and localized LIGO/Virgo gravitational-wave burst in a huge error box.
Main papers:
1) "Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger"
Abbott, B. P. et al. ApJL, 848, 2, L12, 2017.
2) "MASTER Optical Detection of the First LIGO/Virgo Neutron Star Binary Merger GW170817"
Lipunov, V. M. et al. ApJL, 850 , 1, L1, 2017
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MASTER-OAFA PI: Prof.Vladimir Lipunov (Lomonosov MSU)
MASTER-OAFA Team: Dr. Ricardo Podesta, Dr. Carlos Lopez, Federico Podesta, Carlos Francile (OAFA)
Weather & Roof status | Web-camera 1 | Web-camera 2 |
Sky Dew Amb Status -27.2 -8.5 10.5 Cloudy Calm Dry Last socket data obtained: Sun Alt: 35 deg | ![]() |
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