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GCN Circular 40258

Subject
EP250427a: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2025-04-27T10:09:47Z (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 EP250427a ( EP Team et al., GCN 40257) errorbox  254 sec after notice time and 21870 sec after trigger time at 2025-04-27 09:43:15 UT, with upper limit up to  18.4 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 41 deg. The sun  altitude  is -17.5 deg. 

The galactic latitude b =  8 deg., longitude l = 37 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
http://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2854486

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

   21901 | 2025-04-27 09:43:15 |         MASTER-OAFA | (18h 28m 05.12s , +07d 20m 04.3s) |   C |    60 | 18.4 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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