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"Russia is the Largest Country... in the Universe" Prof. Vladimir Lipunov
Main Goal: One Night - One Sky (up to 20m)
Lipunov et al., 2007, Astronomy Reports, Volume 51, Issue 12, pp.1004-1025
GRB Prompt Observations
Discovery aboute 1000 SN per year
Discovery Novae
Discovery Orphan Optical Flares
Minor Planets and Comets
Exoplanets
Fundamental Astronomical Problems: GRB mystery, Dark Energy, Exoplanets
Instruments per site (is planed)
MASTER IV - Four 40 cm telescopes, FOW -20 square degrees per one observatory up to 20m.
MASTER VWF - Two VERY Wide Field Cameras D=7 cm (5 cm), FOW= 420 (1000) square degrees
up to 14-12m, maximal time resolution 150 ms
MASTER Net Sites:
Russia, Vostryakovo Vilage (Near Moscow), Alexander Krylov Observatory,
Sternberg Astronomical Institute
Longitude= 37d 48' 35''
Latitude= 55d 22' 53'' Altitude 140 m
Russia, Near Kislovodsk, Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory,
Sternberg Astronomical Institute
Longitude = 42d 31'.417 E; Latitude = 43d 44'.767N; Altitude 2067 m
Russia, Near Ekaterinburg,
Kourovka Astronomical Observatory,
Ural State University
Longitude = 03h 58'10s E; Latitude = 57d 02'11'' N; Altitude 260 m
Russia, Near Irkutsk,
Irkutsk University Observatory,
Irkutsk State University
Longitude = 104,316237 E; Latitude = +52,219024 Altitude 505 m
MASTER-Moscow Sky Survey was started in January 2004: 6 images per
each 6
square degrees up to 19 m.
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GCN Circulars
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The Astronomers Telegram
03 mar 2010: GRB 100302A: MASTER-Amur alert observations
51 sec after Notice time.
07 feb 2010: 100206A: MASTER-Amur alert observations
73 sec after Notice time. The image limit from Very Wide Filed Camera ~11.5.
07 feb 2010: GRB 100131A: MASTER-Amur alert observations
76 sec after Notice time.The limit of the main telescope images is aboute 15 mag (unfiltered).
22 jan 2010: GRB 100122A: MASTER-Amur alert observations
30 sec after Notice time.The limit of the main telescope images is aboute 17 mag (unfiltered).
06 Jan 2010: SN 2009nr : The first SN-discovered on the Russian Far East at Blagoveschensk

Brightest supenovae of the 2009 year!
IAU Circ 2111
30 nov 2009: GRB 091030B: second MASTER-Amur alert observations
40 sec after Notice time and
65 s after the GRB time.
30 nov 2009: GRB 091030: first MASTER-Amur alert observations
23 sec after Notice time and
7 min 22 s after the GRB time
27 nov 2009: GRB 091127: MASTER early optical transient polarimetry
We see OT! We have first images in two polarisazations.
21 November 2009: MASTER-Net: from Moscow to Blagoveschensk
Read in russian
20 oct 2009: GRB 091020: MASTER optical transient polarimetry
We see OT! We have 130 images with 180 sec synchronous exposition each and 19.5
magnitude limit during ~4 hours in two polarization.
20 aug 2009: GRB 090820:
MASTER-Net optical polarization observations
We took 1300 images with 5 sec exposition in different polarizations.
Individual images have limiting magnitudes~11.
15 Jul 2009: GRB 090715B: MASTER optical limit
Robot do not detect OT with limit 20
12 Jul 2009: Wide-field robotic-telescopes MASTER II come to Far East
Read in russian
28 May 2009: GRB 090528B: MASTER-II Kourovka optical limit
Robot do not detect OT with limit:
R>19.0 V>18.1
25 Apr 2009: Prompt optical observations of the GRB 090424
No optical emission brighter 10.0 m
01 Apr 2009: Prompt optical observations of the short GRB 090328B
No optical emission brighter 9.1
20 Mar 2009: Prompt optical observations of the GRB 090320B
No optical emission brighter 11.0
16 Mar 2009: Prompt observations of the short GRB 090305B
No optical emission brighter 9.2
29 Dec 2008: Wide-field robotic-telescopes MASTER II at Kourovka
Read in russian
14 Dec 2008: Wide-field robotic-telescopes MASTER II at Kislovosk
Read in russian
03 Dec 2008: Prompt observations of the GRB081130B
MASTER Team Science Release: No optical emission brighter 12.0
16 Nov 2008: New wide-field robotic-telescope MASTER II at Kourovka Observatorya
Observations will started at December
08 Nov 2008: Discovery fourth SN by MASTER-Moscow robotic telescope
SN2008gy, 17m.7 (CBET 1565)
06 Nov 2008: Prompt observations of the GRB081102
MASTER Team Science Release: No optical emission brighter 12.7
31 Oct 2008: New wide-field robotic-telescope MASTER II at Kislovodsk
Observations will started at December
26 Aug 2008: New MASTER Very Wide Field site
MASTER VWF camera at Irkutsk with FOW = 1000 square degrees.
23 aug 2008: GRB080822B(GCN8123)
The upper limit 18.8
25 jul 2008: New MASTER Very Wide Field site
Four cameras with FOW 4000 square degrees.
19 mar 2008: GRB080319D(GCN7455)
The upper limit 12.0m.
GRB080205(GCN7261)
The upper limit 19.5m.
MASTER Team Science Release: Discovery of the Black Hole Ergosphere?
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