Moscow State University, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, MOSCOW UNION "OPTIC", Kislovodsk solar station of the Pulkovo observatory, Kourovka Observatory of the Ural State University, Irkutsk State University, Blagoveschensk State Educational University M A S T E R    -  Net (Mobile Astronomical System of theTElescope-Robots) Started 2002, Under construction
Russian Main Principal Investigator Prompt and Follow Up Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts Super Nova Search Our publications MASTER Moscow-Vostryakovo MASTER Tunka-Baykal MASTER-Blagoveshensk MASTER-Kislovodsk MASTER-Ural-Kourovka MASTER-Irkutsk Telescopes, CCD-cameras, computers Survey data GCN sites and links Robotic Telescope Projects Email Space Monitoring Data Center of SINP MSU Sky Map Online Our theoretical input on GRB MASTER IV Robotic Telescope GCN OTC GLAST 2003: Swift Conus data History Images Team Weather Sternberg Astronomical Institute Last SN Last SN: full list Comet Observation Home Page Gaia Science Alerts Working Group SN Candidate Minor Planet Checker The Earth-Orbiting Space Junk Tracking Page J-Track 3D satelites MPEC GCN Circulars IAU Circ Astro-ph Internet observations News of Science and Technology E-mail Our PROVIDER:		"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.		Last news: GCN Circulars  | Astro-ph |   IAU Circulars |  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?