TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  18397
SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo G184098: Further VST-ESO PARANAL observations
DATE:    15/10/06 08:42:52 GMT
FROM:    Enzo Brocato at INAF-OA Roma  <enzo.brocato@oa-roma.inaf.it>

E. Brocato (INAF-OAR), M. Branchesi (Urbino University/INFN Firenze), A.Grado (INAF-OAC), G.Greco (Urbino University/INFN Firenze), L. Limatola (INAF-OAC), A. Melandri
+(INAF_OAB), E. Cappellaro (INAF-OAPd), L. Nicastro (INAF-IASF-Bo), E. Pian (SNS-Pisa), S. Campana (INAF-OAB), M. Capaccioli (INAF-OAC), S. Covino (INAF-OAB), P. D�Avanzo
+(INAF-OAB), F. Getman (INAF-OAC), M. Lisi (INAF-OAR), E. Palazzi (INAF-IASF-Bo), S. Piranomonte (INAF-OAR), L. Pulone (INAF-OAR), G. Stratta (Urbino University/INFN
+Firenze). On behalf of the INAF Gravitational Astronomy group.

 We report on further observations performed with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO-Paranal equipped with OMEGACAM (FOV=1 square degree) to improve the coverage of the
+skymap of the advanced LIGO/Virgo trigger G184098.

 Since September 17, the area of the sky covered by VST observations increased to ~90 square degree, overlapping the 54 square degree observed on September 16. These new se
+ts of observations were taken in the r-sloan band and 80 sec exposure time each and have been performed on 17/09, 21/09, 24/09 and 30/09.

The 3 x 3 degree pointings are centered on the following coordinates RA, Dec (J2000):

03:48:53        -56:29:24
03:58:22        -59:24:00
04:30:46        -64:21:00
04:53:29        -66:20:24
05:22:57        -67:30:00
05:58:00        -70:43:48
06:34:45        -70:43:48
07:47:40        -70:38:24
08:05:57        -67:31:12
08:38:40        -67:31:12

The image analysis is ongoing.
Further observations of these fields are planned for one more night.