TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  21690
SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo G298936 TAROT/TZAC observations
DATE:    17/08/25 13:11:34 GMT
FROM:    Michel Boer at CESR-CNRS  <michel.boer@unice.fr>

M. Boer, R. Laugier (CNRS/ARTEMIS/UCA/OCA), A. Klotz (CNRS/IRAP/UPS), K.

Noysena (ARTEMIS/IRAP/CNRS/UPS), report on behalf the TZAC collaboration:

We have observed the enhanced localization of the LIGO/Virgo event
G298936 during the nights of 2017-08-23 and 2017-08-24 from 20h28UT
(observations are continuing).

8 fields covering about 40 sq. deg. have been scheduled on TRE and TCA
(see list below). More than 300 images have been taken at this time and
are under examination.

List of the field centres:

Instr       RA (HMS)    dec (DMS)    First scheduled at:
TCA        04:22:47    +49:57:53    2017-08-23T20:28:11.560
TCA        04:34:21    +49:57:53    2017-08-23T20:56:41.560
TCA        04:27:11    +48:06:17    2017-08-23T21:01:01.560
TCA        04:16:02    +48:06:17    2017-08-23T20:41:11.560
TCA        04:30:06    +51:49:29    2017-08-23T20:21:21.560
TRE        03:44:40    +38:06:00    2017-08-23T22:56:57.528
TRE        03:30:19    +33:54:00    2017-08-23T22:07:27.528
TRE        03:19:44    +29:42:00    2017-08-23T21:17:57.528
TRE        03:23:19    +38:06:00    2017-08-23T22:20:27.528
TRE        16:20:08    -24:53:59   2017-08-23T17:46:57.528
TRE        16:00:26    -20:41:59   2017-08-23T17:53:27.528
TRE        03:50:34    +33:54:00    2017-08-23T22:39:57.528
TRE        04:06:01    +38:06:00    2017-08-23T22:46:27.528

Note: TCA TAROT-Calern, field 1.9 sq. deg, TRE TAROT-Réunion, field 4sq.deg.