Watcher Robotic Telescope Follow-Ups of GRBs.

Authors :: Melady, G.
French, J.
Hanlon, L.
McBreen, B.
Foley, S.
Ferrero, A.
Felletti, R.
McBreen, S.
Kubánek, P.
Jelínek, M.
Meintjes, P.
Hoffman, M.
Calitz, J.
Smith, N.
Source :: AIP Conference Proceedings. 5/25/2009, Vol. 1133 Issue 1, p67-69. 3p. 1 Chart, 2 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: Watcher is a 40 cm Classical Cassegrain robotic telescope located at Boyden Observatory, South Africa. In the period of operation from May 2006 to May 2008, 224 GRBs were detected by different gamma-ray satellites. Watcher responded to 141 of these; 106 within 1 day of the GRB, 27 within 1 hour and 6 within 1 minute. A summary of results to date are presented, including the detailed sampling of the prompt lightcurve of GRB 060526 and the detection of bright flares from the galactic transient SWIFT J195509+261406 (aka GRB 070610). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]