Follow-up

2011-11-22T16:15:53Z

Giuseppe.Altavilla: /* Current and future instruments suitable for Gaia alerts response */

== Gaia Science Alerts Follow-up Server ==
We are currently testing a facility which allows for rough uniform calibration of the photometric follow-up observations of alerts reported by SkyAlert.org.
Please refer to the [[Media:GSAFSManual2011.pdf | Manual]] for details. If you plan to perform any photometric follow-up observations of the alerts available at SkyAlert.org and you would like to use our service, please contact [[User:Lukasz | Lukasz Wyrzykowski]] for password. When contacting us please provide us also with your observatory name, longitude and latitude and available filters.

== Preliminary minimal requirements on the photometric and spectroscopic follow-up of Gaia Alerts ==

'''Photometry:'''

* multi-band photometry, at least two bands (e.g. V,I), Sloan ugriz preferred
* flux calibration no worse than 10% (0.1 mag)
* availability of flux measurements within less than couple of hours

'''Spectroscopy:'''

* spectral range minimal: 4500-7000A
* signal to noise > 20 all over the range above
* resolution R > 150
* lambda calibrations better -+ 3A
* relative flux calibrations better -+10%
* absolute flux calibrations: none
* availability of reduced spectra within less than 12h

== Current and future instruments suitable for Gaia alerts response ==

'''Please expand this list with information on the telescopes/surveys which might be suitable and interested in Gaia alerts follow-up and in operation in years 2012-2017.'''

[http://www.uni-sw.gwdg.de/~hessman/MONET/links.html Hessman's list] of (mainly robotic) telescopes (including ones in preparation).

* MASTER Robotic Net ([http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.0827 Lipunov et al. 2009]) limiting mag= 19-20, started in 2002 in Moscow, Russia, followed-up many GCN alerts; now being upgraded to a network all over Russia (1000 clear nights per year).

* 3 telescopes operated at the Konkoly Observatory, Piszkesteto Mountain Station [http://www.konkoly.hu/staff/racz/piszkesteto.html] (Hungary): 50 cm Cassegrain, 60/90/180 cm Schmidt, 1m RCC.

* [http://www.bo.astro.it/loiano/index.htm Loiano] [http://www.bo.astro.it/loiano/152cm.html 1.52m Cassini Telescope] + [http://www.bo.astro.it/~loiano/TechPage/pagine/BfoscManualTechPage/BfoscManual.htm BFOSC] - Photometry + Spectroscopy, Lat. 44 15 33 N, Long. 11 20 02 E, 785m asl - [http://www.oabo.inaf.it/ INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Bologna]

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