Status update of the Watcher Robotic Telescope

M. Topinka; S. Meehan; L. Hanlon; P. Tisdall; H. van Heerden; P. Meintjes; M. Hoffman; M. Jelínek; P. Kubánek

doi:10.1051/eas/1361080

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Volume 61 (2013)

EAS Publications Series, 61 (2013) 487-489

Abstract

Issue		EAS Publications Series Volume 61, 2013 Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 Years of GRB Afterglows – Progenitors, Environments and Host Galaxies from the Nearby to the Early Universe


Page(s)		487 - 489
Section		Chapter X: Instrumentation and Techniques-I (Ongoing Projects)
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1361080
Published online		22 July 2013

Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 Years of GRB Afterglows
A.J. Castro-Tirado, J.Gorosabel and I.H. Park (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 61 (2013) 487-489

Status update of the Watcher Robotic Telescope

M. Topinka¹, S. Meehan¹, L. Hanlon¹, P. Tisdall¹, H. van Heerden², P. Meintjes², M. Hoffman², M. Jelínek³ and P. Kubánek⁴

¹ University College Dublin, Ireland
² University of the Free State, South Africa
³ IAA-CSIC, Spain
⁴ FZÚ, Czech Republic

Abstract

The current status of the Watcher robotic telescope is presented in the light of a recent hardware and software upgrade. The latest gamma-ray burst rapid follow-up observations are discussed, with particular reference to GRB 120711A.