From: "Andrew Clerkin" > over the last week or two. In particular, there was a very large > outburst today (March 29) beginning at 02:53:09 UT, with a large peak at > ~02:53:30 UT. > > > burst. > > > All SID observers should examine their data for a SID at the above time. > normal channels; however, I would appreciate receiving a cc. of their > observation. > > > > Jerry Fishman > > VP 62 > > > Huntsville, AL 35812 > > Jerry.fishman > > > > > > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT > NUMBER: 4934 > DATE: 06/03/29 03:22:49 GMT > FROM: Scott Barthelmy at NASA/GSFC > D. M. Palmer (LANL) report on behalf of the Swift Team: > > At 02:53:09 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and > located SGR 1900+14 (trigger=203127). Swift was already following up > calculated location is RA,Dec 286.804, +9.330 {19h 07m 13s, +09d 19' > 48"} > (J2000) with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, > including > systematic uncertainty). The BAT light curve has multiple peaks. > There are at least 8 peaks in the first 25 sec. There are about 4 more > smaller peaks in the next 10 sec, and a peak at T+135 sec. The > outburst detected on the previous orbit. > > > > > > > Aaron Price > Technical Assistant, Technology > American Association of Variable Star Observers > www.aavso.org > > _______________________________________________