MASTER-SAAO site

Mobile Astronomical System of TElescope-Robots
MASTER-SAAO (South Africa, Sutherland )
South African Astronomical Observatory
Latitude = -32^o 22' 49" N; Longitude = 01^h 23^m 14.66^s E (127^o 28' 55" E); Altitude = 1760 m
MASTER-IIm, FOW=8 square degrees, twin D=400mm, F=1000 + MASTER VWF-2:Very Wide Field Cameras (FOVmax = 2*18*24 ~ 1000 square degrees, Time resolution up to 150 ms, 4 CCD 11 Mpix with limit magnitude 14m on 5 sec. exposure, and ~10.5m with 0.15 sec

MASTER II

The Head of MASTER-SAAO is: Professor Vladimir Lipunov, SAAO collaborator is Dr.David Buckley .

2026 June 27 17:05:50 UTC

Weather & Roof status

Web-camera 1

Web-camera 2

Sky  Dew Amb Wind
 -6  +6  +13  3.0

Last socket data obtained:
Direct: 26.06.27 at 17:04:55 UTC
Reserv: 26.06.27 at 17:05:39 UTC

Sun Alt: -17 deg

Robot is ON Head is ON

Mount is  (45 OK  STATUS=READY SLEWSTATUS=False TRACKINGSTATUS=False
) Planner is ON

Task=FREE east/_/fwhm=0 west/_/fwhm=3.92

host = 192.168.201.1 , port = 38381host = 192.168.200.1 , port = 38380

Cameras
id	OK/Error	Status	Count
1	OK	READY	0
2	Error	unknown	unknown

Last image EAST

Last image WEST

(00h 00m 00.00s , +00d 00m 00.0s)
2023-11-27 09:12:06.S

(00h 00m 00.00s , +00d 00m 00.0s)
2022-11-28 18:29:53.S

Last image WFC 1

Last image WFC 2

(00h 00m 00.00s , +00d 00m 00.0s)
2026-06-27 16:50:04.S

(00h 00m 00.00s , +00d 00m 00.0s)
2026-06-27 17:05:42.S

MASTER WFC: Raw \| Processing \| Search Single sets \| Single images SN \| Asteroid \| Transient \| Comet	MASTER II: Raw \| Processing \| Search by orbit elements \| Search SN \| Asteroid \| Transient \| Two tube \| Short transient \| Tr. difference \| Comet \| Nova M31 \| GRB \| GRB_HPX \| LIGO Manual control \| Planner \| Planner Results \| Planner NET	General: SN list \| Sky map \| Add asteroid Meteo \| Focus \| SAAO page Users list \| Users statistic \| Logout
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MASTER, 2002-2026

MASTER WFC: Raw \| Processing \| Search Single sets \| Single images SN \| Asteroid \| Transient \| Comet	MASTER II: Raw \| Processing \| Search by orbit elements \| Search SN \| Asteroid \| Transient \| Two tube \| Short transient \| Tr. difference \| Comet \| Nova M31 \| GRB \| GRB_HPX \| LIGO Manual control \| Planner \| Planner Results \| Planner NET	General: SN list \| Sky map \| Add asteroid Meteo \| Focus \| SAAO page Users list \| Users statistic \| Logout
Search:

MASTER WFC:
Raw | Processing | Search
Single sets | Single images
SN | Asteroid | Transient | Comet

MASTER II:
Raw | Processing | Search by orbit elements | Search
SN | Asteroid | Transient | Two tube | Short transient | Tr. difference | Comet | Nova M31 | GRB | GRB_HPX | LIGO
Manual control | Planner | Planner Results | Planner NET

General:
SN list | Sky map | Add asteroid
Meteo | Focus | SAAO page
Users list | Users statistic | Logout

Search:

MASTER WFC: Raw | Processing | Search Single sets | Single images SN | Asteroid | Transient | Comet

MASTER II: Raw | Processing | Search by orbit elements | Search SN | Asteroid | Transient | Two tube | Short transient | Tr. difference | Comet | Nova M31 | GRB | GRB_HPX | LIGO Manual control | Planner | Planner Results | Planner NET

General: SN list | Sky map | Add asteroid Meteo | Focus | SAAO page Users list | Users statistic | Logout

Search: proc_data raw_data stars sn lc Moving objects Transients Trans_alert(SWIFT) Short Two tube Tr. difference SN CND Asteroids wide_field Diff Transients + Vis. Gal. Transients + All Gal. GCN Transients.

MASTER WFC:
Raw | Processing | Search
Single sets | Single images
SN | Asteroid | Transient | Comet

MASTER II:
Raw | Processing | Search by orbit elements | Search
SN | Asteroid | Transient | Two tube | Short transient | Tr. difference | Comet | Nova M31 | GRB | GRB_HPX | LIGO
Manual control | Planner | Planner Results | Planner NET

General:
SN list | Sky map | Add asteroid
Meteo | Focus | SAAO page
Users list | Users statistic | Logout

Search: