Gamma-ray Burst 080714

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Results of Observations

GCN/BACODINE POSITION NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 17:57:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          188.109d {+12h 32m 26s} (J2000),
                 188.230d {+12h 32m 55s} (current),
                 187.403d {+12h 29m 37s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -60.279d {-60d 16' 42"} (J2000),
                 -60.326d {-60d 19' 31"} (current),
                 -60.003d {-60d 00' 09"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       6913 [cnts]    Image_Peak=576 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   148     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       30673 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        64365.05 SOD {17:52:45.05} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
GRB_TIME:        64376.64 SOD {17:52:56.64} UT
GRB_PHI:         -66.38 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.61 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     51.77 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    17.38 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2 +16  +0  +1 +18  +1 
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 48s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        100.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.85d {+16h 43m 25s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        53.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.58,  2.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      219.85,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 15.37,-12.35 [deg].

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GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 17:58:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Processed Image
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          188.1083d {+12h 32m 25.9s} (J2000),
                 188.2295d {+12h 32m 55.0s} (current),
                 187.4024d {+12h 29m 36.5s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -60.2769d {-60d 16' 36.8"} (J2000),
                 -60.3239d {-60d 19' 26.1"} (current),
                 -60.0010d {-60d 00' 03.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       6.1 [arcsec, radius, statistical plus systematic]
GRB_INTEN:       21 [cnts]
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64456.35 SOD {17:54:16.35} UT,   79.7 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
CENTROID_X:      264.11,  raw= 264  [pixels]
CENTROID_Y:      295.21,  raw= 295  [pixels]
ROLL:            294.58 [deg]
GAIN:            1
MODE:            3, Long Image mode
WAVEFORM:        134
EXPO_TIME:       2.50 [sec]
GRB_POS_XRT_Y:   -6.57
GRB_POS_XRT_Z:   -90.00
IMAGE_URL:       sw00316910000msxps_rw.img
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 48s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        100.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.86d {+16h 43m 27s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        53.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.58,  2.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      219.84,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Processed Image.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 17:58:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Image
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          188.1083d {+12h 32m 25.9s} (J2000),
                 188.2295d {+12h 32m 55.0s} (current),
                 187.4024d {+12h 29m 36.5s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -60.2769d {-60d 16' 36.8"} (J2000),
                 -60.3239d {-60d 19' 26.1"} (current),
                 -60.0010d {-60d 00' 03.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       6.1 [arcsec, radius, statistical plus systematic]
GRB_INTEN:       21 [cnts]
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64456.35 SOD {17:54:16.35} UT,   79.7 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
CENTROID_X:      264.11,  raw= 264  [pixels]
CENTROID_Y:      295.21,  raw= 295  [pixels]
ROLL:            294.58 [deg]
GAIN:            1
MODE:            3, Long Image mode
WAVEFORM:        134
EXPO_TIME:       2.50 [sec]
GRB_POS_XRT_Y:   -6.57
GRB_POS_XRT_Z:   -90.00
IMAGE_URL:       sw00316910000msxps_rw.img
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 48s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        100.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.86d {+16h 43m 26s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        53.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.58,  2.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      219.84,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Image.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 17:58:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          188.1083d {+12h 32m 25.9s} (J2000),
                 188.2295d {+12h 32m 55.0s} (current),
                 187.4024d {+12h 29m 36.5s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -60.2769d {-60d 16' 36.8"} (J2000),
                 -60.3239d {-60d 19' 26.1"} (current),
                 -60.0010d {-60d 00' 03.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       6.1 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.01e-10 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      4.58 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64456.35 SOD {17:54:16.35} UT,   79.7 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.67 237.29 261.46 243.52
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 48s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        100.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.86d {+16h 43m 26s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        53.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.58,  2.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      219.84,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.10 arcmin from the BAT position.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 17:59:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          188.109d {+12h 32m 26s} (J2000),
                 188.230d {+12h 32m 55s} (current),
                 187.403d {+12h 29m 37s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -60.279d {-60d 16' 42"} (J2000),
                 -60.326d {-60d 19' 31"} (current),
                 -60.003d {-60d 00' 09"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
GRB_TIME:        64376.64 SOD {17:52:56.64} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   148
GRB_PHI:         -66.38 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.61 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -37.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     51.77 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    17.38 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00316910000msb.lc
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 48s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        100.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.87d {+16h 43m 28s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        53.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.58,  2.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      219.85,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Lightcurve.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        The next comments were copied from the BAT_POS Notice:  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 15.37,-12.35 [deg].

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:00:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Image
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.152d {+12h 32m 36s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.289d {-60d 17' 18"} (J2000)
ROLL:            294.581d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64464.88 SOD {17:54:24.88} UT,   88.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          10, White
EXPOSURE_ID:     237750867
X_OFFSET:        974 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        795 [pixels]
WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
X_GRB_POS:       1134
Y_GRB_POS:       955
BINNING_INDEX:   1
IM_URL:          sw00316910000msuni0088.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 49s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.88d {+16h 43m 32s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        53.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.88,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Image.  
COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the XRT Position Command.  
COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:01:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Image
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.152d {+12h 32m 36s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.289d {-60d 17' 18"} (J2000)
ROLL:            294.581d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64464.88 SOD {17:54:24.88} UT,   88.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          10, White
EXPOSURE_ID:     237750867
X_OFFSET:        974 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        795 [pixels]
WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
X_GRB_POS:       1134
Y_GRB_POS:       955
BINNING_INDEX:   1
IM_URL:          sw00316910000msuni0088.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 49s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.89d {+16h 43m 33s}  -27.11d {-27d 06' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        53.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.88,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Image.  
COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the XRT Position Command.  
COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).  
COMMENTS:        If you have elected to receive attachments:  
COMMENTS:        The uvot_sources_image.fits.gz file does not exist; skipping the attachment.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 17:59:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Source List
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.152d {+12h 32m 36s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.289d {-60d 17' 18"} (J2000)
POINT_ROLL:      294.581d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64464.88 SOD {17:54:24.88} UT,   88.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          10, White
BKG_MEAN:        3.084
N_STARS:         190
X_OFFSET:        648 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        472 [pixels]
X_MAX:           1607 [pixels]
Y_MAX:           1431 [pixels]
DET_THRESH:      15
PHOTO_THRESH:    8
SL_URL:          sw00316910000msufc0088.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 48s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.87d {+16h 43m 29s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        53.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.88,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Source List.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:00:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Source List
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.152d {+12h 32m 36s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.289d {-60d 17' 18"} (J2000)
POINT_ROLL:      294.581d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64464.88 SOD {17:54:24.88} UT,   88.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          10, White
BKG_MEAN:        3.084
N_STARS:         190
X_OFFSET:        648 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        472 [pixels]
X_MAX:           1607 [pixels]
Y_MAX:           1431 [pixels]
DET_THRESH:      15
PHOTO_THRESH:    8
SL_URL:          sw00316910000msufc0088.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.45d {+07h 37m 49s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.88d {+16h 43m 31s}  -27.10d {-27d 06' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        53.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.88,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Source List.  
COMMENTS:        All 4 attachments are included.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:08:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Source List
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.156d {+12h 32m 37s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.290d {-60d 17' 23"} (J2000)
POINT_ROLL:      294.577d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64571.07 SOD {17:56:11.07} UT,   194.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          3, V
BKG_MEAN:        2.818
N_STARS:         190
X_OFFSET:        654 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        475 [pixels]
X_MAX:           1613 [pixels]
Y_MAX:           1434 [pixels]
DET_THRESH:      14
PHOTO_THRESH:    7
SL_URL:          sw00316910000msufc0194.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.46d {+07h 37m 50s}  +21.53d {+21d 32' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.95d {+16h 43m 48s}  -27.11d {-27d 06' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        53.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.89,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Source List.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:08:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Source List
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.156d {+12h 32m 37s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.290d {-60d 17' 23"} (J2000)
POINT_ROLL:      294.577d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64571.07 SOD {17:56:11.07} UT,   194.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          3, V
BKG_MEAN:        2.818
N_STARS:         190
X_OFFSET:        654 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        475 [pixels]
X_MAX:           1613 [pixels]
Y_MAX:           1434 [pixels]
DET_THRESH:      14
PHOTO_THRESH:    7
SL_URL:          sw00316910000msufc0194.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.46d {+07h 37m 50s}  +21.53d {+21d 32' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.96d {+16h 43m 50s}  -27.11d {-27d 06' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        53.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.89,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Source List.  
COMMENTS:        All 4 attachments are included.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:09:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Image
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.156d {+12h 32m 37s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.290d {-60d 17' 23"} (J2000)
ROLL:            294.577d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64571.07 SOD {17:56:11.07} UT,   194.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          3, V
EXPOSURE_ID:     237750974
X_OFFSET:        974 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        795 [pixels]
WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
X_GRB_POS:       1134
Y_GRB_POS:       955
BINNING_INDEX:   1
IM_URL:          sw00316910000msuni0194.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.46d {+07h 37m 50s}  +21.53d {+21d 32' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.97d {+16h 43m 52s}  -27.11d {-27d 06' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        53.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.89,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Image.  
COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the XRT Position Command.  
COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:10:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Image
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
POINT_RA:        188.156d {+12h 32m 37s} (J2000)
POINT_DEC:       -60.290d {-60d 17' 23"} (J2000)
ROLL:            294.577d
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64571.07 SOD {17:56:11.07} UT,   194.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
FILTER:          3, V
EXPOSURE_ID:     237750974
X_OFFSET:        974 [pixels]
Y_OFFSET:        795 [pixels]
WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
X_GRB_POS:       1134
Y_GRB_POS:       955
BINNING_INDEX:   1
IM_URL:          sw00316910000msuni0194.fits
SUN_POSTN:       114.46d {+07h 37m 50s}  +21.53d {+21d 32' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        100.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.97d {+16h 43m 53s}  -27.11d {-27d 06' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        53.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.60,  2.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      219.89,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Image.  
COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the XRT Position Command.  
COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).  
COMMENTS:        If you have elected to receive attachments:  
COMMENTS:        The uvot_sources_image.fits.gz file does not exist; skipping the attachment.

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 Jul 08 18:14:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position UPDATE
TRIGGER_NUM:     316910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          188.1079d {+12h 32m 25.8s} (J2000),
                 188.2291d {+12h 32m 54.9s} (current),
                 187.4020d {+12h 29m 36.4s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -60.2772d {-60d 16' 37.9"} (J2000),
                 -60.3242d {-60d 19' 27.2"} (current),
                 -60.0013d {-60d 00' 04.8"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       2.9 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       1.00e-10 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      10.00 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14661 TJD;   196 DOY;   08/07/14
IMG_START_TIME:  64611.00 SOD {17:56:51.00} UT,   234.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
AMPLIFIER:       1
WAVEFORM:        31
SUN_POSTN:       114.46d {+07h 37m 51s}  +21.53d {+21d 32' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        100.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      251.01d {+16h 44m 02s}  -27.12d {-27d 06' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        53.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.58,  2.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      219.84,-50.26 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  
COMMENTS:        This is an Update Notice -- the RA,Dec values herein supersede the previous XRT_POS Notice.  
COMMENTS:        TAM values, flux and significance fields are not valid  
COMMENTS:        This position was automatically generated on the ground using  
COMMENTS:        Photon Counting data telemetered via TDRSS (SPER data).  
COMMENTS:        See http://www.swift.ac.uk/sper/docs.php for details.

GCN Circular #7978
M. Perri (ASDC), S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC), J. R. Cummings (NASA/UMBC), N. Gehrels (NASA/GSFC), S. T. Holland (CRESST/USRA/GSFC), E. A. Hoversten (PSU), J. A. Kennea (PSU), H. A. Krimm (CRESST/GSFC/USRA), V. Mangano (INAF-IASFPA), F. E. Marshall (NASA/GSFC), P. T. O'Brien (U Leicester), J. P. Osborne (U Leicester), D. M. Palmer (LANL), D. Perez (U Leicester), B. Preger (ASDC), P. Schady (MSSL-UCL), M. Stamatikos (NASA/ORAU), R. L. C. Starling (U Leicester), G. Stratta (ASDC), M. C. Stroh (PSU), D. E. Vanden Berk (PSU) and L. Vetere (PSU) report on behalf of the Swift Team:
At 17:52:56 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and located GRB 080714 (trigger=316910). Swift slewed immediately to the burst. The BAT on-board calculated location is RA, Dec 188.109, -60.279 which is
```
   RA(J2000) = 12h 32m 26s
   Dec(J2000) = -60d 16' 42"
```
with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, including systematic uncertainty). The BAT light curve showed a single-peaked structure with a duration of about 40 sec. The peak count rate was ~5000 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~1 sec after the trigger.
The XRT began observing the field at 17:54:16.4 UT, 79.7 seconds after the BAT trigger. Using promptly downlinked data we find a bright, uncatalogued X-ray source located at RA, Dec 188.10733, -60.27708 which is equivalent to:
```
   RA(J2000)  = 12h 32m 25.76s
   Dec(J2000) = -60d 16' 37.5"
```
with an uncertainty of 3.1 arcseconds (radius, 90% containment). This location is 7.5 arcseconds from the BAT onboard position, within the BAT error circle.
A power-law fit to a spectrum formed from promptly downlinked event data gives a column density consistent with the Galactic value of 5.44e+21 cm^-2 (Kalberla et al. 2005).
The initial flux in the 2.5 s image was 5.01e-10 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (0.2-10 keV).
UVOT took a finding chart exposure of 100 seconds with the White (160-650 nm) filter starting 89 seconds after the BAT trigger. No afterglow candidate has been found in the initial data products. The 2.7'x2.7' sub-image covers 100% of the XRT error circle. Because of the density of catalogued stars, further analysis is required to report an upper limit for any afterglow in the sub-image. No correction has been made for the large, but uncertain extinction expected.
Burst Advocate for this burst is M. Perri (perri AT asdc.asi.it). Please contact the BA by email if you require additional information regarding Swift followup of this burst. In extremely urgent cases, after trying the Burst Advocate, you can contact the Swift PI by phone (see Swift TOO web site for information: http://www.swift.psu.edu/too.html.)
GCN Circular #7979
S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC), W. Baumgartner (GSFC/UMBC), J. Cummings (GSFC/UMBC), E. Fenimore (LANL), N. Gehrels (GSFC), H. Krimm (GSFC/USRA), C. Markwardt (GSFC/UMD), K. McLean (GSFC/UMD), D. Palmer (LANL), A. Parsons (GSFC), M. Perri (ASDC), T. Sakamoto (GSFC/UMBC), G. Sato (ISAS), M. Stamatikos (GSFC/ORAU), J. Tueller (GSFC), T. Ukwatta (GWU) on behalf of the Swift-BAT team:
Using the data set from T-240 to T+963 sec from the recent telemetry downlink, we report further analysis of BAT GRB 080714 (trigger #316910) (Perri, et al., GCN Circ. 7978). The BAT ground-calculated position is RA, Dec = 188.104, -60.274 deg which is
```
   RA(J2000) = 12h 32m 24.9s 
   Dec(J2000) = -60d 16' 28.2"
```
with an uncertainty of 1.0 arcmin, (radius, sys+stat, 90% containment). The partial coding was 43%.
The mask-weighted lightcurve shows a single peak with a rise time of about 3 seconds and an exponential decay with a time constant of about 10 seconds. T90 (15-350 keV) is 33 +- 9 sec (estimated error including systematics). There is a small peak in the raw light curve, mostly above 25 keV, at about T-90 sec that appears to be from a different source, out of the field of view.
The time-averaged spectrum from T-3.6 to T+50.3 sec is best fit by a simple power-law model. The power law index of the time-averaged spectrum is 1.52 +- 0.08. The fluence in the 15-150 keV band is 2.5 +- 0.1 x 10^-06 erg/cm2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured from T-0.37 sec in the 15-150 keV band is 4.2 +- 0.3 ph/cm2/sec. All the quoted errors are at the 90% confidence level.
The results of the batgrbproduct analysis are available at http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_s/316910/BA/
GCN Circular #7980
M.R. Goad, J.P. Osborne, A.P. Beardmore and P.A. Evans (U. Leicester) report on behalf of the Swift-XRT team.
Using 4736 s of XRT Photon Counting mode data and 4 UVOT images for GRB 080714, we find an astrometrically corrected X-ray position (using the XRT-UVOT alignment and matching UVOT field sources to the USNO-B1 catalogue): RA, Dec = 188.10601, -60.27775 which is equivalent to:
```
RA (J2000): 12h 32m 25.44s
Dec (J2000): -60d 16' 39.9"
```
with an uncertainty of 2.3 arcsec (radius, 90% confidence).
This position may be improved as more data are received. The latest position can be viewed at http://www.swift.ac.uk/xrt_positions. Position enhancement is described by Goad et al. (2007, A&A, 476, 1401 http://www.swift.ac.uk/xrt_positions/Goad.pdf), the current algorithm is an extension of this method.
This circular was automatically generated, and is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.
GCN Circular #7981
G. Stratta, M. Perri, B. Preger (ASDC) report on behalf of the Swift-XRT team:
We analysed the first 3 orbits of XRT data for GRB 080714 (Perri et al., GCN Circ. 7978) taken from 88s after the trigger (T0) in Windowed Timing (WT) mode and then in Photon Counting (PC) mode from T0+233 s to T0+9874 s. The UVOT-enhanced XRT position was given by Goad et al. (GCN Circ. 7980).
The X-ray light curve from T0+88s up to ~T0+300s shows an initial 40 seconds long flat segment followed by an increasingly steepening decay. Starting from T0+300s (PC data) the light curve can be fit with a power law model with a best fit slope of 1.0+/-0.1.
The WT data spectrum from T0+88s to T0+231s is well fitted by an absorbed power law model with photon index Gamma=1.14+/-0.05 and a total equivalent hydrogen column density of NH=(0.3+/-0.1)e22 cm**-2. The Galactic NH is 5.44e21 cm**-2 (Kalberla et al. 2005). The 0.3-10 keV observed (unabsorbed) flux is (3.4+/-0.2)e-10 erg/cm**2/s ((3.9+/-0.2)e-10 erg/cm**2/s).
If the light-curve continues to decay with the same rate, the count rate 24 hours after the trigger is estimated to be ~6e-3 counts/s, which corresponds to an observed flux of ~5e-13 erg/cm**2/s.
This is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.
GCN Circular #7982
F.E. Marshall (NASA/GSFC) and M. Perri (ASDC) report on behalf of the Swift/UVOT team:
The Swift/UVOT observed the field of GRB 080714 starting 90 s after the BAT trigger (Perri et al., GCN Circ. 7978). The burst is in a crowded field only 2.5 degrees from the Galactic Plane. We find a fading source inside the enhanced XRT error circle (Goad et al., GCN Circ. 7980) in observations with the White and V filters. The preliminary position for the afterglow is:
```
  RA(J2000)  =  12:32:25.44 = 188.1060
  DEC(J2000) = -60:16:40.4  = -60.2779
```
with a 90% confidence error radius of about 0.8 arcsec.
The measured magnitudes in the UVOT photometric system (Poole et al. 2008, MNRAS, 383, 627) and 3-sigma upper limits for detecting a source in the first two finding chart (FC) exposures and subsequent co-added exposures are:
```
Filter          T_start(s)   T_stop(s)      Exp(s)       Mag 

white (FC)          90          189           98         20.2 +/- 0.2
white             4290         4489          197        >20.7
v (FC)             197          596          393         19.1 +/- 0.2
v                 5896         6095          197        >19.7
b                  677         4284          206        >20.2
u                  652        12382         1137        >20.7
uvw1               628         6505          236        >19.7
uvm2               602         6300          236        >19.9
uvw2               707        16498         1007        >20.8
```
The values quoted above are not corrected for the predicted large, but uncertain, Galactic extinction the direction of the burst (Schlegel et al. 1998).
GCN Circular #7983
S. Golenetskii, R.Aptekar, E. Mazets, V. Pal'shin, D. Frederiks, P. Oleynik, M. Ulanov, D. Svinkin, and T. Cline on behalf of the Konus-Wind team report:
The long GRB 080714 (Swift-BAT trigger #316910: Perri et al., GCN 7978, Barthelmy et al., GCN 7979) triggered Konus-Wind at T0=64378.478 s UT (17:52:58.478).
The burst light curve shows a single pulse with a duration of ~20s.
As observed by Konus-Wind the burst had a fluence of 3.64(-0.60, +0.87)x10^-6 erg/cm2, and a 256-ms peak flux measured from T0+0.544 s of 6.84(-1.79, +2.01)x10^-7 erg/cm2/s (both in the 20 keV - 1 MeV energy range).
The time-integrated spectrum of the burst (from T0 to T0+16.640 s) is well fitted (in the 20 keV-1 MeV range) by a power law with exponential cutoff model: dN/dE ~ (E^alpha)*exp(-E*(2+alpha)/Ep) with alpha = -1.24(-0.39, +0.46) and Ep = 137(-34, +100) keV (chi2 = 48.3/52 dof).
All the quoted errors are at the 90% confidence level.
The Konus-Wind light curve of this GRB is available at http://www.ioffe.rssi.ru/LEA/GRBs/GRB080714_T64378/
GCN Circular #7984
T. Kruehler, J. Greiner, C. Clemens, A. Yoldas (all MPE Garching), A. Kupcu Yoldas (ESO) and G. Szokoly (Eoetvoes Univ., Budapest) report on behalf of the GROND team:
We observed the field of GRB 080714 (Swift trigger 316910; M. Perri et al., GCN #7978) in two epochs, simultaneously in g'r'i'z'JHK with GROND (Greiner et al. 2008, PASP 120, 405) mounted at the 2.2m ESO/MPI telescope at La Silla Observatory (Chile).
We detect the optical afterglow reported by Marshall & Perri (GCN #7982) at
```
RA (J2000.0) = 13h 32m 25.49s
DEC (J2000.0) = -60d 16' 39.3" 
```
with an absolute uncertainty of 0.6".
Preliminary photometry yields the following magnitudes against USNO-B1 and 2MASS field stars in stacked images:
```
Band  T_mid(h)     Exp(min)   Mag 

g'    6.4058       50         > 24.3
g'    30.3847      32         > 23.4
r'    6.4058       50         22.76 +- 0.08
r'    30.3847      32         > 23.6
i'    6.4058       50         21.15 +- 0.07
i'    30.3847      32         22.68 +- 0.24
z'    6.4058       50         20.39 +- 0.06
z'    30.3847      32         21.82 +- 0.29
J     6.2827       40         18.58 +- 0.11
J     30.2958      30         20.00 +- 0.16
H     6.2827       40         17.25 +- 0.14
H     30.2958      30         18.52 +- 0.24 
```
not corrected for the expected Galactic foreground reddening of around E(B-V) = 1.15 mag (Schlegel et al., 1998). Given the high foreground extinction, the non detection in g' is consistent with the powerlaw slope of the broad band SED derived from r to H and does not necessarily imply a high redshift.
Additionally, we note the presence of a nearby, faint (r'~ 24.1 +- 0.2) source at
```
RA (J2000.0) = 13h 32m 25.60s
DEC (J2000.0) = -60d 16' 37.7" 
```
roughly 1.8" away from the afterglow, which may influence the photometry in the second epoch.
GCN Report 153.1
GCN_Report 153.1 has been posted: http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/reports/report_153_1.pdf by M. Perri at ASDC titled: "Final Swift Observations on GRB 080714"

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