Observations of Unusual Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows with the Robotic Palomar 60-inch Telescope

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Dec 2006

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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #227.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society,

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We present a brief overview of the roboticized Palomar 60-inch telescope, as well as scientific highlights from the first two years of operation. The facility was designed for moderately fast (t 3 minutes) and sustained (R < 23 mag) observations of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows. Early-time, multi-color P60 observations, coupled with complementary high-energy data from Swift, made GRB 050820A one of the select few events with contemporaneous optical, X-ray, and gamma-ray observations. This event was optically bright enough to monitor for over one week with P60; coupled with radio data from the Very Large Array, X-ray data from Swift, and late-time Hubble Space Telescope observations, GRB 050820A is one of the best studied events in the Swift era. We have also obtained a multi-color light curve of XRF 060218 / SN2006aj with P60. Combined with regular spectroscopic monitoring from Palomar, Keck, and Gemini, we present a detailed study of the properties of this unusual transient. Finally, we conclude with a discussion on the future of transient astronomy with P60 and other robotic facilities.

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