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P9.3: Lundquist, Michael
Michael Lundquist (University of Arizona/Steward Observatory)
David Sand (University of Arizona/Steward Observatory)
Eric Christensen (University of Arizona/Lunar & Planetary Laboratory)





Theme: Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Title: Searching for Optical Counterparts to Gravitational Wave Events with the Catalina Sky Survey

On 17 August 2017, the era of multi-messenger, gravitational wave astronomy began with the discovery of the optical counterpart to the gravitational wave event GW170817. In this poster, we outline our software and strategy for discovering optical counterparts to future gravitational wave events using data from the Catalina Sky Survey.

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