Multi-wavelength facilities and contacts

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This wikipage will serve as a summary of available multi-wavelength facilities that can be contacted in case of needing broadband follow-up observations of ToO/observing campaigns.

Information on monitoring/automatically running programs that may contain blazar data for sources of interest is also included here.

More opportunities of observing outside from the regular calls of each semester may appear through Service Nights or discretionary time (DDTs). For information of the upcoming Service Night or DDT calls/deadlines, ask Jorge Otero (joteros@iaa.es).

Facilities with possibility of ToO/follow up

X-rays

Instrument	Filters/Energy range	Webpage	Contact information	Notes
Swift-XRT	0.2-10 keV	https://www.swift.psu.edu/toop/request.php	--	ToOs through ToO form in the webpage link
XMM-Newton	0.1-10 keV	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/too-alert	--	ToOs through ToO form in the webpage link
NuSTAR	3-79 keV	https://nustarsoc.caltech.edu/NuSTAR_Public/GO/GOsubmit.php	--	ToOs through ToO form in the webpage link

UV

Instrument	Filters/Energy range	Webpage	Contact information	Notes
Swift-UVOT	b, v, u, w1, m2, w2	https://www.swift.psu.edu/toop/request.php	--	ToOs through ToO form in the webpage link

Optical

Instrument	Size	Filters/Energy range	Webpage	Contact information	Notes
Las Cumbres	0.4m, 1.0m	Johnson-Cousins/Bessell UBVRI SDSS/PanSTARRS u’g’r’i’zsYw	https://lco.global/about/	Jose Acosta Pulido (jose.acosta@iac.es) Jorge Otero Santos (joteros@iaa.es)	Only photometry, schedule relatively flexible, running blazar monitoring program by Jose Acosta and Jorge Otero
IAC80	0.8m	Johnson UBVRI Sloan grizy	https://www.iac.es/es/observatorios-de-canarias/telescopios-y-experimentos/iac80-telescope	Jose Acosta Pulido (jose.acosta@iac.es) Jorge Otero Santos (joteros@iaa.es)	Only photometry, running blazar monitoring program by Jose Acosta and Jorge Otero
Sierra Nevada Observatory	0.9m, 1.5m	UBVRI	https://www.osn.iaa.csic.es/en	Jorge Otero Santos (joteros@iaa.es) Iván Agudo (iagudo@iaa.es)	BVRI photo-polarimetry (most of the photometry at the 1.5m, polarimetry at the 0.9m), time can be allocated through the MAPCAT program (https://home.iaa.csic.es/~iagudo/research/MAPCAT/MAPCAT.html)
Calar Alto Observatory	2.2m	UBVRI	http://www.caha.es	Jorge Otero Santos (joteros@iaa.es) Iván Agudo (iagudo@iaa.es)	Very limited nights and ToO triggers, time can be allocated through the MAPCAT program (https://home.iaa.csic.es/~iagudo/research/MAPCAT/MAPCAT.html)
Tuorla monitoring		R	https://users.utu.fi/kani/1m/index.html	Elina Lindfors (elilin@utu.fi) Vandad Fallah Ramazani (vafara@utu.fi)	Regular monitoring, possibility of increased cadence during interesting events
Kanata	1.5m	R	https://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/telescope/kanatatel-e.html	Ryo Imazawa (imazawa@astro.hiroshima-u.ac.jp) Masaki Hashizume (hasizume@astro.hiroshima-u.ac.jp)	From the 2024 (except the snowy season; Dec. to Jan.), regular monitoring have been began.
Liverpool telescope	2.0m	IO:O (SDSS ugriz, Bessell BV) RISE (V+R filter) MOPTOP (BVRI and open) SPRAT (4020–8100Å spectroscopy) LIRIC (R, also IR)	https://telescope.livjm.ac.uk/PropInst/Reactive/	ltphase1@ljmu.ac.uk (questions about applying for time on the LT or to ask about time allocation policies) ltsupport_astronomer@ljmu.ac.uk (questions on preparing LT observations using the Phase 2 GUI, data retrieval and telescope use, and for any other general questions)	Relatively fast reaction through the Reactive Time form of the link. Photometry with IO:O, LIRIC and MOPTOP, polarimetry with MOPTOP, spectroscopy with SPRAT
Siena/Montarrenti	0.3m	BVRI photometry	--	Giacomo Bonnoli (giacomo.bonnoli@inaf.it)	Optical photometry in BVRI bands, very flexibly schedule, limiting magnitude ~16.5. Montarrenti observations run by amateurs can also be allocated, Giacomo can make the contact
NOT	2.56m	UV-optical imaging, polarimetry and low-resolution spectroscopy (ALFOSC) High-resolution, high-stability optical spectroscopy (FIES) High-resolution, high-efficiency UV-optical imaging (MOSCA)	https://www.not.iac.es/observing/service/	--	Has a fast-track service programme in which observations may be allocated on the dedicated Service Nights (~1-2 per month)

IR

Instrument	Size	Filters/Energy range	Webpage	Contact information	Notes
Canica	2.1m	JHK	https://astro.inaoep.mx/en/observatories/oagh/near-infrared-imaging-camera-canica	Luis Carrasco (carrasco@inaoep.mx)	Blazar observations by Luis Carrasco, contact directly for collaboration/data
Liverpool Telescope	2.0m	J, FELH1500 (15200-16700Å)	https://telescope.livjm.ac.uk/web_submission/	ltphase1@ljmu.ac.uk (questions about applying for time on the LT or to ask about time allocation policies) ltsupport_astronomer@ljmu.ac.uk (questions on preparing LT observations using the Phase 2 GUI, data retrieval and telescope use, and for any other general questions)	Relatively fast reaction through the Reactive Time form of the link.
Kanata	1.5m	J	https://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/telescope/kanatatel-e.html	Ryo Imazawa (imazawa@astro.hiroshima-u.ac.jp) Masaki Hashizume (hasizume@astro.hiroshima-u.ac.jp)	From the 2024 (except the snowy season; Dec. to Jan.), regular monitoring have been began.
NOT	2.56m	NIR imaging (0.8 - 2.5µm) and low-resolution spectroscopy (NOTCAM)	https://www.not.iac.es/observing/service/	--	Has a fast-track service programme in which observations may be allocated on the dedicated Service Nights (~1-2 per month)

Radio/mm

Instrument	Size	Filters/Energy range	Webpage	Contact information	Notes
SMA	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
Effelsberg	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
IRAM	30m	3.5mm, 1.3mm	https://iram-institute.org/observatories/30-meter-telescope/	Iván Agudo (iagudo@iaa.es)	Limited observing nights, it may be possible to allocate time through the POLAMI program (see https://polami.iaa.es)
Metsahövi	14m	37 GHz	https://www.aalto.fi/en/metsahovi-radio-observatory/active-galaxies	agn-metsahovi@aalto.fi	Regular monitoring, possibility of increased cadence during interesting events, data requests to the contact email

Monitoring programs to look for archival data and/or automatic observations

List of monitoring programs with automatic/regular observations and/or archival data on blazars. Some of these programs have already stopped operations.

X-rays/UV

For X-rays and UV check Swift/NuSTAR databases as all the data are public.

Optical/IR

Program	Filters/Energy range	Webpage	Contact information	Notes
TOP-MAPCAT	B,V,R,I R polarimetry	https://home.iaa.csic.es/~iagudo/research/MAPCAT/MAPCAT.html	Jorge Otero Santos (joteros@iaa.es) Iván Agudo (iagudo@iaa.es)	Photo-polarimetric monitoring currently running (since 2007), data available upon request to the provided contacts
Tuorla monitoring	R	https://users.utu.fi/kani/1m/index.html	Elina Lindfors (elilin@utu.fi) Vandad Fallah Ramazani (vafara@utu.fi)	Currently running (since 2003). Data available upon request to the provided contact Data reduction procedure and intrepretation for ten (2002-2012) years of R-band monitoring data for 31 northern sky blazars are available at K. Nilsson et al. (2018, A&A, 620, 185). The main properties of the targets and observing log are available at http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=J/A+A/620/A185
IAC monitoring	Johnson BVRI Sloan gri (some old IR data)	--	Jose Acosta Pulido (jose.acosta@iac.es) Jorge Otero Santos (joteros@iaa.es)	Monitoring carried out by Jose Acosta, currently running, data may be available upon request to the provided contact
WEBT	B,V,R,I (probably some IR too)	https://www.oato.inaf.it/blazars/webt/	claudia.raiteri@inaf.it	Monitoring program running since 1997, data may be available upon request to the provided contact
ASAS-SN	Sloan g, Johnson V	https://asas-sn.osu.edu	--	Currently running (since 2011) Supernova database, monitors the sky, aperture photometry of blazars available
ZTF	g,r,i Sloan	https://www.ztf.caltech.edu	--	Currently running (since 2018)
RoboPol	R	https://robopol.physics.uoc.gr/data	--	Polarimetric programme, currently running (since 2013), public data between 2013 and 2017
ATLAS	c and o optical broad bands	https://atlas.fallingstar.com	--	Currently running (since 2011), public data
SMARTS	B,V,R,J,K	http://www.astro.yale.edu/smarts/glast/home.php	--	Progrm started in 2008 until 2017, has IR JK bands
Steward Observatory	R,V	http://james.as.arizona.edu/~psmith/Fermi/	--	Fermi-LAT bright blazars, program operated from 2008 to 2018, R- and V-band photo-polarimetry, optical spectroscopy
CATALINA Sky Survey	V	http://nesssi.cacr.caltech.edu/DataRelease/	--	Second data release available at the provided website (from 2005 to 2013)
KAIT	R	http://herculesii.astro.berkeley.edu/kait/agn/	--	Currently running (since 2011)
AAVSO	Optical bands	https://www.aavso.org	--	Observations performed mostly by amateur astronomers, it can contain some useful data, constantly updated

Radio/mm

Program	Filters/Energy range	Webpage	Contact information	Notes
POLAMI	3.5mm, 1.3mm	https://iram-institute.org/observatories/30-meter-telescope/	Iván Agudo (iagudo@iaa.es)	Currently running (since 2006 with a break the last ~1 year due to upgrades in the telescope), data available upon request to the contact provided
MOJAVE	15 GHz VLBI	https://www.cv.nrao.edu/MOJAVE/allsources.html	--	Currently running (since 1995)
OVRO	15 GHz	https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/ovroblazars/	Sebastian Kiehlmann (skiehl@physics.uoc.gr)	Currently running (since 2008), data available upon request to the contact provided
BEAM-ME (VLBA-BU-BLAZAR)	43 GHz VLBI	https://www.bu.edu/blazars/BEAM-ME.html	Alan Marscher (marscher@bu.edu)	Currently running (since 2009), data are public
WEBT	Several radio frequencies	https://www.oato.inaf.it/blazars/webt/	claudia.raiteri@inaf.it	Radio observations also coordinated through the WEBT monitorings, may be available upon request
TELAMON	7mm, 14mm, 20mm, 45mm	https://telamon.astro.uni-wuerzburg.de/sources		Currently running, data available upon request from web page