08-19-2019, 03:00 PM
The actual GW event looks to have been most likely the merging of a black hole and neutron star.
https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists...utron.html
"Scientists are still analysing the data to confirm the exact size of the two objects, but initial findings indicate the very strong likelihood of a black hole enveloping a neutron star. The final results are expected to be published in scientific journals."
The ANU SkyMapper Telescope has already mapped out the region of interest at optical wavelengths but hasn't found anything yet. This is not too surprising, it's a very small telescope and works at optical wavelengths. The best chance of finding the target is with a larger telescope that has wide-field capabilities and works at infrared wavelengths. The event happened so far away the optical light would be redshifted into the infrared.
https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists...utron.html
"Scientists are still analysing the data to confirm the exact size of the two objects, but initial findings indicate the very strong likelihood of a black hole enveloping a neutron star. The final results are expected to be published in scientific journals."
The ANU SkyMapper Telescope has already mapped out the region of interest at optical wavelengths but hasn't found anything yet. This is not too surprising, it's a very small telescope and works at optical wavelengths. The best chance of finding the target is with a larger telescope that has wide-field capabilities and works at infrared wavelengths. The event happened so far away the optical light would be redshifted into the infrared.