We request Directors Discretionary Time for a series ofTarget of Opportunity observations of the quasar 3C454.3beginning Nov 23, 2010. 3C454.3 is undergoing a massive flare at millimeter, near-infrared, optical, x-ray and gamma-ray bands.
Publication
A Tight Connection between Gamma-Ray Outbursts and Parsec-scale Jet Activity in the Quasar 3C 454.3 | Jorstad Svetlana G. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 773 Issue 2 article id. 147 27 pp. (2013). | 773 | 10.1088/0004-637X/773/2/147 | 2013ApJ...773..147J | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...773..147J
Multiwavelength Variations of 3C 454.3 during the 2010 November to 2011 January Outburst | Wehrle Ann E. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 758 Issue 2 article id. 72 21 pp. (2012). | 758 | 10.1088/0004-637X/758/2/72 | 2012ApJ...758...72W | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...758...72W
Instrument
PACS_PacsPhoto_largeScan, SPIRE_SpirePhoto_small
Temporal Coverage
2010-11-19T15:06:22Z/2011-01-10T09:54:32Z
Version
SPG v14.2.0
Mission Description
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
European Space Agency, wehrle et al., 2011, 'An extraordinary flare in quasar 3C454.3', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3sekhz5
