An Ongoing HST SNAP Survey of Historical Microlensing Events

Jay Anderson  ✧  Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), MD, USA

We present early results from the ongoing Cycle 29 HST SNAP program GO-16716 (PI-Sahu). The goal of this program is to re-image historical microlensing events that have previous HST imaging. These follow-up observations will be made 10+ years after the initial observations so that—in the case where the lens can be seen—a clear separation between lens and source can be made. This will help pin-down degenerate microlensing parameters for those events with luminous lenses. For those events with no detectable lenses, it will bolster their interpretation as a low-mass planetary lens or a higher-mass WD/NS/BH lens. We have specified 70 targets and see this program as largely a community service program. Not all targets will get observed, but we have under-filled the orbits to maximize the number of targets that get observed.