GCN Circular 2563
Subject
GRB 040403: Optical observations
Date
2004-04-04T22:59:39Z (20 years ago)
From
Arto Oksanen at Nyrola Obs., Finland <oksanen@nyrola.jklsirius.fi>
P. Tikkanen and A. Oksanen on behalf of Nyrola observatory GRB Team
and AAVSO International High Energy Network report:
A 24 x 16 arcmin field covering the INTEGRAL error circle of GRB
040403 (GCN 2560) was imaged with the 0.4m SCT of the Nyrola
Observatory starting at April 3, 2004 20:05 UT, 15.0 hours
after the burst. Observation was taken under quite poor conditions,
bright moonlight, northern lights and moderate seeing.
Total of 53 four minute Rc-exposures, exposure time of 12720 seconds,
were sigma reject combined and compared against the Digitized Sky
Survey (DSS2R).
No new objects brighter than DSS2 plate limit was detected, but some
fainter objects were also present inside error circle. The faintest
stars on the combined image are about Rc=20.4 (USNOA2.0 reference).
The combined image is available on web:
http://nyrola.jklsirius.fi/grb/grb040403
Nyrola observatory wants to express gratitude to AAVSO for loaning
the CCD camera and to Wihuri foundation for generous grants for the
observatory.
The AAVSO International High Energy network is grateful for a
generous grant from the Curry Foundation and to NASA for the
financial support for the High Energy Workshops for Amateur
Astronomers.