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GCN Circular 488

Subject
GRB991216 Spectroscopy
Date
1999-12-18T12:32:56Z (25 years ago)
From
Andrew Howell at U.Texas <howell@astro.as.utexas.edu>
L, Wang, D. A. Howell, M. Shetrone, J. C. Wheeler, M. Eracleous and 
P. Meszaros on behalf of the HET GRB follow-up team report: GRB 991216 was 
observed with the Low Resolution Spectrograph on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at 
McDonald Observatory. Three sets of data were obtained on UT December
18.167, 18.183, and 18.356. The data cover a wavelength range of 410-1000 nm. 
The data show no obvious emission or absorption lines.  The flux peaks at 
around 6000 A.
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