GCN Circular 4960
Subject
GRB 060413: Watcher UBVR observations
Date
2006-04-14T00:25:16Z (18 years ago)
From
Petr Kubanek at AIO <petr@lascaux.asu.cas.cz>
J.French, G.Melady, L.Hanlon, B.McBreen, S.McBreen (University College
Dublin, Ireland), P.Meintjes, M.Hoffman, H.Calitz (University of the
Free State, South Africa), N.Smith (Cork Institute of Technology,Ireland),
M.Jelinek, A. de Ugarte Postigo, A.J. Castro-Tirado (IAA, Granada),
R.Hudec (ASU AV CR Ondrejov) and P.Kubanek (ASU AV CR Ondrejov & ISDC,
Versoix)
reports
under control of RTS2, and using JIBARO astrometry package, Watcher
telescope, located at Boyden Observatory, South Africa, observed XRT
location of GRB 060413 (GCN 4958). Observation at UBVR filters started
at high airmass at 23:10 UT, e.g. 4 h 13 m after GRB. Preliminary
analysis of single 60 seconds R exposure doesn't shown any new object
down to 16.5 magnitude.
Observation is continuing. Watcher telescope is currently in
commissioning phase.
This message can be quoted.