GCN Circular 7439
Subject
GRB 080319b prompt optical observation by Pi-of-the-Sky
Event
Date
2008-03-19T11:55:07Z (19 years ago)
From
Grzegorz Wrochna at Soltan Inst.for Nuclear Studies <wrochna@fuw.edu.pl>
M.Cwiok, W.Dominik, G.Kasprowicz, A.Majcher, A.Majczyna,
K.Malek, L.Mankiewicz, M.Molak, K.Nawrocki, L.W.Piotrowski,
D.Rybka, M.Sokolowski, J.Uzycki, G.Wrochna, A.F.Zarnecki
on behalf of "Pi of the Sky" collaboration http://grb.fuw.edu.pl
"Pi of the Sky" apparatus located at Las Campanas Observatory
imaged the region of GRB 080319b (Swift triger 306757 at 06:12:49 UT)
before, during and after the GRB with 10s exposures (IR-cut filter only).
We observe optical emission at the position given by Swift XRT.
start - end comment
6:12:33 - 6:12:43 not visible (>12 mag)
6:12:47 - 6:12:57 visible (~10 mag)
6:13:01 - 6:13:11 max. brightness (~6 mag)
Full light curve fill be published later.