[vsnet-grb-info 183] GRB 020409: Optical Observations

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TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  1352
SUBJECT: GRB 020409: Optical Observations
DATE:    02/04/11 05:33:15 GMT
FROM:    Jules Halpern at Columbia U.  <jules@astro.columbia.edu>

J. P. Halpern, S. Gezari, N. Mirabal (Columbia U.) report for the
MDM Observatory GRB follow-up team:

"Using the MDM 1.3m, we started a series of R-band exposures covering
the error circle of BeppoSAX GRB 020409 (GCN #1347) on April 11 02:57 UT,
or 30 hours after the burst.  While these images are deeper than the
POSS II limit, no new object brighter than those on the POSS II is seen. 
Observations are continuing."

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