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TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 2033 SUBJECT: GRB 030329: SARA Optical Observations DATE: 03/03/30 23:06:39 GMT FROM: Kevin Lindsay at Clemson.U <jlkevin@compton.phys.clemson.edu> K. Lindsay, D. H. Hartmann (Clemson University), M. Leake, M. Williams (Valdosta State University) Report on behalf of a larger collaboration: We observed the optical afterglow of GRB 030329, (=H2656, Vanderspek et al. GCN 1997), identified by Peterson & Price (GCN 1985) and Torii (GCN 1986), in the Johnson B-Band with the SARA 0.9m telescope at KPNO. We obtained 45, 300s exposures. Observations began at 02:55:09UT, and ended at 06:50:58UT, on March 30th. The obsevations were carried out under good seeing conditions. Aperture photometry was performed, and calibrated utilizing standards reported by Henden et al., GCN 2023. During the observational period, the afterglow faded by approximately 0.5mag. Further observations are planned. More information on the SARA Observatory can be found at http://www.saraobservatory.org/. This report may be cited.
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