TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  2857
SUBJECT: GRB041217: Optical Observations
DATE:    04/12/18 15:18:29 GMT
FROM:    Grant Williams at Steward Observatory  <gwilliams@as.arizona.edu>

G. G. Williams (MMTO), F. Yoshida, T. Ito (National Astronomical
Observatory of Japan)
                                                                                
We observed a 25 x 25 arcmin area centered on the coordinates of the Swift
GRB 041217 (GCN 2853) with the 90prime instrument on the Steward
Observatory 90-inch Bok telescope.  Two 300s R-band images were obtained
beginning on Dec. 18 at 11:55:56 UT.  We do not find any new objects down
to the limiting magnitude of the DSS.
                                                                                
Further analysis and additional observations are planned.