TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  4609
SUBJECT: GRB060124: optical observations
DATE:    06/01/27 23:25:48 GMT
FROM:    Alexei Pozanenko at IKI, Moscow  <apozanen@iki.rssi.ru>

V.Rumyantsev (CrAO), V.Biryukov (SAI, MSU), and A.Pozanenko (IKI) on behalf
of larger GRB follow up collaboration report:

We  observed the  afterglow (Kann,   GCN 4577, 4579) of GRB060124   (Holland
et al. GCN 4570) with 2.6 m Shajn telescope of CrAO. The BVRI observation is
started on Jan.24 (UT)19:00. The afterglow is clearly visible in single 60
sec of R-band exposure. Preliminary brightness estimation of the OT at the
start of observation is R~19.5.

The observation is continuing.
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