[AAVSO-HEN] GRB 080607: Super-LOTIS early observations

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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  7848
SUBJECT: GRB 080607: Super-LOTIS early observations
DATE:    08/06/07 06:50:38 GMT
FROM:    Adria C. Updike at Clemson U  <aupdike at clemson.edu>

Adria C. Updike (Clemson University), Peter A. Milne (Steward
Observatory), and G. Grant Williams (MMTO) report:

Super-LOTIS began observing GRB 080607 35 second after the trigger
(313417).  We detect the fading source reported by Rujopakarn et al. (GCN
7846) at R = 15.2 +/- 0.05 mag (as compared to a nearby star in the USNO
B1.0 catalog) 40 seconds after the trigger. Observations are continuing.

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