[AAVSO-HEN] GRB 080310: REM observations

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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  7385
SUBJECT: GRB 080310: REM observations
DATE:    08/03/10 09:23:53 GMT
FROM:    Stefano Covino at Brera Astronomical Observatory  <stefano.covino at brera.inaf.it>

S. Covino, P. D'Avanzo, D. Fugazza, L.A. Antonelli, L.  Calzoletti,  
S. Campana, G.  Chincarini, M.L. Conciatore, S. Cutini, V. D'Elia, F.
D'Alessio, F.  Fiore, P. Goldoni, D. Guetta,  C. Guidorzi, G.L.  
Israel, E. Maiorano, N. Masetti, A. Melandri, E. Meurs, L. Nicastro,  
E. Palazzi,
E. Pian, S. Piranomonte, L.  Stella, G.  Stratta, G. Tagliaferri, G.  
Tosti, V.Testa, S.D. Vergani,  F. Vitali report on behalf of the REM  
team:

The robotic 60-cm REM telescope located at La Silla (Chile) observed  
automatically the field of the GRB 080310  on March 10 08:40:27 UT
(about 150 seconds after the burst).

We detect the afterglow reported in GCN 7381 and 8383 (Chornock et  
al.) and GCN 7382 (Cummings et al.).

The object has H~14.5 at about 5 min from the burst time.

Further analyses and observations are in progress.