[AAVSO-HEN] GRB 080430

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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  7672
SUBJECT: GRB 080430
DATE:    08/05/03 18:14:17 GMT
FROM:    Francois Kugel at Obs.Chante-Perdix,04 Banon,Fr  <fkugel at wanadoo.fr>

C.Rinner ; F.Kugel  report:

May 02

We are continuing with the monitoring of the afterglow (Klotz et al. GCN
7646) with the TEL 0.5-m f/3 reflector
located at Observatoire Chante-Perdix - 04 Banon, France (A77 mpc
station, N43.9997 E5.6475)

The observations started at 20:21:42 (UT).36 unfiltered exposures of 120s were 
carried out; although weak the source is still visible (SNR = 4.4) on an 
addition of 28 exposuress (cloudy passages on the other images). Measured 
magnitude = 20.6 two day after the burst.

Astrometry and magnitudes were measured with the  USNO-SA2.0 catalogue.

More information and picture here :

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/fkometes/pages/GRB080430.html