[vsnet-grb-info 11663] GRB 120312A: MASTER-NET optical observations

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  13056
SUBJECT: GRB 120312A: MASTER-NET optical observations
DATE:    12/03/13 08:29:29 GMT
FROM:    Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs  <gcncirc at observ.inetcomm.ru>

K.Ivanov, S.Yazev, N.M.Budnev, O.Gres, O.Chuvalaev, V.A.Poleshchuk
Irkutsk State University

E. Gorbovskoy, V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, D.Kuvshinov, A.Belinski, 
N.Tyurina, N.Shatskiy, P.Balanutsa, D.Zimnukhov, A.Kuznetsov,  V.V.Chazov, 
A.Kuznetsov, A.Sankovich
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University

V.Yurkov, Yu.Sergienko, D.Varda, E.Sinyakov
Blagoveschensk Educational State University, Blagoveschensk

A. Tlatov, A.V. Parhomenko, D. Dormidontov, V.Sennik
Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory

V.Krushinski, I.Zalozhnich,  A. Popov
Ural Federal University

Hugo Levato and Carlos Saffe
Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio (ICATE)

Claudio Mallamaci, Carlos Lopez and Federico Podest
Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA)

MASTER II  robotic telescope (MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru) 
located in Tunka was pointed to the  GRB120312A 403 s after notice 
time and  512 s after GRB time at 2012-03-12 16:15:01 UT in two 
polarizations. On our  first (180s exposure) set we haven`t found optical 
transient  within SWIFT  error-box.
The 5-sigma upper limit has been about 17.6 mag
The object  has been observed in high zenit distance (~80 deg).
The big time delay (in pointing) is caused by a non-standard format of the 
socket messages.
The message may be cited.