[vsnet-grb-info 3711] GRB 060908: PROMPT Detection of a Bright Counterpart

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  5545
SUBJECT: GRB 060908: PROMPT Detection of a Bright Counterpart
DATE:    06/09/08 09:29:08 GMT
FROM:    Melissa Nysewander at UNC,Chapel Hill  <mnysewan at physics.unc.edu>

M. Nysewander, D. Reichart, K. Ivarsen, A. Foster, A. LaCluyze, J.A. Crain,
report:

SkyNet observed the localization of GRB 060908 with four of the PROMPT
telescopes starting at 08:58:25 UT.

We note a very bright uncatalogued rapidly fading source at approximately
02:07:19, +00:20:30.

In the r' initial image beginning at 08:59:07 UT, 105 s after the trigger,
the source is at approximately r ~ 15.

Further analysis is underway.