[vsnet-grb-info 6849] GRB 081029: REM observations

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  8441
SUBJECT: GRB 081029: REM observations
DATE:    08/10/29 08:12:57 GMT
FROM:    Stefano Covino at Brera Astronomical Observatory  <stefano.covino at gmail.com>

S.Covino, S. Covino, L.A. Antonelli, D. Malesani, D. Fugazza, 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 081029 (Sakamoto et al., GCN 8435)  
on Oct  29, starting about 2 min after the burst time. The afterglow  
reported by Rykoff et al. (GCN 8436) and Clemens et al. (GCN 8437) is  
clearly detected both in the optical and infrared bands at a  
magnitude level H~14.6 about 2.5 min after the burst.