[vsnet-grb-info 8637] GRB 091109: BOOTES-3 observations

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  10144
SUBJECT: GRB 091109: BOOTES-3 observations
DATE:    09/11/09 13:41:34 GMT
FROM:    Antonio Deugarte at IAA-CSIC  <deugarte at iaa.es>

A. de Ugarte Postigo (INAF-OAB), A.J. Castro-Tirado,
M. Jelinek (IAA-CSIC), P. Kubanek (IPL UV, IAA-CSIC),
J. Gorosabel, R. Cunniffe, S. Guziy (IAA-CSIC), P. Yock
(Auckland Univ.), W.H. Allen (Vintage Lane Obs.), I. Bond
(Massey Univ.), G. Christie (Stardome Obs.), report on
behalf of a larger collaboration:

We have observed the field of GRB 091109 (Oates et al. GCN 10138)
using the 0.6 Yock-Allen robotic telescope (BOOTES-3) located in
Bleinheim, New Zealand. Due to bad weather conditions, observations
did not start until 11:03 UT (6.1h after the burst). A combination of  
the
first 30x60s unfiltered exposures does not show any source at the
UVOT postion down to a 3-sigma limiting magnitude of R~20.0,
consistent with the limits given by UVOT (Oates et al. GCN 10143) and
the fainter detection by Faulkes Telescope South (Guidorzi et al. GCN
10142).

Further observations are ongoing.