TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 8023 SUBJECT: GRB 080727B: REM prompt observations DATE: 08/07/27 09:11:06 GMT FROM: Paolo D'Avanzo at INAF-OAB P. D'Avanzo, S. Covino, L.A. Antonelli, 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 080727B (Immler et al. GCN 8022) on July 27 starting at 08:14:25 UT (61 seconds after the burst). Observations were carried out at high airmass. In a series of 10s and 30s exposures we do not see any afterglow candidate inside the XRT error box down to R > 16.0 and H > 13.0 (3sigma c.l.).