TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 629 SUBJECT: GRB000408: Optical CCD Observations from MIRO DATE: 00/04/10 07:06:08 GMT FROM: Kiran S Baliyan at Physical Research Lab, Ahmedabad,India K.S. Baliyan, U.C. Joshi, S. Mondal, S. Chandrasekhar, J.K. Jain and B.G. Anandrao (MIRO-PRL, Ahmedabad, India) report: Optical afterglow follow up observations of the grb000408 were made covering IPN error box (GCN 626) on April 9, 2000, beginning 16:15 UT. The 1024*1024 CCD (FOV 6'*6') mounted on 1.2 M IR telescope at Mt Abu IR Observatory, operated by Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad- India, was used to get 600 seconds exposures each in V and I filters at each location covering the error box. The data analysis is in progress and an image will be put on the laboratory web page when available. We also intend to continue observations of the optical counterpart tonight as well. This message may be cited.