TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 706 SUBJECT: GRB000615, R-band photometry DATE: 00/06/15 19:58:37 GMT FROM: Krzysztof Z. Stanek at CfA K. Z. Stanek (CfA), P. M. Garnavich (Notre Dame) and P. Berlind (FLWO) report: We have observed the BeppoSAX error-box of GRB000615 (GCN 703) using the FLWO 1.2-meter telescope on Mt. Hopkins. The center of the revised error-box (GCN 705) is located at Galactic coordinates (l,b)=(109.58 deg, 38.81 deg), and the Schlegel et al. (1998) Galactic reddening toward this direction is very small, E(B-V)=0.024 mag (A_R=0.063 mag). The stellar field is relatively sparse in this direction. We obtained two 300 sec R-band images, starting at UT June 15 10:30 (i.e. about 4 hours 12 minutes after the detection by BeppoSAX) followed by one 600 sec R-band image starting at UT June 15 10:42. Visual comparison of our combined 1200 sec R-band image with the POSS-II red plate, which reaches about R~20.0 mag, reveals no obvious ``new'' objects. Using DAOPHOT-II (Stetson 1992) on our combined R-band image we detect about 180 objects with R<20.0 mag in 11x11 arcmin field. The combined R-band image of the error-box can be seen at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/oir/Research/GRB/. Further observations are planned at FLWO. This message can be cited.