TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 708 SUBJECT: GRB 000615: NIR observations DATE: 00/06/16 15:57:03 GMT FROM: Angelo Antonelli at Obs. Astro. di Roma A. Di Paola, L.A. Antonelli, G. Licausi, R. Speziali, Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, G. Valentini, Osservatorio Astronomico di Teramo, Italy, on behalf of a larger collaboration report: We have imaged the BeppoSAX revised error-box of GRB000615 (GCN 705) using the AZT-24 1.1-meter telescope at Campo Imperatore (AQ). We observed for a total exposure time of 3600 sec in J-band and 1500 sec in K-band. Observations started at June 15.9792 UT about 17.2 hours after BeppoSAX trigger time (GCN 703) and ended at 16.09167 UT. We imaged the field in J-band twice with a time interval of about 2 hours. The limiting magnitude in the combined images is J=20.5 mag and K=17.5 mag (S/N=3) with an average seeing of 2.5" . A preliminary comparison of the first 900 sec with the last 1500 sec J-band images reveals no obvious fading objects. The comparison of the combined 3600 sec J-band images with the POSS-II red plate and the FLWO field (GCN 706), reveals no obvious new objects. Further observations of this field are planned at Campo Imperatore. This message is citable. [GCN OPS NOTE (26May00): The GRB date in the Subject-line was changed from 000516 to 000615.]