TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 1446 SUBJECT: GRB 020705: Optical observations DATE: 02/07/06 15:43:06 GMT FROM: Vasilij Rumjantsev at CrAO V.Rumyantsev (CrAO) and A.Pozanenko (IKI) report: We have observed the field of GRB020705 / HETE2093 using the SBIG ST-8 (53' x 35' field of view) on the Richter-Slefogt 0.64-meter telescope at CrAO on 2002 July 5 from 20:00:35 to 20:59:57 UT (beginning 12.2 hours after the burst). We do not identify any afterglow candidate on visual comparison with the DSS2 to a limit approximately V ~ 18.0 mag. This message may be cited.