TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 2751 SUBJECT: GRB040924,optical observation DATE: 04/09/26 16:49:37 GMT FROM: Eri Sonoda at U of Miyazaki/Japan E.Sonoda,S.Maeno,Y.Matsuo,M.Yamauchi (University of Miyazaki) "We have observed the field covering the error box of GRB040924 (HETE trigger 3564; trigger time 11:52:11 UT) with unfiltered CCD camera on the 30-cm telescope at University of Miyazaki.The observation was started 15:53:50 UT on Sep.24. Observed field of view is 43 arcmin centerd on R.A.= 02h 06m 56.75s , Dec.= +16d 07m 27.5s,and include the position given by D.B.Fox and D.-S.Moon (GCN 2734). After co-adding a set of 3 images of 30 sec exposures, we have compared with the USNO A2.0 catalog. Preliminary analysis shows there is no new sorce brighter than 16.6 mag."