TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 2977 SUBJECT: GRB050124,optical observation DATE: 05/01/25 04:37:16 GMT FROM: Shouta Maeno at U.of Miyazaki S.Maeno,E.Sonoda,Y.Matsuo,M.Yamauchi (University of Miyazaki) "We have observed the field covering the error box of GRB 050124 (GCN 2972;Swift-BAT Trigger time is 11:30:03 UT) with the unfiltered CCD camera on the 30-cm telescope at University of Miyazaki. The observation was started 17:41:25 UT on Jan.24. Observed field of view is 43 arcmin centerd on R.A.=12h 50m 28s Dec= 13d 07' 30" After co-adding a set of 2 images of 30 sec exposures, we have compared with the USNO A2.0 catalog. Preliminary analysis shows there is no new source brighter than 17.0 mag.