TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 4609 SUBJECT: GRB060124: optical observations DATE: 06/01/27 23:25:48 GMT FROM: Alexei Pozanenko at IKI, Moscow V.Rumyantsev (CrAO), V.Biryukov (SAI, MSU), and A.Pozanenko (IKI) on behalf of larger GRB follow up collaboration report: We observed the afterglow (Kann, GCN 4577, 4579) of GRB060124 (Holland et al. GCN 4570) with 2.6 m Shajn telescope of CrAO. The BVRI observation is started on Jan.24 (UT)19:00. The afterglow is clearly visible in single 60 sec of R-band exposure. Preliminary brightness estimation of the OT at the start of observation is R~19.5. The observation is continuing. The message may be cited.