TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  8596
SUBJECT: GRB081203: optical observation
DATE:    08/12/03 15:01:11 GMT
FROM:    Alexei Pozanenko at IKI, Moscow  <apozanen@iki.rssi.ru>

M. Andreev, A. Sergeev,  (Terskol Branch of Institute of Astronomy),  Ju. 
Babina  (CrAO) A. Pozanenko (IKI) on behalf of larger GRB follow up 
collaboration report:

We observed   the field of GRB 081203 detected by SWIFT ( with the Z-600 
telescope of Mt. Terskol observatory.  A few first unfiltered images confirm 
the presence bright afterglow detected by UVOT  Parsons  et al, GCN Parsons) 
in coordinates (J2000) 15 32 07.75 +63 31 15.04. A preliminary photometry 
at Dec.03 (UT) 14:29:30 against USNO-A2.0 (R) is 14.9 mag. Observation is 
continuing.