TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 8733 SUBJECT: GRB 081226: Gemini-South spectrum of possible afterglow DATE: 08/12/26 04:51:20 GMT FROM: Edo Berger at Harvard E. Berger (Harvard), A. Cucchiara, and D. B. Fox (Penn State) report: "We obtained spectroscopic observations of the possible afterglow of GRB 081226 (GCNs 8731, 8732) with GMOS on the Gemini-South telescope using the R400 grating with a central wavelength of 6000A for a total of 2400 sec. We detect smooth continuum emission but no obvious absorption or emission features in the wavelength range 4000-8000A. Further analysis is on-going."