TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  2069
SUBJECT: GRB 030329: SARA Optical Observations
DATE:    03/04/02 02:03:38 GMT
FROM:    Kevin Lindsay at Clemson.U  <jlkevin@compton.phys.clemson.edu>

M. Leake, M. Williams (Valdosta State University)
K. Lindsay, D. H. Hartmann (Clemson University), 

Report on behalf of a larger collaboration:

We observed the optical afterglow of GRB 030329,
(=H2656, Vanderspek et al. GCN 1997), identified
by Peterson & Price (GCN 1985) and Torii (GCN 1986),
in the Johnson B-Band with the SARA 0.9m telescope at 
KPNO. We obtained 30, 300s exposures.  Observations
began at 03:06:49UT, and ended at 05:39:50UT, on April
1st.  The obsevations were carried out under good 
seeing conditions.  Aperture photometry is being 
carried out, and further observations are planned. 

More information on the SARA Observatory
can be found at http://www.saraobservatory.org/.

This report may be cited.