TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 714 SUBJECT: GRB000616 optical observations DATE: 00/06/17 23:59:43 GMT FROM: Adriano Guarnieri at O.A.di Bologna C.Bartolini, R.Gualandi, A.Guarnieri, A.Piccioni, Astronomy Department, Bologna University and Bologna Astronomical Observatory, and E. Palazzi, E. Pian, N.Masetti, ITeSRE-CNR, Bologna report: "On June 17.88 - 17.92 UT we have imaged the field of GRB000616 (K.Hurley et al. GCN n.711) with the 152 cm telescope of Loiano, R color. Because of the sky conditions and the full moon we were not able to detect any object fainter than 18th mag. Within this limit a preliminary quick inspection of the field does not show any new object with respect to the POSS. This message may be cited