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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1810      2002 Oct 04 17.39UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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GRB 021004
Nial Tanvir, Department of Physical Sciences, University of
Hertfordshire, Hatfield, reports that this well placed GRB went off
about lunch time today, and already has an afterglow identified.  

The coordinates are:

RA 00h 26m 54.4s   DEC +18 55' 41"  (2000)

There is a (postscript) finding chart at:

  http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~derekfox/grb021004/

Nial adds that from the decay rate, one would expect it to still be
brighter than mag 18 by beginning of tonight.  There are likely to
be lots of observations made elsewhere (eg. La Palma), so probably
if you get any data it would be just contributing to a large
pot...but would still be the first afterglow imaged from UK (as far
as he is aware!).

Guy M Hurst