[AAVSO-DIS] GRB 080319B

[Matthew Templeton]

Hello everyone,

For those of you not subscribed to the High Energy Network, there are now 
two reports on GRB 030819B that indicate the burst briefly reached 
naked-eye visibility within 30-60 seconds of the Swift trigger.  All-sky 
monitoring by the "Pi of the Sky" camera indicate the burst may have 
reached an R-band magnitude in the mid-5's.  The burst is now below 
16 (we are about 10 hours post-burst now).  Pretty amazing!

The relevant GCNs are here:

http://www.aavso.org/pipermail/aavso-hen/2008-March/007026.html

http://www.aavso.org/pipermail/aavso-hen/2008-March/007027.html

Clear skies,

Matthew