The Early Optical Afterglow of GRB 030418 and Progenitor Mass Loss

E. S. Rykoff, D. A. Smith, P. A. Price +13

The ROTSE-IIIa telescope and the SSO-40 inch telescope, both located at Siding Spring Observatory, imaged the early time afterglow of GRB 030418. In this report we present observat…