\begin{table}%t2 \caption{VLT observation log for GRB~061006.} %\centerline { \begin{tabular}{ccccccc} \hline\hline Mean time & Exposure time & Time since GRB & Seeing & Instrument & Magnitude & Filter / grism \\ (UT) & (s) & (days) & (\arcsec) & & & \\ \hline 2006 Oct. 07.32063 & $10 \times 180$ & 0.62214 & $0.8$ & VLT/FORS1 & $22.35 \pm 0.05$ & $I$ \\ 2006 Oct. 08.30600 & $10 \times 180$ & 1.91352 & $0.8$ & VLT/FORS1 & $22.94 \pm 0.07$ & $I$ \\ 2006 Oct. 09.19919 & $7 \times 180$ & 2.50080 & $0.9$ & VLT/FORS1 & $22.91 \pm 0.09$ & $I$ \\ 2006 Oct. 08.77089 & $180+300+165 $ & 2.07239 & $0.9$ & VLT/FORS1 & $23.96 \pm 0.12$ & $R$ \\ 2007 Feb. 17.65358 & $40 \times 3 \times 20$ & 133.95509 & $1.2$ & VLT/ISAAC & $ {>}21.2$ & $K$ \\ 2007 Feb. 22.13000 & $20 \times 180$ & 138.43153 & $0.6$ & VLT/FORS2 & $25.92 \pm 0.12$ & $B$ \\ 2007 Mar. 10.07215 & $47 \times 3 \times 20$ & 154.37368 & $0.8$ & VLT/ISAAC & $22.00 \pm 0.20$ & $J$ \\ 2007 Mar. 15.02346 & $6 \times 180$ & 159.32499 & $0.9$ & VLT/FORS1 & $24.56 \pm 0.07$ & $V$ \\ 2007 Mar. 15.03891 & $3 \times 180$ & 159.34044 & $0.9$ & VLT/FORS1 & $23.05 \pm 0.12$ & $I$ \\ \hline 2006 Oct. 09.31165 & $4 \times 2700$ & 2.613155 & $0.9$ & VLT/FORS1 & --- & 300V+GG375 \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip {Magnitudes are in the Vega system and are not corrected for Galactic absorption. Errors and upper limits are given at $1\sigma$ and $3\sigma$ confidence level respectively.} \label{tab_log2} \end{table}