\begin{table}%t1 \caption{\label{log}Observation log for GRB~090426.} \small%\centerline { \begin{tabular}{cccccccc} \hline\hline \noalign{\smallskip} Mean time & Exposure time & Time since GRB~& Seeing & Instrument & Magnitude$^1$ & Filter & Comments \\ (UT) & (s) & (days) & (\arcsec) & & & Grism & \\ \hline 2009 Apr. 26.97190 & $ 4 \times 120$ & 0.43802 & 1.4 & TNG/DOLORES & $22.05 \pm 0.08$ & $B$ & AG detection \\ 2009 Apr. 26.97679 & $ 2 \times 120$ & 0.44291 & 1.4 & TNG/DOLORES & $21.69 \pm 0.07$ & $V$ & AG detection \\ 2009 Apr. 26.98818 & $ 1 \times 180$ & 0.45430 & 1.4 & TNG/DOLORES & $21.38 \pm 0.06$ & $R$ & AG detection \\ 2009 Apr. 26.99583 & $ 1 \times 180$ & 0.46195 & 1.4 & TNG/DOLORES & $21.25 \pm 0.09$ & $I$ & AG detection \\ \hline 2009 Apr. 26.98457 & $ 2 \times 1800$ & 0.45069 & 1.4 & TNG/DOLORES & $-$ & $LR-B$ & AG spectra \\ \hline 2009 May 02.04516 & $16 \times 120$ & 5.51128 & 1.4 & TNG/DOLORES & $23.54 \pm 0.16$ & $R$ & HG detection \\ 2009 May 13.05282 & $30 \times 180$ & 16.51894 & 1.0 & TNG/DOLORES & $23.70 \pm 0.12$ & $R$ & HG detection \\ 2009 May 18.97929 & $20 \times 180$ & 22.44541 & 1.0 & TNG/DOLORES & $> 24.0$ & $I$ & $3\sigma$ u.l. \\ \hline 2009 May 31.20833 & $21\times 180$ & 35.67445 & 0.9 & LBT/LBC\_blue & $24.11 \pm 0.10$ & $g'$ & HG + knot \\ 2009 May 31.21875 & $17\times 180$ & 35.68487 & 1.1 & LBT/LBC\_blue & $23.83 \pm 0.13$ & $r'$ & HG + knot \\ 2009 May 31.20833 & $16\times 180$ & 35.67445 & 0.7 & LBT/LBC\_red & $24.06 \pm 0.18$ & $i'$ & HG + knot \\ 2009 May 31.21875 & $12\times 180$ & 35.68487 & 0.8 & LBT/LBC\_red & $23.32 \pm 0.15$ & $z'$ & HG + knot \\ \hline 2009 May 31.20833 & $21\times 180$ & 35.67445 & 0.9 & LBT/LBC\_blue & $24.70 \pm 0.10$ & $g'$ & HG \\ 2009 May 31.21875 & $17\times 180$ & 35.68487 & 1.1 & LBT/LBC\_blue & $23.86 \pm 0.07$ & $r'$ & HG \\ 2009 May 31.20833 & $16\times 180$ & 35.67445 & 0.7 & LBT/LBC\_red & $24.15 \pm 0.13$ & $i'$ & HG \\ 2009 May 31.21875 & $12\times 180$ & 35.68487 & 0.8 & LBT/LBC\_red & $23.73 \pm 0.13$ & $z'$ & HG \\ \hline 2009 May 31.20833 & $21\times 180$ & 35.67445 & 0.9 & LBT/LBC\_blue & $25.46 \pm 0.20$ & $g'$ & N-E knot \\ 2009 May 31.21875 & $17\times 180$ & 35.68487 & 1.1 & LBT/LBC\_blue & $24.72 \pm 0.15$ & $r'$ & N-E knot \\ 2009 May 31.20833 & $16\times 180$ & 35.67445 & 0.7 & LBT/LBC\_red & $25.53 \pm 0.32$ & $i'$ & N-E knot \\ 2009 May 31.21875 & $12\times 180$ & 35.68487 & 0.8 & LBT/LBC\_red & $24.87 \pm 0.29$ & $z'$ & N-E knot \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \smallskip $^1$ Magnitudes are in the AB system and are not corrected for Galactic extinction ($E(B-V)= 0.02$~mag \citealt{Schlegel98}). Point spread function (PSF) and aperture photometry were performed, on both the afterglow and the host galaxy respectively, by using the {\it Daophot II} within the ESO-MIDAS package, the task Phot/Apphot within the IRAF package and the SExtractor package (\citealt{sex96}). In particular, an aperture radius of~2.2$''$ was adopted to cover the entire extended object observed in the LBT images. The calibration of TNG data was performed using Landolt standard stars. The calibration of LBT was done against the SLOAN catalogue. Errors and upper limits are given at $1\sigma$ confidence level. \end{table}