[vsnet-alert 9655] Re: Further brightening of nova V1280 Sco

[Taichi Kato]

> We observed V1280 Sco in Optical and J, Ks bands on 6 Oct. 2007 using 
> the 1.5-m KANATA telescope.
> The brighteness in V-band is about 12.2 mag on 6 Oct. 2007.
> The brightening event continues in optical and near-infrared bands and 
> color indexes become blue.

   Brightening in all these bands does not support the possibility
of evolving emission lines.  The rise, though, looks too rapid for
typical recovery from a dust minimum.