[vsnet-obs 60330] V459 Vul, 2007 Dec. 27 (GRL, NAS.VSS).

Fri Dec 28 06:17:45 JST 2007

Norwegian Astronomical Society - Variable Star Section.

Observations from 2007 December 27 UT [JD 2454462].

Object: V459 Vulpeculae = Nova Vulpeculae 2007 No. 2.

Observer: Bjorn H. Granslo [GRL].
Location: Kalbakken, Oslo, Norway.
Instrument: 70-mm refractor.
Observations: Visual, Pogson step estimates.
Report identification: grl_2007_12a.vis.

Variable    YYYYMMDD(UT)  Magn  Obs  Instrum.  Mag.ref  Estimates
VULV459     20071227.695   8.0  GRL  L70;24x   NAS.VSS  C-2;D+4 [2]

Notes: Nova briefly seen through a hole in rapidly moving
   clouds. Comparison stars (V-magnitudes from Tycho-2 cat.
   w/Bessell): C = 7.81 [HD 187958]; D = 8.48 [HD 187257].