Nova Cas started to fade?

   Following latest report suggests that Nova Cas 1993 may be entering
   the expected "great minimum".  Observations for these few nights would
   be critically important.

>From varstars-owner@nic.funet.fi Wed Feb 16 04:35:25 1994
Date: 	Tue, 15 Feb 1994 21:30:33 +0200
Message-ID: <Feb33@hoge.baba.hajime.jp>
From: granslo@argo.uio.no
To: "varstars@lists.funet.fi"@gollum.uio.no
Subject: Nova Cas 1993 - NAS.VSS Report No. 13
Status: R

           Norwegian Astronomical Society - Variable Star Section

 OBSERVATIONS OF NOVA CASSIOPEIAE 1993 - REPORT NO. 013 (1994 February 15)
 =========================================================================

YYYY MM DD.DDD  OBSERVATIONS             MAG  CL CD INSTRUM.   OBSERVER
1994 01 24.715  Dm-1.5;Em+3              7.7  1  I  L8x50     *Midtskogen, O.
1994 01 26.713  Dm-3;Em+2                7.9  2  I  L8x50     *Midtskogen, O.
1994 01 29.902  Dm-5;Em+0.5              8.0  1  I  L8x50     *Midtskogen, O.
1994 01 30.940  Dm-5;Em=V                8.1  1  I  L8x50     *Midtskogen, O.
1994 02 01.705  8=V;9+4                  8.2  1  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 01.877  8(2)V(1)9                8.5  1  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 04.716  8(2)V(1)9                8.5  1  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 04.906  8(3)V(0)9                8.6  1  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 04.999  8(2)V(1)9                8.5  1  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 05.748  8(2)V(1)9                8.5  2  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 06.824  8(2)V(1)9                8.5  1  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 07.724  8(2)V(1)9                8.5  1  O  M152,49x  *Lauvstad, A.
1994 02 12.797  8-2;Eg=V;9+2;Fg+2        8.4  1  O  L60,55x   *Granslo, B.H.
1994 02 13.733  8-8;9-3;Fg-2;10+3;11+8   9.0  1  I  L60,55x   *Granslo, B.H.
1994 02 14.071  9-4;Fg-4;10+2;11+7       9.1  1  O  C203,80x  *Granslo, B.H.
1994 02 14.770  9-4;Fg-3;10+3:11+6       9.0  1  O  L60,55x   *Granslo, B.H.
1994 02 15.071  9-6;Fg-5;10+1;11+6       9.2  1  O  C203,80x  *Granslo, B.H.
1994 02 15.781  9-8;10-2;11+2;12+6       9.6  1  I  L60,55x   *Granslo, B.H.

Time system is Universal Time. Magnitudes are calculated from the frac-
tional method or Pogson's step method. CL = class: estimated accuracy of
observation; 1 = good (+/- 0.1 mag.), 2 = fair (+/- 0.2 mag.). CD = code:
I = in-focus observation, O = out-of-focus observation. Instrument (type,
aperture in mm and magnification): C = catadioptric telescope; L = refrac-
tor; M = Newtonian reflector. This report contains new observations (*)
since Report No. 12 (1994 February 4).

Comparison stars (idenfifications and V-magnitudes): Dm = 7.61; Em = 8.0,
8 = 8.28; Eg = 8.30; 9 = 8.56; Fg = 8.64; 10 = 9.35, 11 = 9.80, 12 = 10.37.
Identifications: The Astronomer (4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) and NAS.VSS (Dm, Em,
Eg, Fg). Magnitudes are from TA E-Circular 806 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12), Hippar-
cos Input Catalogue (Eg, Fg) and Sky Catalogue 2000.0 (Dm, Em). Magnitudes
for the numbered stars are due to Brian Skiff, Lowell Observatory.

Observers: Bjoern H. Granslo (Fjellhamar, Norway); Andreas Lauvstad
(Levanger, Norway); Oernulf Midtskogen (Tranby, Norway; Competa, Spain).

                                                  Bjorn H. Granslo
                                                  Director, NAS.VSS