Nova Cas 1995 is apparently showing a sudden drop by 0.2 mag/day as the following V-band observations indicate. This may be an indication of the start of dust minimum suggested by Shore and Starrfield. Follow-up observations are highly encouraged. mid-UT V-C1 S.D. N band V-mag --------------------------------- ----- 951223.474 -3.294 0.021 13 V 8.28 951224.439 -3.234 0.016 5 V 8.34 951225.377 -3.118 0.023 9 V 8.45 951226.402 -2.924 0.022 9 V 8.65 Regards, Taichi Kato & Ouda team