PU Vul sudden fading Several observers have independently noted that the symbiotic nova PU Vul has suddenly faded to 12.2 mag. Since PU Vul is suspected to be a long-period eclipsing system, follow-up multicolor photometry and spectroscopy are encouraged. If the hot source is eclipsed, a sharp drop in the U-band is expected. YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20020529.938 117 (Georg Comello) 20020529.975 117 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020531.050 115 (Gary Poyner) 20020531.953 120 (Wolfgang Kriebel) 20020601.931 118 (Maciej Reszelski) 20020601.990 117 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020603.939 118 (Maciej Reszelski) 20020604.969 118 (Maciej Reszelski) 20020605.959 118 (Maciej Reszelski) 20020607.983 117 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020616.903 120 (Wolfgang Kriebel) 20020617.968 118 (Maciej Reszelski) 20020617.969 120 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20020618.985 117 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020620.980 120 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20020621.951 116 (Georg Comello) 20020621.972 121 (Jose Ripero) 20020622.974 120 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20020624.058 116 (Gary Poyner) 20020624.962 117 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020626.053 116 (Gary Poyner) 20020628.062 116 (Gary Poyner) 20020629.960 119 (Wolfgang Kriebel) 20020629.982 118 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020701.967 120 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20020701.970 122 (Jose Ripero) 20020704.878 120 (Wolfgang Kriebel) 20020707.011 122 (Jose Ripero) 20020708.939 122 (Emile Schweitzer) 20020710.881 120 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20020710.956 122 (Jose Ripero) 20020710.966 117 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020711.032 116 (Gary Poyner) 20020711.690 122 (Mitutaka Hiraga) 20020711.925 122 (Jose Ripero) 20020711.973 117 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20020712.076 115 (Gary Poyner) 20020713.630 121 (Mitutaka Hiraga) 20020714.936 122 (Jose Ripero)