Norwegian Astronomical Society - Variable Star Section Visual observation of Nova Cygni 2001 No. 2 Observer: Birger Andresen (ABG). Location: Trondheim, Norway. Instrument: 70-mm f/6.8 refractor (L70). Magnitude references: V-magnitudes from Hipparcos and Tycho-1 catalogues. Observation: Visual, Argelander step estimates. Object YYYYMMDD(UT) Mag Obs Instrument Ref CYGnova2001-2 20010821.882 8.3 ABG L70;24x HIP+TYC1 Observation: Nova appeared 2 steps fainter than HIP 103872 (V=8.12) and 3 steps brighter than TYC 3596-0758 (V=8.57). Class 1 observation. Yours sincerely, Bjorn H. Granslo