FG Sge: possible start of fading Some observers have pointed out the peculiar variable FG Sge seems to be fading. FG Sge has gradually risen from the deep minimum (fainter than mag 15) in 1996 May - June to the current 9-th mag bright state. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 971007.944 94 (G. Poyner) 971008.585 97 (T. Watanabe) 971010.550 97 (T. Watanabe) 971010.553 93 (S. Takahashi) 971010.562 94 (H. Itoh) 971010.567 95 (Y. Watanabe) 971012.160 96 (R. J. Modic) 971012.953 94 (G. Poyner) 971013.944 94 (G. Poyner) 971016.428 95 (S. Takahashi) 971016.523 97 (T. Watanabe) 971017.492 95 (S. Takahashi) 971017.785 101 (A. Diepvens) 971018.144 96 (R. J. Modic) 971018.503 96 (T. Watanabe) 971018.739 100 (A. Diepvens) 971018.740 96 (H-G. Lindberg) 971018.860 94 (G. Poyner) 971019.810 101 (A. Diepvens) 971019.910 98 (B. H. Granslo) 971020.771 99 (K-G. Andersson) 971020.781 100 (H-G. Lindberg) 971020.826 96 (M. Westlund) 971020.869 101 (A. Diepvens) 971021.104 102 (J. McKenna) 971021.487 96 (S. Takahashi) 971021.806 105 (A. Diepvens) 971021.876 96 (G. Poyner) Regards, Taichi Kato