G'day all, Although it's been raining almost all evening here, I did get a _quick_ eyeball of Nova Vel. The only useable comparison at the time was Mu Vel (mag 2.7v): star yyyymmdd (UT) mag -------------------------------- VELNOVA1999 19990522.125 2.9: Some finder and comparison charts (courtesy of Guide 6.0 and the YBS5 & Tycho Catalogues) are now available from: http://vsnet.assa.org.au/vstars/nvvel99.htm These go from mag 0.8 down to 10.2. If it gets too bright, there's also Alpha and Beta Cen (mags 0.0 and 0.6 respectively). cheers, Fraser Farrell http://vsnet.dove.net.au/~fraserf/