I've posted at http://ftp.nofs.navy.mil/pub/outgoing/aah/misc/nova.jpg a composite image of the suspected nova, where the B-filter image is in the upper left, V is upper right, R is lower left and I is lower right. The background has been adjusted to make for a prettier image, but note that the stars are not at equivalent brightnesses in each filter. Field is 11x11 arcmin, with north up and east left in each subimage. As you can see, the nova suspect (in the center of the frame) is quite red. My conclusion is that this is just a red variable and not a nova. Arne