V1178 Sco spectrum, indeed a nova! Mitsugu Fujii <aikow@po.harenet.ne.jp> reports the spectrum of V1178 Sco taken on June 24.57 UT. Although the signal-to-noise ratio was rather low because of the intervening clouds, a very strong emission lines of H-alpha (FWHM about 1300 km/s), and weaker H-beta were confirmed. The spectrum is available at: http://vsnet1.harenet.ne.jp/~aikow/v1178_0624.gif The object is indeed a nova (not a novalike object). The FWHM of the emission line suggests a moderately slow to moderate speed class. Regards, Taichi Kato