Maurice: I have a spectrum of the same nova on the AAVSO web page (www.aavso.org). I caught the object before the H alpha had gone into emission. I am planning on taking more spectra and submitting them to the AAVSO site. Keep up the good work. Regards, Doug West Doug - I'll link your excellent spectrum at http://vsnet.aavso.org/nsgr01-3.stm to my webpage and include OG spectrum from Bill Liller just received. My 'blue-end' is absent through atmospheric absorption with nova <7o above true SSW horizon slot and ~4o above local horizon at lat 51.4oN<g>. Regards Maurice Gavin - Worcester Park Observatory-UK www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk m.gavin@freeuk.com ==============================================