Nova Cyg 2001-2 rising phase (H. Yoshida Aug. 17-18) Hidetoshi Yoshida (Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) reports the following further observations of Nova Cyg 2001 No. 2 around the discovery. 2001 Aug. 17.615 UT <11.5p (14:39-14:50 UT, 55mm f/2.8 + Fujichrome TREBI 400) 2001 Aug. 18.544 8.8p (12:55-13:10 UT, same instruments as above) --- object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code CYGnova2001-2 20010817.615 <115p YOH CYGnova2001-2 20010818.544 88p YOH