[Geof Lewis]

I’m not sure of the correct method or location to post my observation, but I would like to confirm that I could see it fairly easily with my hand held 15×70 binoculars at approx 22:30 on 25 August 2026, despite the nearby bright moon. I could not locate it with my 8×42 binoculars. I’m not an experience visual observer, but by reference to Stellarium and nearby stars it would seem to me to be in the region of mag 7.5 to 7.8. I have attached a Stellarium screenshot with stars of similar brightness circled. The crosshair marks the location where I observed the transient nova.
Best regards,
Geof

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