Simple scopes, simple joys - and Nova Scorpii too

Nova Scorpii - I put it at about 6.8 this morning - but I was using familiar comparison stars that weren't that good for this purpose. All I'm sure of is that it has dropped significantly from my previous observation...

Nova Scorpii - dropping, but that's fun too!

Popped out about 4:45 am this morning to get a look at Nova Scorpii 2007 #1 and a look for Nova Scorpii 2007 #2. I would put the first one now at about magnitude 6.0 and the second at -...