Advanced astronomy classes this spring had the opportunity to hone their skills at image data extraction and analysis with a telescope we have been operating in the southern hemisphere. This spring, a classical nova erupted, reaching V magnitude ~ 6.7 or so before fading. We collected data every clear night in photometric filters, V, B and R for analysis and submission to the AAVSO. When done, students had correctly analyzed 176 data points and submitted those as observer GPE (Grainger Phillips Exeter), our AAVSO initials. Below is a plot of the V, B and R data from the AAVSO which includes our data and those from all the other observers who took part in observing this star.

Apparent magnitudes in V, B and R are on the ordinate. Julian Date is on the abscissa. The colors denote filters used: Red = R, Green = V, and Blue = B photometric filters. We acknowledge with thanks the variable star observations from the AAVSO International Database contributed by observers worldwide and used in this research.