I'm sure I remember Malc or Jon or somebody posting a heads-up about this nova but I can't seem to find it. Anyway, it seems to be the 'forgotten nova' with all the fuss about V745 Sco and the on-going work on V1369 Cen!
It took two weeks but a spectrum was finally obtained to confirm this object's type (CBET 3082: PNV J18250860-2236024 = Nova Sagittarii 2014). From discovery mag of 8.7 U the brightness quickly dropped to about V=11.5 but over the last week it has significantly brightened, last reported about V=10. AAVSO light curve attached.
It should be quite a viable target for spectroscopy over the next night or maybe two, until the Moon interferes. Unfortunately it's way beyond my equipment.
Also attached is an image I took of the nova on 04 Feb. In addition, here's a link to an animation using the 4 Feb shot and an earlier image of the field - the nova is just left of centre:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...4animation.gif
Cheers -