Time: 01:15 +0000 (very approximate)
Location: Museum of Arts and Sciences observatory, Macon, GA
Telescopes: C14, C10
C14 Magnification: 97x, 217x?
C10 Magnification: 70x
Objects: Moon, Albireo Beta Cyg, M57 Ring, M31 Andromeda
Seeing: 3 (1=worst, 4=best)
Atmosphere: Gibbous moon, maybe a slight layer of some fog/smoke but not sure
Alton Basilico, Hal Collier and I visited the planetarium where Paul Fisher and two assistants ran the programs.
At about 1:15 UT one or two of the visitors, one of the assistants and I saw a very bright meteor which I think would qualify as a bolide. It was easily mag -4 and maybe brighters It descended toward the horizon probably in the vicinity of Perseus and Aries. It was a yellow orange, very bright at the end and there was a brief trail but not a persistent train.
We also observed the above objects. There was moon light or fog and haze so the objects didn't pop but seemed a bit difficult star-wise. The moon was probably mostly responsible, though.
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