I have seen plenty of ‘shooting stars’ but this is by far the brightest and largest and seemed ‘not far away’ by comparison. The fact that there were two pieces made me consider it important enough to report.
Location
Address
Maryville, TN
Latitude
35° 43' 8.94'' N (35.719149°)
Longitude
83° 55' 39.81'' W (-83.927724°)
Elevation
321.522827m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-03-03 22:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2023-03-04 03:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
30°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45.23°
First azimuth
43.05°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
38.97°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There were two apparent pieces, one smaller piece tailing the first (lower) larger piece. The smaller piece seemed to be falling very slightly slower - in other words the distance between them increased slightly in the about 2 seconds I saw it.
