Reports Report 2431a (Event 2431-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | On a ski tour, extremely clear day. Saw it as we broke the treeline heading to the Skillet Glacier on Mt Moran. Was probably 3-4 finger widths above the summit. Just before BMNT. Facing to the west heading from Jackson Lake. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , WY |
| Latitude | 43° 50' 26.52'' N (43.8407°) |
| Longitude | 110° 44' 47.28'' W (-110.746467°) |
| Elevation | 2355.283936m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-04-19 07:15 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-04-19 13:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 250° |
| First azimuth | 250° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 250° |
| Last elevation | 68° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | After it exploded there was a small "tail" from when we first noticed it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Big bright yellow/orange ball, then exploded and fragmented into 2-3 noticeable yellow/orange frags |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw it high up over Mt Moran, to the west. Big yellow/orange fireball, then slight bright flash, and saw 2-3 peices break off same color and disappeared withing a second or two |