Posted on 05/25/2018 1:33:08 PM PDT by savedbygrace
A stunning new time-lapse video from the Gemini Observatory captures the dramatic glow of the Kilauea volcano eruption on Hawaii's Big Island.
The Kilauea outburst began on May 3, 2018, following an earthquake that struck the Big Island. Since then, the volcano has continued to spew lava, ash and toxic gas, destroying homes and causing people to evacuate.
The recent footage was taken during the night of May 21 to May 22, using the Gemini Observatory’s Gemini North telescope. The wide-angle camera at the Gemini North telescope sits high up on Mauna Kea, a tall volcanic peak on the Big Island, and is pointed in the direction of Kilauea. [In Photos: Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Eruption as Seen from Space]
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
Awesome-—and taken from above the clouds.
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bttt
Oh, for the good-old days when “red” was part of the spectrum...
cool
GLOBAL WARMING!!
WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!
LOL
Russian colluder.
Yup. Nature is indeed putting on a show here on the Big Island.
That was bad a$$! Thanks savedbygrace!
YW
Lava speeds up, forcing evacuations and covering well at Puna Geothermal plant
Interesting factoid...
The plant typically generates 25 percent of the electricity for Hawaii island.
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