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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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| 4/19/10
| Marco Fulle (Stromboli Online)
Posted on 04/19/2010 5:43:21 AM PDT by sig226
Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano
Credit & Copyright: Marco Fulle (Stromboli Online)
Explanation: Why did the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland create so much ash? Although the large ash plume was not unparalleled in its abundance, its location was particularly noticeable because it drifted across such well populated areas. The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland began erupting on March 20, with a second eruption starting under the center of small glacier on April 14. Neither eruption was unusually powerful. The second eruption, however, melted a large amount of glacial ice which then cooled and fragmented lava into gritty glass particles that were carried up with the rising volcanic plume. Pictured above two days ago, lightning bolts illuminate ash pouring out of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
TOPICS: Astronomy Picture of the Day
KEYWORDS: apod; eyjafjallajokull; iceland; volcano; volcanoes
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posted on
04/19/2010 5:43:22 AM PDT
by
sig226
To: null and void; fnord; Number57; KevinDavis; rdb3; MNJohnnie; RightWhale; proudofthesouth; ...
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posted on
04/19/2010 5:43:55 AM PDT
by
sig226
(Mourn this day, the death of a great republic. March 21, 2010)
To: sig226
ooh . . . new desktop wallpaper . . . thanks
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posted on
04/19/2010 5:46:04 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: sig226
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posted on
04/19/2010 5:46:25 AM PDT
by
scoobysnak71
(I'm light skinned with no negro dialect. Could you milk me?)
To: sig226
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posted on
04/19/2010 5:46:43 AM PDT
by
Holen1
To: 1rudeboy
Great minds think alike.
Awesome!
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posted on
04/19/2010 5:49:18 AM PDT
by
bgill
(how could a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the POTUS)
To: 1rudeboy
My thoughts, exactly! Thanks
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posted on
04/19/2010 5:54:09 AM PDT
by
WesternPacific
(Deafness has its Advantages)
To: sig226
To: sig226
Best photo I’ve seen yet!
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:08:03 AM PDT
by
WINGED PEGASUS
(Tea Party Activists do not Throw bricks; WE MAIL THEM!)
To: sig226
Amazing. Thanks for posting it.
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:56:04 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Quix
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:58:25 AM PDT
by
houeto
(Get drinking water from your ditch - http://www.junglebucket.com/Jungle-Bucket-1.htm)
To: houeto
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posted on
04/19/2010 7:03:53 AM PDT
by
Quix
(BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: sig226
Ooooo! VK ZOT! pic. Thanks!
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posted on
04/19/2010 7:31:54 AM PDT
by
TheOldLady
("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime." -- Mark Twain)
To: sig226
Another goodie to add to your collection:
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posted on
04/19/2010 7:34:03 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
To: sig226
To: sig226
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posted on
04/19/2010 8:10:39 AM PDT
by
Slicksadick
(Go out on a limb........Its where the fruit is.)
To: Slicksadick
Choose and Perish ...
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posted on
04/19/2010 8:13:58 AM PDT
by
Scythian
To: Scythian
We did...
"I looked around to see if there were any asteroids falling or some cracks opening up in the earth." - He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Middle-Named...
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posted on
04/19/2010 10:06:17 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 451 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: uscbud
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:55:08 PM PDT
by
Clay Moore
(Roaches, predators, and thieves typically work under the cover of darkness. So it is with congress.)
To: sig226
Obama said, “Where is the Armageddon?” He needs not to thumb his nose at God.
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:58:56 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Free the Navy Seals)
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