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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Stars over an Erupting Volcano
APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 3 Mar, 2021 | Image Credit & Copyright: Giuseppe Vella

Posted on 03/03/2021 6:08:18 PM PST by MtnClimber

Explanation: Mt. Etna has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. Located in Sicily, Italy, the volcano produces lava fountains over one kilometer high. Mt. Etna is not only one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, it is one of the largest, measuring over 50 kilometers at its base and rising nearly 3 kilometers high. Pictured erupting last month, a lava plume shoots upwards, while hot lava flows down the volcano's exterior. Likely satellite trails appear above, while ancient stars dot the sky far in the distance. This volcanic eruption was so strong that nearby airports were closed to keep planes from flying through the dangerous plume. The image foreground and background were captured consecutively by the same camera and from the same location.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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1 posted on 03/03/2021 6:08:18 PM PST by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 03/03/2021 6:08:33 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Color ado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Pinging the APOD list.

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3 posted on 03/03/2021 6:09:05 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Color ado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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bttt


4 posted on 03/03/2021 6:13:44 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: MtnClimber

See: “captured consecutively”


5 posted on 03/03/2021 6:18:11 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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“Throw the ring into the fire! Throw the ring into the fire! No! Take it off first!”


6 posted on 03/03/2021 6:18:45 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”g)
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Thatsa big explosion!


7 posted on 03/03/2021 6:27:42 PM PST by Ken H (Trump won.)
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Remember that man is in charge.....


8 posted on 03/03/2021 9:02:12 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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Wow. Looks primordial.


9 posted on 03/04/2021 3:17:43 AM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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