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Volcano Lava Pano

That is actual lava being bubbled out of the Kiluaea Caldera, also known as the Halema'uma'u Crater, on the Big Island of Hawaii. I have been to this location, at the Jagger Museum, a few times but never saw anything like this. The perspective is kind of hard to show, as there is nothing in the photo for reference. I did, however, get to overhear a Park Ranger talking to a few tourists about what was going on. I will attempt to reiterate and paraphrase said Ranger. The crust broke loose a couple years ago and now glows red at dusk and at night. This visible lava does not happen often, in fact, it had been a few years since it has last been seen like this and usually only lasts for a few days. The caldera itself (the hole) is about three miles wide. The lava is bubbling and bursting up about 140ft high. When I arrived there were the two areas here, one to the left and one to the right, and by the time I left there was only the one on the left still going. I had drove up here by myself, from where we were staying in Ka'u, hoping for a clear night to take star pics. I got this instead. Which I am very happy with. The next night I came back with my wife and Mother-in-law but it had already stopped spewing lava. We had actually been planning on hiking out to the Kalapana flow in a couple days so this was a great treat to see before starting that adventure. Nature is amazing. Hawaii is amazing.

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Uploaded on October 2, 2017
Taken on September 6, 2017