A slope of volcano is pictured with red glowing lava running down its side. A dark starry sky is in the background. Up into the sky a red column is visible. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
一座火山的山坡上，炽热的红色熔岩沿着山体流淌而下。背景是一片黑暗的星空，天空中还可以看到一根红色的光柱。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
2021年11月15日 Light Pillar over Volcanic Etna Image Credit & Copyright: Giancarlo Tinè Explanation: What happening above that volcano? Something very unusual — a volcanic light pillar. More typically, light pillars are caused by sunlight and so appear as a bright column that extends upward above a rising or setting Sun. Alternatively, other light pillars — some quite colorful — have been recorded above street and house lights. This light pillar, though, was illuminated by the red light emitted by the glowing magma of an erupting volcano. The volcano is Italy’s Mount Etna, and the featured image was captured with a single shot a few hours after sunset in mid-June. Freezing temperatures above the volcano’s ash cloud created ice-crystals either in cirrus clouds high above the…
2021年03月03日 Stars over an Erupting Volcano Image Credit & Copyright: Giuseppe Vella 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…
