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Credit & Copyright: Luc Perrot
Explanation:
On Reunion Island,
it is known simply as "The Volcano."
To others, it is known as the
Piton de la Fournaise, which is French for the Peak of the Furnace.
It is one of the
most active volcanoes
in the world.
The Volcano started a new eruption last month by spewing
hot lava
bombs
as high as 10 meters into the air from several vents.
Pictured above, the recent eruption was
caught before a star filled southern sky,
appearing somehow contained beneath the arching band of our
Milky Way Galaxy.
Also visible in the background sky is the
Pleiades
open star cluster, the
constellation of Orion, the
brightest star Sirius,
and the neighboring
Large and
Small Magellanic
Cloud galaxies. (Can you
find them?)
The Piton de la Fournaise erupted for months in 2006, and for days in 2007, 2008,
and in January of 2010.
Nobody knows how long the
current eruption will last, or when The Volcano will erupt next.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: volcano - southern sky - Milky Way
Publications with words: volcano - southern sky - Milky Way
See also:
- APOD: 2024 November 24 Á Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
- APOD: 2024 November 5 Á Milky Way over Easter Island
- APOD: 2024 August 4 Á Gaia: Here Comes the Sun
- APOD: 2024 July 29 Á Milky Way over Uluru
- APOD: 2024 May 29 Á Stairway to the Milky Way
- APOD: 2024 April 22 Á Moon and Smoke Rings from Mt Etna
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway