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La Palma volcano update: Stunning time-lapse video of eruption seen from astrophysical observatory

Mon, 20 Sep 2021, 12:58 | BY: MARTIN
Webcam screenshot of the time-lapse video (image: @sky_live_tv/twitter)
Webcam screenshot of the time-lapse video (image: @sky_live_tv/twitter)
An impressive time-lapse video has been posted by the astrophysical observatory Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias of the first day of the La Cumbre Vieja volcano's eruption.
Lava jets surpassed up to a few 100 m height.

Stunning time-lapse video of eruption seen from astrophysical observatory (source:@sky_live_tv/twitter)

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La Palma volcano
shield volcano 2426 m
Canary Islands, 28.58°N / -17.84°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) La Palma volcano eruptions:
2021 (Sep - ongoing), 1971, 1949, 1712, 1677-1678, 1646, 1585
Typical eruption style
effusive