Monday 18 March 2013

Lava Fountains and the Northern Lights

Nooo its not another one of my dreams but this little blog looks at the latest eruptions at Etna and looks at whether or not the Northern Lights were seen across the UK or not over the weekend?
 
 Lava Fountain

Following a blog a few weeks ago talking about eruption at Mt Etna, there has been further activity as predicted. Normally eruptions occur every three to four weeks in a time of activity amongst continuous activity. The latest eruption saw huge lava fountains spewing lava up to 1000m in the air. The eruption comes from a newly formed crater on the South East side of the volcano. Once again it has been said that there is no danger to residents in nearby towns and cities.


Northern Lights
So the other day I mentioned that there had been a large coronal mass ejection (CME) which would see an increased chance for people to witness the Aurora Borealis across the UK and other regions where it is not normally seen.

Well last night on the Isle Of Man the Northern Lights were seen and photographed, here by James Brew in Smeale.


 

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