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mjconns OP t1_j5fb3qj wrote

Kilauea volcano is actively erupting, this was taken last week around 8pm. It was smoky/foggy and the lava light up the surrounding light -- it was amazing to see!

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ramillerf1 t1_j5fcvx1 wrote

That is a really nice photo! The glowing fog adds an extra dimension. Thank you for posting!

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mjconns OP t1_j5fe44t wrote

It really was something else with the reflections off smoke/fog!

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gwaydms t1_j5fhj4l wrote

I hope you didn't breathe in the vog.

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mjconns OP t1_j5fi393 wrote

On some level, I did. You can't really escape it entirely while visiting the island while the eruption is ongoing. But during this picture it was mostly blowing away (north/north-west).

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SanDiego628 t1_j5g4c02 wrote

Awesome pictures! Can you recommend good area to go see this? I'll be visiting in March

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tbones55 t1_j5g824m wrote

There’s a couple overlooks in the National park. If you have a car, it’s pretty easy to navigate since it’s one main road that covers the park. You should have phone service is most places too, so you can look up where to go.

The big thing to keep in mind, everybody else also wants to see this, especially at night. Just after sunset is the most popular times. The National park service recommends visiting after 9pm, after traffic dies down. When this volcano start to erupt again recently, the line of cars to get in was basically a parking lot. Over an hour wait for parking apparently

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zNNS t1_j5ho2on wrote

Is it still erupting now? I'll be going to The National Park next week for the very first time.

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mjconns OP t1_j5gk5ur wrote

If it’s still going, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s Devastation Trail leads right to the viewing area.

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Murph785 t1_j5grfw2 wrote

The lava is only in Halemaumau Crater at the summit of Kilauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This eruption, almost any crater rim viewing site has clear sights of the lava lake and fountains.

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we_should_be_nice t1_j5i51x7 wrote

I was there exactly one month before this eruption started and like a few days after the other eruption started dying down. I saw the tiniest small hint of a glow of lava. The timing of my trip was awful for lava reasons, but great for everything else.

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Kaimuki18 t1_j5ihjv9 wrote

I freaking hate that Vog. It’s making my eyes itch and I’m all the way over on Oahu

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