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I live in Reykjavik, west side and close to the ocean. From the coast line there it is about 35km or 22 miles direct line of sight to the eruption site. I went
by saevarom 3y ago
I live in Reykjavik, west side and close to the ocean. From the coast line there it is about 35km or 22 miles direct line of sight to the eruption site. I went out about 1 hour and 15 minutes after the eruption started and saw the lava flow about 100-150m in the air with my bare eyes. I've seen a few eruptions but they are always mesmerizing!
A (not very good) photo I took: https://imgur.com/a/Yc2apSu https://imgur.com/a/Yc2apSu
- bamboozled 3y agoThe aerial footage is absolutely mesmerizing and beautiful IMO. I'm jealous as I'd love to see at least some of the real thing.
- saevarom 3y agoHere is a video taken from the coast guard helicopter science flight around 1,5 hours after the eruption started: https://www.visir.is/k/3260696d-37f9-4160-9b6a-3862fea52cb8-1702942166543/myndband-af-eldgosinu-tekid-ur-thyrlu https://www.visir.is/k/3260696d-37f9-4160-9b6a-3862fea52cb8-...
- indigochill 3y agoHa, we might be neighbors. I took a pretty similar picture from Sörlaskjól. I just happened to be chilling for the evening when I saw the red glow on the horizon and snapped a picture just as it started going up: https://imgur.com/xLZqcqO https://imgur.com/xLZqcqO