Date
1 - 11 of 11
Mauna Loa eruption
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Roland Christen
For those who are interested,
The Mauna Loa eruption on Hawaii Island is continuing and lava is now flowing down the mountain to the saddle between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. The telescopes on Mauna Kea are not in any danger but if the lava continues to flow it may cut across the major highway that goes to Hilo. The observatories can still be reached from Weimea which is to the north and west. Lava is flowing east down the mountain.
Our home and observatory is far away from this activity and would never be impacted by any of the volcanoes on the island. Right now the access road to the USGS climate observatory at the 11,000 ft level on Mauna Loa has been over-run by lava, so this facility is now not accessible. The observatory has not been impacted by lava at this time.
This is the second major eruption on the island in the last 5 years, Kilauea having spread lava over the south-east of the island and destroying a large number of homes in its path. The Mauna Loa eruption is not heading towards any communities, it's impacting a wild area of the land between the two large mountains. According to reports, the mountain is putting on quite a show, especially at night, and can be seen from all parts of the island. We were there only 2 weeks ago and normally we would have made our annual trip this week, but things didn't work out for us. Sure would have liked to see this spectacle.
Rolando
 -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics |
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I know that saddle area between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa well. There used to be [perhaps there still is] a U.S. Army training area up there with artillery and gunnery ranges where we used to go up to for a week at a time, camp out and practice with our 106mm recoilless rifles and our LAWS shoulder fired anti-tank missles. Great fun for a 19 or 20 year old kid. :-) It was fun camping out up there and walking the lave fields.
-- Dean Jacobsen Astrobin Image Gallery - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/ |
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Roland Christen
There used to be [perhaps there still is] a U.S. Army training area up there It's still there and in active use.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Jacobsen <deanjacobsen@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Wed, Nov 30, 2022 9:42 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Mauna Loa eruption I know that saddle area between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa well. There used to be [perhaps there still is] a U.S. Army training area up there with artillery and gunnery ranges where we used to go up to for a week at a time, camp out and practice with our 106mm recoilless rifles and our LAWS shoulder fired anti-tank misses. Great fun for a 19 or 20 year old kid. :-) It was fun camping out up there and walking the lave fields.
-- Dean Jacobsen Astrobin Image Gallery - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/ -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics |
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I have pics, vids and time-lapse vids on YouTube and Facebook. Search on Christopher Erickson.
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Christopher M <mirfak@...>
You're looking rather close, even with the telephoto...
Glad it isn't spitting out pebbles etc. |
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Close enough to hear and smell it! On Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 6:36 PM Christopher M <mirfak@...> wrote: You're looking rather close, even with the telephoto... |
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Andy Ermolli
I used to image from the little parking area at ~11,000 ft by the Mauna Loa Observatory.....there goes my plan to head out there in February.
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Jeffc
Here’s Kilauea from the parking lot at 12k feet (or is it 11k feet?) On Dec 1, 2022, at 3:14 AM, Andy Ermolli <andyc67@...> wrote:
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Roland,
Your selection of a second home is really interesting. Especially the climate and the ability to view along with the epic scenery and diverse geology. I wish I would have thought of Hawaii as a potential place to liver for a while, but living in Florida it was not different enough for me. However, after studying your climate and location, it is indeed quite different and your taste is superb. I selected a place next to Yellowstone. It is spectacular for sure. However, Hawaii is on my list of places to visit and my wife of 30 years has indicated if I think I am going out there to purchase property, she is divorcing me. She said the same thing in regards to our other places. Still married after 32 years and she loves the places we built and won't sell any. However, she always says the same thing upon the suggestion of an idea. Hawaii is now on my list. |
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Roland Christen
Well, good luck to you. Building a house in Hawaii is not for the faint of heart. Trust me, if i suggested building another house in Hawaii, Marj would have me wrapped in cellophane, stuffed and locked into a shipping container headed to China and throw away the key.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Emilio J. Robau, P.E. <ejr@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 10:01 am Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Mauna Loa eruption Roland,
Your selection of a second home is really interesting. Especially the climate and the ability to view along with the epic scenery and diverse geology. I wish I would have thought of Hawaii as a potential place to liver for a while, but living in Florida it was not different enough for me. However, after studying your climate and location, it is indeed quite different and your taste is superb. I selected a place next to Yellowstone. It is spectacular for sure. However, Hawaii is on my list of places to visit and my wife of 30 years has indicated if I think I am going out there to purchase property, she is divorcing me. She said the same thing in regards to our other places. Still married after 32 years and she loves the places we built and won't sell any. However, she always says the same thing upon the suggestion of an idea. Hawaii is now on my list. -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics |
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Roland, Acknowledged. Been there and done that five times. Three have been keepers. Not seriously thinking of it now. However, I am looking for a home for my telescopes. The places I have are not quite right. I guess the first thing to do is take a trip. As indicated Hawaii never really interested me until I realized the climate where you are located and started to think of elevation and dark skies in the tropics. |
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