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by saevarom 906 days 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
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saevarom 906 days ago
Here 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-...

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indigochill 906 days ago
Ha, 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
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bamboozled 906 days ago
The aerial footage is absolutely mesmerizing and beautiful IMO. I'm jealous as I'd love to see at least some of the real thing.
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