When I was a youngster my parents bought me a pair of braces to hold up my new trousers. Of course these were 'Trousers to grow into' and without such support I would have been running around bare arsed. The braces were blue and had pictures of planets and rockets and, in the box, was a genuine ticket to the Moon.
I know, because it said so.
Somewhere in a landfill site, many many years ago...
Saturday, 15 May 2010
Eyjafjallajökullcam
That pesky volcano on Iceland is still throwing up a plume of ash and now you can watch it via webcam. Click the images...
There's a thermal camera from the same viewpoint:
And a second camera:
Given that further disruptions are predicted I'll be keeping an eye on this one.
Well found kind sirrah, I have bookmarked the site for regular visits! If the beast really does blow a head gasket, will the cameras survive long enough to record the event? Presumably the pressure wave goes at speed of sound/ image as light so a few seconds to watch the end of the world after it happened?
No1 son flies back from Italy for a few days shortly, and as I've organised a 21st birthday event for him, it could prove a real bummer if he ends up stuck at Pisa airport.
Well found kind sirrah, I have bookmarked the site for regular visits! If the beast really does blow a head gasket, will the cameras survive long enough to record the event? Presumably the pressure wave goes at speed of sound/ image as light so a few seconds to watch the end of the world after it happened?
ReplyDeleteI don't know how far away they are from the vent but say 2km. That's ~6 sec before the shock wave hits. It could be dramatic!
ReplyDeleteI'll be keeping a beady eye on it as well.
ReplyDeleteNo1 son flies back from Italy for a few days shortly, and as I've organised a 21st birthday event for him, it could prove a real bummer if he ends up stuck at Pisa airport.
Even more so if Vesuvius or Etna go up Nobbly. Er, sorry bad taste :)
ReplyDeleteThe wind has changed, you can see the plume clearly just now.
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