Mar 24, 2021 21:00:00

Drone aerial photography & time-lapse video approaching Icelandic volcano that erupted for the first time in 6000 years

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The following is a time-lapse video that summarizes the changes that occurred during the three days after the eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano in about 50 seconds. When regenerated, you can see the volcano smoking day and night, and the magma spreading through the ground.

Fagradalsfjall Volcano in Iceland --3 day Time-lapse --YouTube


The image starts when the magma flowing out of the crater in the center of the screen spreads toward the left front of the screen.

The viewpoint moves to the left of the screen to capture the spread of magma.

Soon, the magma spread to the right of the screen.

At night, the red magma flow is more visible.

The scale of the eruption can be grasped from the comparison with the helicopter that landed at the bottom of the screen.

Even on March 22, the third day, the momentum of the eruption did not slow down.

Below is a video of Icelandic drone photographer Bjorn Steinbekk shooting Fagradalsfjall volcano with a

drone DJI FPV capable of flying at a maximum speed of 140 km / h.

Crater surfing DJI FPV style! --YouTube


Magma that looks like a river of fire.

Lava overflows from the crater as if boiling.

'It was very thrilling to shoot this!'

Commented Steinbekk.

Steinbekk also released a nighttime footage of the eruption.

The light in the night! --YouTube


The magma, taken looking down from a slow-flying drone, flows slowly, branching like blood vessels.

Looking at the crater from directly above, it looks like this.

The area around the crater was a sea of fire.

Images of magma up close from the ground, not from the sky, are also available.

Man Captures Icelandic Volcanic Eruption Up Close --YouTube


Many people gather on the slopes of the hills that surround the crater.

The appearance of the red magma flowing away from the cold and solidified magma gives an impression different from aerial photography.

The following is a superimposition of the scenery before the eruption and the scenery after the eruption.

Fagradalsfjall Eruption: before and after --YouTube


You can see at a glance that a crater has appeared in a place that was a gentle hill.