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Monday, December 22, 2014

THE BLUE VOLCANO - ITS EERIE BLUE GLOW AT NIGHT IS CAUSED BY SULPHUR FUMES

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The eerie blue glow atop an Indonesian volcano may look like something from a sci-fi film, but it is actually caused by sulphuric gases

  • Ijen Crater, a volcano in East Java, Indonesia, gives off molten sulphur which glows blue at night 
  • The blue glow is created by flames produced when escaping sulphuric gases burn inside the volcano
  • Miners work on the volcano despite the toxic fumes and the fact the lava reaches 600C inside crater
  • Photographer had to wear a gas mask when he snuck inside volcano's grounds to take these eerie pictures 
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    Miners, who work on Ijen despite the toxic fumes, rely on the spooky volcano for their livelihood, allowing the sulphur to cool before chipping it off

    While the lava is usually an orange-red colour, the blue glow comes from flames produced when escaping sulphuric gases burn up inside the volcano in searing 600C heat

    At first glance the otherworldly light in pictured by Mr Loong comes from a nebula or another planet deep in outer space

    Miners have run ceramic pipes from vents in the side of the mountain to collection points inside a large crater

    While still a stunning sight, the sulphuric Ijen Crater is far less eerie when viewed in the light of day
    The view during the day

    Source
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2884185/The-volcano-BLUE-Indonesian-crater-spews-molten-sulphur-gives-eerie-glow-night.html

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