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 Moonlight Silhouette of Erupting Volcán de Fuego and Acatenango

   September 29, 2021

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   Photographer:   David Rojas

   Summary Author:   David Rojas;  Cadan Cummings

   The impressive night photo above shows the  Volcán de Fuego
   (“Volcano of Fire”) erupting next to a  crescent moon visible
   momentarily before transiting behind the  Acatenango Volcano.
   Located adjacent to the town of  Antigua, Guatemala, Volcán de Fuego
   is a 12,346 ft (3,763 m) tall  stratovolcano that has been erupting
   regularly since 2002. Together the Volcán de Fuego and neighboring
   Acatenango Volcano make up the complex named La Horqueta. The most
   recent series of severe eruptions occurred at Volcán de Fuego in
    1974 and  2018. Part of the most recent round of smaller
   eruptions, the photo above taken on July 17, 2021 shows an ash cloud
   rising above the volcano with small lava flows streaming down its side.
   The timing of this dramatic shot could not have been better with the
   moon’s disk visible at the edge of the  volcanic cone and its light
   illuminating the silhouettes of both volcanoes.
     * San Cristóbal El Alto, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Coordinates:
       14.4747, -90.8806

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