Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Rolex Lume Shot Of The Day: Patachon's Sweet Summer Submariner Sunset


Rolex Lume Shot Of The Day
Patachon's Sweet Summer Submariner Sunset

NASA Photo Of The Day: Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano


NASA Photo Of The Day
Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano

As many of you know, many parts of Europe have been a no-fly-zone due to a recent Icelandic volcanic explosion.

NASA Explains: Why did the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland create so much ash? Although the large ash plume was not unparalleled in its abundance, its location was particularly noticeable because it drifted across such well populated areas.


The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland began erupting on March 20, with a second eruption starting under the center of small glacier on April 14. Neither eruption was unusually powerful.

The second eruption, however, melted a large amount of glacial ice which then cooled and fragmented lava into gritty glass particles that were carried up with the rising volcanic plume. Pictured above two days ago, lightning bolts illuminate ash pouring out of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.