2021-2022 Summit Eruption

Photographs were taken from varying overlooks along the edge of Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano.

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Eruption view from Volcano Hou...

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Glow and ranger at Kīlauea Ove...

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Close view of the western vent...

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Crater walls glow from Keanakā...

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Western vent during initial de...

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Visitors watch the glow of the...

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Morning volcanic plume from Uē...

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Glowing plume and stars

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Lava lake from Kīlauea Overloo...

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Eruption during full moon.

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Close up views of the eruption...

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Full moon above Mauna Loa and ...

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Close up view of the collapsed...

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Lava lake in the evening

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Telephoto photograph of the er...

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Close up views of the eruption...

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Photograph taken with a teleph...

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Lava overflowing from the west...

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Milky Way

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Views of the eruption from Vol...

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