STromboli volcano Photos

- March 2002: Exceptionally low levels of activiy at Stromboli volcano -

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Stromboli seen at night from Punta Labronzo. Lights on the mountain are from excursionists.
The shadow of Stromboli over the Tyrrhenian Sea.	Sunset over the craters.	Stromboli,- a green mountain in Spring.
Views down on Stromboli village.		View of Stromboli village and the volcano.

NW and NE craters inactive, strong glow from central crater where a small lava pond has formed.	Central vent and a small eruption from the W vent of NE crater.	The glowing central vent, about 20 m in diameter, where the magma column is near the rim of the crater illuminating it with a suggestive yellow-red glow.
Impressions from Stromboli's craters. NW crater erupts very rarely and very weakly (left picture), about 1 eruption/hour, bombs don't reach the crater rim. The central vent is obviously filled with magma and emits small spatter. Ca. every 1/2 hour, the NE crater erupts weakly (middle picture), this time from its E vent.
Paintings with moonlight and lava glow

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Stromboli's NE crater and Orion in the sky.

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