Daily Earth and Sun Report 12.18.2019 Solar Wind: speed: 531.6 km/sec density: 1.5 protons/cm^3 Solar wind has begun to intensity this morning. Eyes on the telemetry and geomagnetic conditions for the advancement of plasma coupling to the earth system. 7:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVj18slGYJs&feature=emb_title ............................................................................................................................................................ #science #space #nature #earthscience #nasa

The other night I made this post with a still image. However, I thought it was ssoooo cool that it deserved an animated image. Located in eastern Java, Indonesia lies the Ijen volcano. Ijen, a stratovolcano, has a 1-km wide, blue-green colored, acidic crater lake, and is known for its rich sulfur deposits. This is the worlds largest volcanic, acidic crater lake. Its water is so acidic that it can dissolve human flesh. Each night, the Ijen volcano crater is lit up with the awesome spectacle of blue flame. This blue fire, reaching up to 16 feet, is ignited sulfuric gas, which emerges from fissures at temperatures of up to 1100 degrees F. ................................................................................................................................................................. #science #nature #outdoors #photo #education

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