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Four At Once: Volcano Quartet Erupts On Kamchatka

Posted by Soulskill on from the taking-cameras-to-cool-places dept.

anavictoriasaavedra writes "A unique show is taking place on Kamchatka these days: Four separate but nearby volcanoes are erupting simultaneously on the Russian peninsula. A Moscow film crew has produced an awe-inspiring 360-degree video of the natural fireworks." The video is well worth watching and panning around in. There are also a bunch of high-res still photo panoramas.

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  1. Beowolf cluster by jfdavis668 · · Score: 4, Funny

    of volcanos

    1. Re:Beowolf cluster by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Informative

      You laugh. This planet is pretty active. Although a quick perusal of recent Alaska activity doesn't show much unusual stuff, we've had a RM 7 and 6 quake on Queen Charlotte / Fairweather fault that's been quiet for the past decade or so (a blink in the geological eye). Time to get off my ass and bolt down the diesel tanks some more.

      The fun thing about today's technology is that we can actually see the actual magnitude of volcanism on the planet in pretty much real time. Never had that ability before.

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  2. How the heck is the camera mounted ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In that 360-degree video, how on earth is the camera mounted to the helicopter ?

  3. Kick-ass technology by RogueWarrior65 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I would pay money to have this camera rig on every KCAL 9 high speed chase video feed.

  4. Re:Open Door Policy by CanHasDIY · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it a good idea to fly around an active volcanoe with the helicopter door open? Aren't there generally toxic gases about?

    Well, it is Russia.

    They're probably safer having the window open; those potato-and-vodka farts can be pretty damn toxic themselves.

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  5. Priorities by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it bad that all I'm wondering about when I watch the video is how they made the camera's mount invisible?

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    1. Re:Priorities by filthpickle · · Score: 4, Funny

      not nearly as bad as me wondering why they filmed the helicopter and not the volcanoes for around 2 minutes before I realized you can move the camera.

      Computers are my forte.