Timelapse: Indonesian Volcanoes at Day and Night by Thierry Legault

By Nancy Atkinson - August 18, 2014 06:01 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Here's a beautiful new timelapse from the extremely talented astrophotographer Thierry Legault. He recently traveled to Java Island in Indonesia to the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park and shot imagery and footage of two active volcanoes, both during the day and at night. The views are absolutely stunning.

"At night, the activity of the sky, nature (volcanoes, clouds and fog) and humans (cars and hikers) is very intense!" Legault said via email.

Below are a couple of still photos from the video:

Thanks to Thierry Legault for sharing his videos and images with Universe Today!

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Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

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