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Episode 43 of the Kilauea eruption on April 23, 2026, produced jaw dropping fountains over 1000 feet (300 meters) high. The fountain in this image was about 980 feet high with a few red embers reaching 1060 feet high. The brightness of the fountain at night was extremely impressive. The lava flowing on the ground was much fainter and is brightened in this image so that is is btter seen.
See my youtube video of the fountaining eruption: Kilauea Volcano Night Eruption, Halema'uma'u Episode 45, April 22-23, 2026.
All lava is red or red-orange. Yellow and white lava are due to camera saturation of the red channel with the green channel near saturation, or white due to both red and green saturated and the blue channel near saturation. Lava temperatures run from around 600 to 1200 degrees Centigrade, and the dynamic range in the visible over these temperatures is over 20 stops (1:1,000,000), which no camera can cover. Therefore to show cooler and fainter lava, the higher temperature lava will be saturated in the camera images. For more info, see Volcanoes and the Color of Lava.
Technical. This image was obtained with a stock Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Digital Camera and Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens at 100 mm. Exposure was 1/30 second at ISO 400, f/6.3.
To learn how to obtain stunning images like this, please visit my Extensive Articles on Photography .
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Last updated June 07, 2026