Surprise: they capture the moment a meteor falls on an active volcano

A security camera captured the exact moment when the greenish light of a meteor light up the sky with Indonesia, just above the archipelago’s most active volcano, called Merapi. the video showing shocking image went viral.

In addition, Gunarto song, a photographer from the city of Jakarta -Indonesia capital-, he was also able to portray the particular phenomenon with his camera and published the amazing images on their social media.

the Merapi, whose name means “mountain of fire” and is located on the island of Java, is one of the the most active volcanoes in the Indonesian region and also from all over the planet. This time, however, it was not news for one of its dramatic eruptions – the last, in January of this year – but for an astronomical event that occurred in its surroundings: the appearance of a meteor that seems to fall near its top.

The phenomenon happened last night Thursday May 27 and the footage was captured by the company’s security cameras Big data, which are spreading rapidly on social networks.

In them, the imposing profile of the Merapi silhouetted against the sky above the city of Yogyakarta, in the heart of the island of Java, when suddenly a luminous ball lights up in the sky, near its summit and disappears behind the back slope of the “Mountain of fire”.

Shocking meteor flash was also captured by Indonesian professional photographer Gunarto song, who was able to take incredible photos of the phenomenon, which could be seen as a bright greenish line that seems to be embedded in the upper crater of the volcano.

“Does a meteor fall on the top of the volcano?” MerapiAsked the aforementioned photographer on his Instagram account, which accompanied his commentary with three photos of the car in its dizzying descent after the volcano.

Song is a fan of the Merapi volcano and was stationed near this mountain for four months, from February to May. Thursday night, he was taking pictures with a full moon view which gave him excellent visibility.

“I saw suddenly it was a very bright light falling from top to bottom in 1 second. Very bright and fast, ”the photographer said, according to local media Kumparan.

In strictly astronomical terms, and beyond what the images suggest, there was no trace of meteorites colliding in the area. The geophysical station observer Class I Sleman, Arin kuncahyani, told the aforementioned Indonesian media that no vibrations related to the suspected meteorite were recorded while monitoring the area.

The volcano, of 2900 meters high, in January of this year, it complicated the locals by erupting and throwing ash clouds and spewing out rivers of lava. The biggest tragedy he’s caused in recent times has taken place 2010, when he claimed the life of 240 inhabitants. In 1930, meanwhile, another of its violent eruptions brought about the tragic balance of 1400 dead.

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