Helo flight over the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai'i

            Kīlauea is a currently active shield volcano in the Hawai'ian Islands. It is the most active of the five volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Located along the southern shore of the island in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the volcano is about 300,000 and 600,000 years old and it emerged above sea level about 100,000 years ago. It is about 4,200 ft tall (1280 m) at it's highest point, with a 540 ft (165 m) deep circular caldera at its summit.  It is said that Kilauea is the home to Pele, the volcano goddess of ancient Hawaiian legends.
   

Taken in: United States / Hawaii / Mountain View (show map)

Taken on: April 20, 2015

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Camera: Nikon D7000, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Windows
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