Archives March 2007
Night of 29/30 March - The views of the crater were clear from sunset to
sunrise and the active hotspots on the lavadome were consistently bright
throughout the night. There were no major outbursts of activity and seismic
levels remain low.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 295kB)
Night of 28/29 March - The weather improved yesterday afternoon and we
had good views of the activity in the crater throughout last night.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 261kB)
Night of 25/26 March - The skies were clear for most of last night and
the hotspots on the lavadome were visible and active. The view was obscured
after 04:00 this morning, possibly by low clouds or mist/steam in the crater.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 249kB)
Night of 21/22 March - The clouds lifted around midnight and the
incandescent glow from the lavadome was visible for most of the rest of the
night. Also, there was a
M2.9 quake at 03:26 this morning.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second) - only the images
between 23:56 and sunrise are included.
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 146kB)
Night of 18/19 March - There was a fairly uninterrupted view of the
lavadome and the active hotspots from 20:00 until 03:00 this morning. There were
no major outbursts and clouds still occasionally obscured the view.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second) - only the images
between 20:00 and 03:00 are included.
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 152kB)
Night of 16/17 March - There were no clouds to interrupt the views
of the crater overnight. The incandescent glow from the lavadome was bright and
relatively consistent throughout the night, indicative of the continuing
extrusion of hot rocks and lava.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 244kB)
Night of 15/16 March - Clouds obscured the view of the crater until
just before 22:00, then the clouds lifted and there was a reasonably clear view
for the rest of the night. Levels of seismic activity remains low, but there was
a small
M2.2 quake registered at 00:58 this morning.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second) - only the images
between 22:48 and sunrise are included.
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 169kB)
Night of 14/15 March - Apart from a brief period immediately after
sunset, the active hotspots on the lavadome were visible throughout last night.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 265kB)
Night of 12/13 March - The activity in the crater was visible
intermittently from 23:20 until sunrise this morning.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second) - only the images
between 23:20 and sunrise are included.
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 147kB)
Night of 06/07 March - The active hotspots on the lavadome were
easily visible on last nights images from sunset until 03:00 this morning, when
the clouds rolled in again.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 223kB)
Night of 05/06 March - The views from the
Volcanocam
this morning shows clear views of a snow covered Mount St Helens. The view last
night was also relatively clear, with good views of the active area of the
lavadome.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 306kB)
Night of 04/05 March - The activity on the lavadome was
intermittently visible through breaks in the clouds last night. There were no
major outbursts and the level of seismic activity remains low.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 366kB)
Night of 03/04 March - The winter storms have taken a brief respite
and we had good views of the crater throughout last night. The hotspot on the
top of the lavadome, that has been present for several months, is still active
and was the main feature visible on last nights images.
The animation below shows the processed images of the mountain which have been
enhanced to maximise the brightness of the glow and superimposed over a
daytime image of the crater for reference. The animation speed is set at 6 fps
(equivalent of half an hour in real time per second).
Flash movie - enhanced images of the glow, superimposed on a background image of
the mountain - only the area around the crater is animated (size 488kB)
