Amazing lightning photo tells more about connections with Volcanoes

It has always been a mystery how lightning appears and can be created from volcanic eruptions . Interesting that this first time photo has not been captured before. For the first time, scientists have observed and traced lightning inside a plume of ash spewing from an actively erupting volcano.

Volcano's Lightning Captured in Photo
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Ash plumes and more from the Alaskan Kasatoch volcano

Current beautiful sunset are partially due to the ash plumes and more from the Alaskan Kasatoch volcano. This mountain is spewing sulfur dioxide gas and volcanic ash clouds high in the air which is creating some interesting colorful sunsets. Take a look at these satellite images.
Also try observatories in Cascades, Hawaii, Long Valley, Yellowstone

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Kasatochi.php

more about Alaskan volcanoes
http://www.mms.gov/alaska/kids/shorts/Alaska's%20Volcanoes/alaska's%20volcanoes.htm
http://www.alaska.net/~logjam/volcanoes.html

Status and photos of Alaskan volcanic eruption

For more info you can visit the Alaskan Volcano Observatory's website by clicking here ----> http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Okmok.php

Volcanoes that formed on the Moon

Especially in the last number year, there has been a lot of speculation how and when our Moon was formed and evolved. Was it created by itself or part of Earth ? Now there is more interesting information that gives us a better understanding about Earth and Moon.

solar system volcanoes
12/6/07 Student will learn about the evolution of our Solar system, moons, planets and other physical characteristics

Moon Formed Volcanoes Early, Rock Study Shows
Mason Inman
for National Geographic News
December 5, 2007
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071205-moon-volcanoes.html

Alaska volcano now very active again

Alaska Volcano Poised for Huge Eruption

By JAMES HALPIN,
AP
Posted: 2007-08-18 05:43:21
Filed Under: Science News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Aug. 17) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes could be working toward a massive eruption that could affect air travel but was not expected to threaten any of the towns in the area, scientists said Thursday
http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/alaska-volcano-poised-for-huge-eruption/20070817163809990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001


also check out this fantastic site
http://volcano.und.edu/

Tvashtar volcano on Jupiter's moon Io

4/7/2007 (if not this date for spaceweather use the archives to search for more information related to this photo
Students will
(E.O.A.S.1) Will compare Tvarish to other volcanoes on earth like Vesuvius in Italy.
(E.O.A.S.2) Will discover which 3 other planets, besides Earth, have active volcanoes on them.
(E.O.A.S.3) Compare and contrast Earth volcanoes , the Tvarish volcano and other solar system volcanoes as to their production of material and additional information.

The New Horizon spacecraft, heading out towards Pluto, snapped a photo of the Tvashtar volcano giving us a show that we normally can't see even with the Hubble or Earth telescopes.
The bluish plume that looks like a dome, is the ejected materials that spews out into space and then drifts back to the landscape of Io which many say looks like a " field of pizza."