That's not the May 18th eruption. The sky over the mountain was not that clear on May 18th, 1980.
This picture will have been taken during either the June 12, July 22 or August 7 eruptions; probably one of the later two given how clear the sky is in the picture.
tapir_ripat on May 22nd, 2020 at 20:29 UTC »
"I'm in danger!"
mllgani21 on May 22nd, 2020 at 20:56 UTC »
Hoooollllyyy shit. That’s spooky. How far away do you think that is?
dpdxguy on May 22nd, 2020 at 22:19 UTC »
That's not the May 18th eruption. The sky over the mountain was not that clear on May 18th, 1980.
This picture will have been taken during either the June 12, July 22 or August 7 eruptions; probably one of the later two given how clear the sky is in the picture.