For those wondering, this picture was taken back in May (May 27, 11pm, long exposure so it appears brighter). The meteor didn't actually fly into the volcano, it was estimated to be around 130-140 km (80-87 miles) away. The greenish colour of the streak apparently suggest s that the meteor contained a lot of nickel. Source in Indonesian.
If you're ever in Indonesia, do make time to visit Merapi when it's not erupting (and Jogjakarta, the major city closest to the mountain). The area surrounding it is a absolutely beautiful. The terrain is kinda difficult tho, the 2010 eruption sent a lot of lahar and debris, creating quite a rocky outcrop.
EDIT: Link to original photo. It was taken in Kali Adem, south of Merapi, which meant that if the meteor made landfall it'd probably landed in the Java Sea. Thanks u/O_oh for the additional info!
EDIT 2: Seems that I've killed many alien/golfing jokes in the making, and for that, I holey apologise.
PublicWeasels on October 8th, 2021 at 10:09 UTC »
…and so it began. In two short years the aliens wiped out 98% of the human population. We few, the survivors…this is our story.
pickledelephants on October 8th, 2021 at 10:12 UTC »
Gotta go get that star fragment!
MistressGravity on October 8th, 2021 at 11:55 UTC »
For those wondering, this picture was taken back in May (May 27, 11pm, long exposure so it appears brighter). The meteor didn't actually fly into the volcano, it was estimated to be around 130-140 km (80-87 miles) away. The greenish colour of the streak apparently suggest s that the meteor contained a lot of nickel. Source in Indonesian.
If you're ever in Indonesia, do make time to visit Merapi when it's not erupting (and Jogjakarta, the major city closest to the mountain). The area surrounding it is a absolutely beautiful. The terrain is kinda difficult tho, the 2010 eruption sent a lot of lahar and debris, creating quite a rocky outcrop.
EDIT: Link to original photo. It was taken in Kali Adem, south of Merapi, which meant that if the meteor made landfall it'd probably landed in the Java Sea. Thanks u/O_oh for the additional info!
EDIT 2: Seems that I've killed many alien/golfing jokes in the making, and for that, I holey apologise.