This is where my unexpected trip led me, and also the rationale why I went – Kilauea is active more than ever, with the lava lake directly visible from the Jaggar museum overlook at Crater Rim Drive inside Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Early morning with clear views, and Pele is taking her morning steam bath!

Star rotation above Halema’uma’u, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawai’i

Milky Way and Orion nebula above Halema’uma’u eruption, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawai’i

Lava lake level and steam vents in a long exposure, Kilauea, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park