APOD 1.5

I found this picture to be quite interesting, as it displays two natural phenomena: a pillar of volcanic light, and the green lights in the sky, which are known as an aurora. This photograph was captured earlier this month, and features an area known as the Holuhraun Lava Field. The red pillar of light emerges from the volcano Bárðarbunga. The red line is the eruptions reflection from
crystals of atmospheric light. Also seen in this photograph are 4 well-known constellations. From left to right they are Hercules, Corona Borealis (Northern Crown), Bootes (Herdsman) , and the bottom part of Ursa Major (Great Bear).