Kein Scherz...der Ätna schon wieder

30.03.2012 - sunset at Etnas summit

 31.03.2012 - first morning light

 31.03.2012 - steam and ash...

...begins to rise in the evening

01.04.2012 at 4am beginning of Paroxism seen from Mt. Fontane

 Reaching maximum phase 

Please see more of these magnificent photos of Etna's eruption on April 1 here ,

it is a great photo site about volcanoes!

Sources:

- Ätna: paroxysmaler Vulkanausbruch Nr. 23 /Vulkane Net 01.04.2012

- Etna 30.3.-1.4.2012 Paroxism on 1.4./ Fotos von Martin Rietze