As the afternoon draws on, the sky clears and the volcano far to the east turns golden.
The apparently sublime power of the volcano was largely the result of an initially supine reaction.
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Gov. Salceda suspended farming, mountain climbing and other activity within a six-kilometer radius around the volcano.
In Montgomery, the planters and their ladies danced on the lip of the volcano.
But trade here depends on the volcano and it is known as the gateway to Etna.
The volcano last erupted in 1997 destroying many southern areas including the capital, Plymouth.
Astronomers say that Mola's data are giving them a new view of the volcano.
Mystics, too, have flocked to the volcano, claiming it as one of the planet's seven sources of spiritual energy.
The effort to tease out the volcano's inner workings has problems to contend with, though.
Or would the volcano be just as likely to blow, sending hot lava down in all directions?
Thousands of people are living in temporary shelters after being evacuated from the area around the volcano.
The scale of the volcano now is nothing like it was before the devastating eruption in 1980.
When the volcano last erupted in 1821, the eruption lasted on and off for two years, Gylfason said.
Clouds have cleared over the volcano, which was quiet later in the morning.
The Met Office has warned the unpredictable nature of the volcano's activity meant there was still cause for concern.
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The volcano, located about 330 kilometers, or about 200 miles, southeast of Manila, is a major tourist attraction in Albay.
Solidum said that no alert was raised for the volcano following the latest eruption and no evacuation was being planned.
Seismologist Susanna Falsaperla told CNN that developments in technology mean scientists can now monitor every single change on the volcano.
These include a network of Web cams, which have been helping scientists monitor the volcano for the past eight years.
"They were among the first people down the ropes in the volcano scene in You Only Live Twice, " says Gary.
The volcano, in the North Island, sent a column of ash at least 2km (1.25 miles) into the air, scientists said.
An eruption by the volcano in 1956 was "one of the three most significant volcanic events on the globe this century".
The English geneticist shot video (below) of a man tossing a heavy pack of waste into the mouth of the volcano.
It is the first serious eruption of the volcano chain since 1960, when the area was hit by a massive earthquake.
Father-and-son-team Orazio and Salvatore Consoli help gather the seismic data -- three generations of their family have worked on the volcano.
National park experts are unsure how long the volcano will continue to erupt, spraying vibrant lava and rocks into the sky.
If the eruption were to worsen again, there are several ways that the damage wrought by the volcano might be mitigated.
About 320, 000 people have been forced from their homes on the lower slopes of the volcano and in the surrounding countryside.
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In 2010, thousands of residents moved to temporary shelters when the volcano ejected ash in an 8-kilometer (5-mile) zone surrounding the crater.
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