<p>This was taken looking from around above or near Western Australia, looking north. You can see a fuzzy green patch to the centre and left of the photo. That's the eastern part of Java.</p>

<p>Here's the image where I labelled some of the volcanoes, and a reference image from Google Earth.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ShpbU.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ShpbU.jpg" alt="original labelled"></a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/mbJpS.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/mbJpS.jpg" alt="google earth"></a></p>

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2018-08-22T11:43:47.203Z
By the way, the one that I didn't label but would be 8 if I did, is Mt Agung in Bali, which is a currently active volcano.
Gimelist
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2018-08-22T11:49:10.303Z
Then it needs a cartoon-like eruption rather than a green number!
uhoh
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2018-08-22T12:02:40.333Z
Funny. I used the same colour, but it looks blue in the first image and green in the second. lol
Gimelist
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2018-08-22T12:25:49.160Z
I guess it's the same color, but with different backgrounds, and a little bit of mixing due to the thin lines, it looks different. https://i.sstatic.net/bhde2.jpg
uhoh
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2024-07-07T12:58:18.430Z
@gimelist No it doesn’t (at least when viewed through an iPad)
Harrychink
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2018-08-22T06:41:56.653Z
2018-10-19T02:21:27.620Z
2018-10-19T02:21:27.620Z
Gimelist
<p>In his recent <a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_Feustel/status/1031535460655554560" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tweet</a> from the International Space Station as it's current <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_56" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mission 56</a> Commander, NASA astronaut <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_J._Feustel" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Andrew J. Feustel</a> says:</p>

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  <p>This is #Indonesia as viewed from the @Space_Station. With the low clouds it is easy to see the peaks of the volcanoes associated with the Sunda Megathrust subduction zone that lies at the tectonic boundary of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates.</p>
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<p>I can't visualize where these are on Earth, mostly because of the cloud cover in the image. Where is this?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/D8i0c.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/D8i0c.jpg" alt="Indonesian Volcanos from Space"></a></p>

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Where are these volcanos as seen in this space tweet?
uhoh
# Where are these volcanos as seen in this space tweet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-22)

In his recent [tweet](https://twitter.com/Astro_Feustel/status/1031535460655554560) from the International Space Station as it's current [Mission 56](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_56) Commander, NASA astronaut [Andrew J. Feustel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_J._Feustel) says:

> This is #Indonesia as viewed from the @Space\_Station. With the low clouds it is easy to see the peaks of the volcanoes associated with the Sunda Megathrust subduction zone that lies at the tectonic boundary of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates.

I can't visualize where these are on Earth, mostly because of the cloud cover in the image. Where is this?

[![Indonesian Volcanos from Space](https://i.sstatic.net/D8i0c.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/D8i0c.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-22. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

This was taken looking from around above or near Western Australia, looking north. You can see a fuzzy green patch to the centre and left of the photo. That's the eastern part of Java.

Here's the image where I labelled some of the volcanoes, and a reference image from Google Earth.

[![original labelled](https://i.sstatic.net/ShpbU.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ShpbU.jpg)

[![google earth](https://i.sstatic.net/mbJpS.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/mbJpS.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: By the way, the one that I didn't label but would be 8 if I did, is Mt Agung in Bali, which is a currently active volcano.  
> **username_0**: Then it needs a cartoon-like eruption rather than a green number!  
> **username_1**: Funny. I used the same colour, but it looks blue in the first image and green in the second. lol  
> **username_0**: I guess it's the same color, but with different backgrounds, and a little bit of mixing due to the thin lines, it looks different. https://i.sstatic.net/bhde2.jpg  
> **username_2**: @username_1 No it doesn’t (at least when viewed through an iPad)  

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