Brush fires caused by lava flow

Since late June, the lava from Kilauea has been flowing to the northeast, towards the town of Pahoa, rather than its usual direction of southeast into the ocean. The lava has been pushing through some forested areas, and even though it's 8 to 10 miles from us, we we see smoke from the brush fires.

The hazy area below the clouds in the center is smoke.

At night, we can see the glow from the lava and the fires reflecting off the clouds and smoke. This is a long-exposure shot of the glow.

 This is a closeup view.

A view of the night sky

The Milky Way