Observations for 2022 August 29


In the morning, it was a two hour series of Turban eruptions that finally led to Grand finally erupting. Once again Grand had two bursts, this time the second lasting long enough to be considered a Long Second.

During the wait, there was no activity by Sput D. Afterward, West Triplet overflowed heavily, thumped and had one splash. Belgian and Crystal had high water levels. Slurp was drowned by Crystal's overflow, which was well beyond the vent. Over at Spasmodic, the runoff channel was wet from the first overflow that i've seen this season. Oval and Churn also had high water levels.

Spent a few hours at Fan & Mortar. They were in a mode where Angle wasn't pausing, and for the first hour, there were frequent starts and stops by the other Fan vents, but nothing strong. Then there was a period of strong activity by High and Gold Vents, followed by some rumbling in Upper Mortar. It did not look promising for there to be an eruption.

In the late afternoon had a short wait for the third two burst Grand eruption in two days. The total duration was less than ten minutes, and Grand's pool stayed full for a good half minute before finally draining. Vent & Turban didn't stop. Once again, West Triplet overflowed and thumped, and there was no activity seen from Sput D.

Back at Fan & Mortar for the hour before sunset, and the activity there did not change from the previous observations. Left with no expectation of missing any activity.