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VIDEO: Mount Etna Lights Up The Night Sky

By: Mark Memmott // March 6, 2013
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The activity at Sicily's Mount Etna, as we've said, can be seen from space.

But it's video from a much closer perspective that's getting attention today. Check how the night sky glowed Tuesday and Wednesday as the volcano spewed.

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