A series of volcanic activities that began on January 13, 2018 ¹ made Mayon Volcano a high-priority target for Diwata-1. Within two weeks of continuous volcanic activity, Mayon was successfully captured by the microsatellite’s Middle Field Camera (MFC) on January 30, 2018 at 12:47 PM.
The image includes portions of Albay, with the volcanic plumes coming from Mayon Volcano vividly depicted as a bright white streak near the center of the image. Wind simulations show that the wind direction in the area during the acquisition time was coming from the northeast.² This coincides with the observed dispersion of plumes relative to the volcano. Other portions of the image appear whitish due to high cloud cover during the acquisition time.