Eruption 1483697

Date:2024-10-15
Time:0209
Geyser:Opal Pool
Webcam:No
Initial:No
Major/Minor:N/A
Duration:>4h 37m
Standardized Duration:>4h 37m
Time Entered:2024-10-15 02:13:55
Time Updated:2024-11-04 19:59:06
Time Uploaded:2024-11-04 19:59:06
Entrant:Ben VL
Observer:Ben VL, Dan, Blake, Korben
Submitted to:GeyserTimes for iOS
Comments:Arrived at ~0200 to strong thumps with waves every 2m. Water not dropping and gradually beginning to hear a boil, then a roiling boil thru the steam. 0209 First definite burst, declared this the official start time. 0213 10' - 15'. 0216 ~5'. 0219 w/ thumps. 0222 10' - 15' thumps. 0224 small. 0226 ~ 5' - 15' nice thumps. 0228 [39']. 0230 ~10' - 15'. 0233 ~30' -40' small bubble, nice wave. 0235 [45'] hit the boardwalk. 0237 ~40' bubble burst. 0240 Gorgeous symmetrical bubble burst! ~40'. 0243 ~10'-15' thumps. 0246 double burst, second hit [40']. 0249 ~10' - 15' thumps. 0252 ~20' - 25' thumps. 0256 ~10' - 15' thumps. 0300 <5'. 0301 Double burst, first was nice bubble with an angled spike ~50'. 0305 small. 0308 thump, small. 0312 ~15' - 20' bubble pop. 0316 [43']. 0320 thumps, ~20' - 30' bubble burst. 0325 ~15' - 20'. 0332 nice thump, small. 0338 [52']. 0346 double, ~20' - 25'. 0357 small. 0401 Really nice wide bubble ~30' - 40', double burst. 0410 ~40'. 0417 ~10' thump. 0426 ~ 15' thump. 0437 tiny. 0444 small. 0455 double, 15' tops. 0504 <10'. 0536 [63'] nice burst, left after for sleep. 0646 ~15' reported by Dan, he left after and it had not dropped yet. I assume closed burst interval, but unsure. Pool deep drained at 0856. Water only visible in my camera after holding it way above my head. Heights are estimates based on actual measurements. Heights in brackets are measured bursts. Looong eruption with many bubble bursts! Very cold. Wind away from the boardwalk for most of it but towards it for some periods. Only had a couple bursts where I could not see the size.

Pool still hadn’t dropped as of 0710, however bursts are very far apart and mostly weak by this point
Entrant: Dan A
Time Entered:2024-10-15 07:36:33
Time Uploaded:2024-10-15 07:36:33
Submitted to:Geysertimes.org
This was worth missing one Beehive for. Add Opal to the list of "things that approach Beehive"
Entrant: K.Cooper
Time Entered:2024-10-15 12:23:16
Time Uploaded:2024-10-15 12:23:18
Submitted to:GeyserTimes for Android
Bhoffer
Time Entered:2024-10-15 03:39:35
Time Uploaded:2024-10-15 03:39:35
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Dan A
Time Entered:2024-10-15 05:47:57
Time Uploaded:2024-10-15 05:47:57
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K.Cooper
Time Entered:2024-10-15 12:13:35
Time Uploaded:2024-10-15 12:13:37
Submitted to:GeyserTimes for Android
No flags for this eruption.
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