Wow!

The International Space Station just happened to be flying over an uninhabited Russian island north of Japan island when a volcano on that island explosively erupted.

The shock wave from the eruption blew a hole in the clouds and permitted the taking of some unbelievably spectacular shots of the event by the astronauts.

This is a truly incredible coincidence, and something which it is a privilege to witness even in photographs- especially in photographs taken from Earth orbit!