An eerie pink glow spread over the night sky this week in a sleepy town in Australia's Victoria and residents were soon searching for answers.
All kinds of possibilities were nervously discussed by the people of Mildura. Some took pictures and posted to social media asking friends in other areas whether they knew what it was.
Caused by aliens? A situation out of the TV series Stranger Things? An asteroid hitting? A strange new comet? A radiation beam to neutralise the effects of Covid?
Some of the items in the list of possibilities discussed were in the realm of science fiction.
But soon after a search, the reason turned out to be anticlimactic. The powerful lights were coming from a medicinal marijuana factory in the neighbourhood.
Such factories use purple or pink hydroponic lights in their cannabis farms. News reports quoted the Cann Pharmaceutical company in the locality as confirming that they left the blinds in their harvesting shed open that night. The powerful lights reflected off the clouds to produce the otherworldly glow.
All kinds of possibilities were nervously discussed by the people of Mildura. Some took pictures and posted to social media asking friends in other areas whether they knew what it was.
Hey @JaneBunn any reports of this scary but brilliant sky over Mildura tonight ?? https://t.co/3WZ7FZj1zp
— Tim Green (@Tim_Green78) 1658223208000Caused by aliens? A situation out of the TV series Stranger Things? An asteroid hitting? A strange new comet? A radiation beam to neutralise the effects of Covid?
Some of the items in the list of possibilities discussed were in the realm of science fiction.
#mildura ... looks like #strangerthings https://t.co/AtOk6b12Qn
— Ervin Boer (@ErvinBoer) 1658390160000But soon after a search, the reason turned out to be anticlimactic. The powerful lights were coming from a medicinal marijuana factory in the neighbourhood.
Huge pink cloud over Australian town was caused by cannabis farmThe sudden appearance of the pink light prompted… https://t.co/yBg93AoSxz
— CatT Reigning Typo Queen🌻👑🗳️ (@typo_cat) 1658446554000Such factories use purple or pink hydroponic lights in their cannabis farms. News reports quoted the Cann Pharmaceutical company in the locality as confirming that they left the blinds in their harvesting shed open that night. The powerful lights reflected off the clouds to produce the otherworldly glow.
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