Why is th sky pink at 8:30PM? Someone know? taken in South Jersey in Monroevillemattemer t1_ja1cb1n wrote
It's Lucas greenhouses. I'm right down the street.
Jonny683 OP t1_ja1cqom wrote
I was hoping for Aliens
mattemer t1_ja1cthg wrote
I also did the first time i saw it. Then drove around looking for the landing. Definitely a letdown.
BubblesLXVl t1_ja4uy27 wrote
Fire In The Sky movie will make you not want to ever again.
mattemer t1_ja4ye9z wrote
Trust me, that's one of the reasons i DID go after it lol
BubblesLXVl t1_ja4yhxz wrote
NOOO ðŸ˜
mattemer t1_ja50pj6 wrote
GarbageBinAccount512 t1_ja4q94k wrote
Be careful what you wish for.
We all joked about being "late for a plague".
catsarelittlebabies t1_ja1gzej wrote
Can someone please explain why greenhouses would cause this?
mattemer t1_ja1heyt wrote
Their UV lights at night to warm up the plants. It's not all night long (and not every night) and only really notice on a cloudy night.
catsarelittlebabies t1_ja2ma9z wrote
Gotcha! Makes sense. Thank you!
mattemer t1_ja32pcq wrote
Welcome!
Upper-Discount5060 t1_ja1was3 wrote
I was wondering the same thing but felt like everyone else knew.
raisethesong t1_ja4diqq wrote
Red and blue light are the most useful/efficient wavelengths for plants to photosynthesize with, so greenhouses prefer to use those colors together in their grow lights. Those two colors together usually create a pink glow like this
dethskwirl t1_ja3pnns wrote
swamp gas
silentsnip94 t1_ja1hakx wrote
That's some serious light pollution
mattemer t1_ja1hiik wrote
It's not all night long. It's cloudy so bouncing off the clouds. Also not every night either.
It's been going on for many years and people who've lived here forever still randomly notice and ask the question online (like we're seeing here).
outcome--independent t1_ja1k8qu wrote
What's Lucas greenhouses?
mattemer t1_ja1koiz wrote
Here you go. They are pretty big.
ctiger12 t1_ja1o8rd wrote
Weed farm?
WomanOfEld t1_ja38ef8 wrote
No, wholesale annuals & poinsettias for sale to independent garden centers/big box stores.
I sometimes work for a horticultural broker; Lucas is one of my customers/vendors.
mattemer t1_ja1ooy4 wrote
Don't think they are doing that yet. I think there are newer greenhouses over near these ones for weed but aren't Lucas'. Could be wrong with that though.
naveregnide t1_ja2iss8 wrote
Yes this is the answer. Get some cool lighting at night from Lucas’s greenhouses
PresidentScr00b t1_ja34muh wrote
Hello neighbor! Absolutely had people come to our home asking the same thing. Weirded us out when we first saw it too.
mattemer t1_ja34rvl wrote
Hello! Yes same here! I don't see it all that often though, but maybe i just don't look for it enough. Do you see it a lot?
PresidentScr00b t1_ja356wl wrote
I work from home about a mile up the road so I’m not out at that hour often but I’ve seen it quite a few times. No idea what they grow in that particular set of buildings.
allycatmae_ t1_ja3owim wrote
yess i love seeing this
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