Purple haze! Swedish town is shocked when sky keeps turning bizarre colour at night (and tomato crops are to blame)
- Sky outside Trelleborg have begun to glow a startling purple as night falls – much to the residents’ alarm
- The purple hue has been caused by a new energy-efficient lighting system installed at a large tomato farm
- In Gislov, a small town just a 10-minute east of Trelleborg, farm operators use the energy-saving light system
- Glow falling on plants is said to be good for them and the system itself is supposed to extend growing season
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Residents of a Swedish town were stunned when the sky around their homes turned a bizarre shade of purple at night thanks to a nearby tomato farm.
The night skies outside Trelleborg – a town on the southern coast of Sweden – have begun to glow a startling purple as night falls, much to the residents’ alarm.
The purple hue has been caused by a new energy-efficient lighting system installed at one of the country’s largest tomato farms which is located just a stones-throw away.
Residents of a Swedish town were flabbergasted when the sky around their homes turned a bizarre shade of purple at night (pictured) thanks to a nearby tomato farm
The night sky outside Trelleborg is lit up with a purple glow due to a new energy efficient lighting system installed at one of the country’s largest tomato farms
TOMATO SOURCE: In Gislov, a small town just a 10-minute east of Trelleborg, the tomato farm operators have started using a new energy-saving LED light system which glows purple (pictured)
The glow falling on the plants is said to be good for them and the system itself is supposed to extend the growing season. The light system causes the night’s sky to glow purple (pictured)
In Gislov, a small town just a 10-minute east of Trelleborg, the tomato farm operators have started using a new energy-saving LED light system which glows purple.
The glow falling on the plants is said to be good for them and the system itself is supposed to extend the growing season.
Residents from Gislov to Trelleborg have complained about the bright lights which they say shine into their homes at night.
Residents from Gislov to Trelleborg have complained about the bright lights (pictured) which they say shine into their homes at night
The purple hue has been caused by a new energy-efficient lighting system installed at one of the country’s largest tomato farms which is located just a stones-throw away
The unusual purple haze (pictured) is most-often seen when low-lying thick clouds are hanging in the sky. The clouds are then lit up from below
On 6 November, operators began turning the lights off between the hours of 5pm and 11pm.
However, Trelleborg’s environmental manager Mikael Norén said the department plans to submit another action plan to prevent further disturbances.
The unusual purple haze is most-often seen when low-lying thick clouds are hanging in the sky. The clouds are then lit up from below.
The owners of the tomato farm, Alfred Pedersen & Son, issued a statement about the odd night-time spectacle.
It read: ‘As a first step, we have chosen to turn off the entire tomato cultivation in the evenings.
‘Although this will be a step back for us. People were not meant to be angry. We just wanted to save electricity and grow more.’