this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2025
18 points (95.0% liked)

Casual UK

3823 readers
2 users here now

Casual UK

A casual place for banter and anything that doesn't fit in anywhere else.

Have chat and a natter. Talk about anything and everything that's not political!

Keep it casual.

Rules

Other communities:

Here:

Elsewhere:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

It's in the northern sky. I first saw it at 8pm, it was still the same an hour later. I can't see the northern sky clearly where I am now, but it's coming up to 1am and I can still see a red glow in the same place (it's more pinky red than the photo shows).

Any idea what it could be? I'm assuming it's not a natural phenomenon given it hasn't moved or changed. I'm reminded of that tomato factory incident, but I don't know of any tomato factories in the area.

Edit: solved. It was coming from Spurs stadium and is probably lights to speed up grass growth.

top 6 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It kinda just looks like standard light pollution in the image

Perhaps it's mist amplifying the effect if it seems unusual

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 month ago

I'm leaning towards it coming from Spurs stadium. I've never seen anything like this before. It was a big pinkish-red haze that didn't move or change in any way. Maybe the stadium was projecting something up into the sky all night. I'll check if it's back after sunset.

[–] bluemoon@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

i've also seen red glows through misty air but here in scandinavia

looks out of place

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Something unholy is happening on hallowed ground

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've looked up which directions I saw it. From both places it was in the direction of Spurs Stadium, so maybe they had an event on?

[–] theo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This happens in Cardiff quite often, also in the direction of the stadium. It seems to be caused by grow lights on the pitch which encourages the grass to grow faster.

If it is Spurs this could also be the case: https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/october/world-first-design-for-pitch-grow-lights-at-new-stadium/