On Wednesday, the northern Victorian town of Mildura residents was left pleasantly dumbfounded when the night sky was set ablaze with an eerie pink glow. Some thought it was an alien, others said the world is ending. However, it turns out to be nothing but lights from a local cannabis facility.
One of the residents said, ‘’ It was very bizarre. I was on the phone with my mum, and my dad was saying the world was ending.’’
Meanwhile, Pharmaceutical Company Cann Group confirmed that the lights were coming from a local medicinal cannabis facility, where the blackout blinds had been left open. A few of the explanation goes like this;
#Mildura and surrounds were treated to a spectacular sight tonight when a red light appeared in the sky.
Was it aliens?
An aurora?
No, it appears to have been the hydroponic lights from a medicinal cannabis farm reflecting off clouds which is somehow the most Mildura answer ever.
Cannabis plants require different spectrums of light
Rhys Cohen, senior communications manager at Cann Group Ltd said, “Cannabis plants require different spectrums of light to encourage their growth,”
He further added, “A red spectrum light is often use for cannabis plant. Normally the facility would have blackout blinds that come down at night, and will in the future block that glow.”
The federal member for Mallee, Dr Anne Webster said it was “quite an exciting site”. Due to the nature of its business, however, it has a secret location and isn’t open to the public.
“Propagation of cannabis is interesting and the way they use lights … to increase the growth cycle and speed up the whole process is quite amazing,” she said.
“I look forward to many other innovative producers coming to the region and bringing them glows with them.”
