Early yesterday morning, Dutch police came across a weird 'natural phenomenon' in the outskirts of the little town of Zundert. Could it have been the northern lights? This far south? It does indeed look a bit like it, reports the regional newspaper, BN De Stem, who brought this tweet to our attention.
Noorderlicht in #zundert ? Doen die nachtdiensten rare dingen met ons? Nee we zien geen roze olifantjes vliegen, het is het licht van de kassen in het buitengebied dat weerkaatst op de wolken. Prachtig toch? #nightshift #politie pic.twitter.com/bp2luAV7sF
— Politie Basisteam Weerijs (@POL_Weerijs) February 3, 2022
Northern lights in Zundert? Is this night shift doing strange things to us? No, we're not seeing pink elephants in the sky; it's greenhouse lights reflecting off the clouds. Beautiful, right?