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UK: Tomato factory lights mistaken for "mystical aurora"

A woman says she was "slightly disappointed" after mistaking the bright colorful lights of a nearby tomato factory for a mystical aurora. Dee Harrison, 56, of Ipswich, uploaded three images to social media of what she believed was a Northern Lights-style phenomenon in the sky above nearby Bramford.

The pictures, showing a pink and red glow, piqued the interest of hundreds of people, with many praising the "impressive" snaps, but all was not as it seemed.

The "beautiful" glare - seen early in the morning on Wednesday - actually came from Suffolk Sweet Tomatoes' LED light units, which are used to encourage the growth of its stock.
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Mrs Harrison said: "It was about 05:15 BST and I was driving along Paper Mill Lane and could see to my left the sky was red. At first, I thought something was on fire but when I parked up I could see this deep pink sky - it looked brighter through my phone camera so I thought it was an aurora. But it wasn't unfortunately, so I was a bit disappointed because I thought I was up early seeing this aurora and I had it all to myself."

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