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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by fransje26 on Saturday May 11, 2024 @04:09AM (#40326754)
> we also have the artificial sunrise here 24/7 by means of greenhouses.

That's a Dutch thing. You can choose between being a great exporter of unripe, tasteless tomatoes, or seeing Aurora Borealis, but you can't have both..

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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by clmul on Saturday May 11, 2024 @08:28AM (#40327662)
This is what I could see with my camera in the east of the Netherlands, and even with the naked eye I could easily see some red at times: https://imgur.com/a/kloWEOl
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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by fransje26 on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:24AM (#40340937)
Very nice! Thank you for sharing!
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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by kubanczyk on Sunday May 12, 2024 @10:37AM (#40334816)
> a great exporter of unripe, tasteless tomatoes

The small ones are okay-ish (cherry tomatoes) if that makes you happier

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