The sky was orange and purple for a few minutes today in Cardiff

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Today I woke up at around 4 pm to see a strange orange around my window blinds. I rushed to open it up and saw the sky quickly change to a purplish hue.I thought I had been sleeping too long so I asked a friend living nearby. Same phenomenon.It quickly returned back to normal within a few minutes.What happened?

Sarisafari · Accepted Answer

Is it this? https://nation.cymru/news/this-is-why-the-sky-turned-pink-an...

brudgers · Answer

What happened?You noticed it.A non trivial number of sundowns are spectacular.We just aren't in the habit of noticing.Even less in the habit for sunups.But the light show happens twice a day.Good luck.

hulitu · Answer

> Ask HN: The sky was orange and purple for a few minutes today in CardiffPolution.

h2odragon · Answer

sunsetthe light you saw was probably lensed / prism split by a cloud way off to the west, you happened to catch the light show in those few moments it slid over your portion of the planet.

quickthrower2 · Answer

I wonder if the orange came from the Sun + Atmosphere, or was related to reflections of closer things to the window, such as a tree? Purple sky I see sometimes in Australia, in the evening. It is quite beautiful.

i386 · Answer

Sunset must be rare if your country is covered in clouds most of the time.

tednjrdjyrr · Answer

Is this a for real question? Or is it like a joke about how cloudy Cardiff is?

lgkk · Answer

Aliens are coming. And they are bringing the 70s back.

JumpinJack_Cash · Answer

why wasn't this on the news?

technosignature · Answer

a glitch in the simulation