The Eerie Light in the London Sky: Pictures

A street lamp is lit opposite the Houses of Parliament during a reddish sky caused by remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in dust from the Sahara Desert, in London. Carl Court/Getty Images
Darkened sky over London's Canary Wharf. The darkening is caused by warm air and dust swept up by storm Ophelia. The sun shone red and the sky darkened to a foreboding orange and brown across parts of Britain. Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images
People walk through Canary Wharf while the sky overhead turns red as dust from the Sahara carried by storm Ophelia filters sunlight over London. REUTERS/Tom Jacobs
The sun goes a golden yellow color in Fulham due to dust from the Sahara being blown in with Storm Ophelia. Rob Ball/Getty Images
Hyde Park in London is bathed in a dull sepia light. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
Darkened sky over Canary Wharf in London. Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The sky over a park in south London turns red. As storm Ophelia passes over the UK and Ireland, sand from the Sahara is carried over the UK making the sky darken and turn red. Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The sun sets behind the Houses of Parliament in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
The sky darkens over the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament caused by warm air and dust swept up by storm Ophelia. CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP/Getty Images
The sky over a park in south London. Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Social media users shared pictures of ominous-looking clouds blocking out the sun, prompting London's Science Museum to joke on Twitter: "It's not the apocalypse!" CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP/Getty Images
Hyde Park is bathed in a dull sepia light. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
The sky turns red over buildings in Canary Wharf. REUTERS/Tom Jacobs
The sky over Parliament Square is bathed in an orange sky. AP Photo/Frank Augstein
The sky over Westminster turns orange as storm Ophelia brings dust from the Sahara, filtering the light over London. REUTERS/Mary Turner
The sky over a park in south London. Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The sun goes a golden yellow color over Putney due to dust from the Sahara being blown in with Storm Ophelia. Rob Ball/Getty Images