ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ɪt wʌz haɪpˈɑːθəsˌaɪzd ðætðɪ ˈæʃən lˈaɪt ɪz ɐn ˈɔːɹɚɹəl fɪnˈɑːmɪnə dˈuː tə sˈoʊlɚ pˈɑːɹɾɪkəl bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt ɔnðə dˈɑːɹk sˈaɪd ʌv vˈiːnəs.
In 1969, it was hypothesized that the Ashen light is an auroral phenomena due to solar particle bombardment on the dark side of Venus.