aurora
Other forms: auroras; aurorae
An aurora consists of bands of light in the sky along the north and south poles. An aurora is a beautiful astronomical light show.
If you look up at night and see bright bands of light, it's not an invasion by aliens: it's a natural, electrical phenomenon called an aurora. An aurora can happen at either of the Earth's magnetic poles, north or south. An aurora is considered one of the most gorgeous natural occurrences, and you’re lucky if you see one. The two types of auroras are called aurora borealis and aurora australis — which mean northern lights and southern lights, respectively.
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an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of forcetypes:type of:atmospheric phenomenona physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
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the first light of daysynonyms: break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup
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