aurora australis
noun
aurora aus·tra·lis
-ȯ-ˈstrā-ləs 
-ä-ˈstrā-
: an aurora that occurs in earth's southern hemisphere
called also southern lights
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Join 32 others in the comments View Comments Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The southern hemisphere has its own polar lights known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, which create their own dazzling display.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The eclipse will occur toward the end of the southern lights (aurora australis) season.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some of the mysterious phenomena that take place at higher altitudes, including the mesmerizing aurora borealis and its antipodean counterpart, the aurora australis.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The southern hemisphere has its own polar lights known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, which create their own dazzling display.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The eclipse will occur toward the end of the southern lights (aurora australis) season.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some of the mysterious phenomena that take place at higher altitudes, including the mesmerizing aurora borealis and its antipodean counterpart, the aurora australis.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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aurora australis
noun
aurora aus·tra·lis
-ȯ-ˈstrā-ləs
-ä-ˈstrā-
: a display of light that is the same as the aurora borealis but occurs in the southern hemisphere
called also southern lights
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