aurora australis
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aurora aus·tra·lis
(ô-strā'lĭs) 
n., pl., aurora aus·tra·lis·es (-lĭ-sĭz), or aurorae australis.
An aurora that occurs in southern regions of the earth. Also called southern lights.
n., pl., aurora aus·tra·lis·es (-lĭ-sĭz), or aurorae australis.
An aurora that occurs in southern regions of the earth. Also called southern lights.
[New Latin aurōra austrālis : Latin aurōra, dawn + Latin austrālis, southern.]
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The ghostly display of lights in the form of streamers, rays, arcs, bands, curtains, sheets, or patches that seem to shimmer and flit across the sky in the Southern Hemisphere. These are most common in higher latitudes centering around magnetic poles. They are associated with magnetic storms on the sun, which appear as sunspots. Also called southern lights.
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