From space; a colored halo or some ''glowing veigns''
On Earth they often look like green clouds. On RARE occaisions you get the stereo-typical ''curtain'' like aurora. Sometimes they are just thin glowing strips of light in the sky, and sometimes you can't really see them, because they flash really quickly for several flashes before stopping.
shimmering curtains of light
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
No. In fact the aurora borealis and the aurora australis are very beautiful sights.
''Aurora'' means Dawn and ''Borealis'' means North. So basically Aurora borealis means ''Dawn of north''.
The Aurora Australis is a dazzling display of colors in the night sky due to solar flares. It appears in the Southern Hemisphere. Its Northern Hemisphere counterpart is the Aurora Borealis.
shimmering curtains of light
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
The Aurora Borealis
No. In fact the aurora borealis and the aurora australis are very beautiful sights.
''Aurora'' means Dawn and ''Borealis'' means North. So basically Aurora borealis means ''Dawn of north''.
The Aurora Australis is a dazzling display of colors in the night sky due to solar flares. It appears in the Southern Hemisphere. Its Northern Hemisphere counterpart is the Aurora Borealis.
The astronomical phenomenon, aurora borealis as they appear in motion, move very slowly, like watching a gentle breeze blow on a curtain.
Aurora Borealis - album - was created on 2004-06-22.
The aurora borealis is more commonly called the northern lights.
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
When the Aurora Borealis happen, they can be seen from the Aleutian Islands.
Aurora Borealis is caused by particles hitting earth's atmosphere thermosphere and they are stopped, so they give of their energy in the "Northern Lights" or Aurora Borealis.