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The northern lights are light you can see in the sky. They are created be solar storms. The storms hit the atmosphere and are forced to the poles. The storms mix with oxygen and tern into colours and that is what you see.

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Aurora borealis is a name for what natural phenomenon?

The aurora borealis night-sky displays are also known as the northern lights, or the northern polar lights.(or the southern (polar) lights, depending on where you live)In the Southern Hemisphere this phenomenon is also known as the aurora australis.


What is the difference between a Aurora borealis and a Aurora australis?

The Aurora Borealis is in the northen hemisphere at the north pole. However the Aurora Australis is in the southern hemisphere at the south pole. That is the only difference in them; they are both formed in the same way. They are both polar lights. One is the Aurora Borealis, the northern lights and the Aurora Australis, the southern lights. They are on the different poles on the earth, other than that, they are the same. Borealis is near the North Pole. Australis is near the South pole. The Aurora Borealis is at the north magnetic pole: the Aurora Australis is at the south magnetic pole. That's the only difference. They are both really the same thing but are visible from different places in the world. The aurora borealis can be seen in Northern England and in Scotland sometime, normally in summer and spring. The aurora austalis can be seen from places like Australia and New Zealand. Another difference is that the aurora borealis are brighter that the aurora austalis


What nickname for Aurora?

northern or southern lights


What are the Aurora Arcticus called?

The Aurora Arcticus is also known as the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis. It is a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions close to the Arctic and Antarctic.


What is the Aurora called in the south?

In the southern hemisphere, the Aurora is called the Aurora Australis, or the Southern Lights. These are similar to the Aurora Borealis in the northern hemisphere and are caused by solar particles interacting with the Earth's magnetic field.

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What are the northern lights in Antarctica called?

They'd be the Southern Lights, not northern.


Are there such things as the southern lights?

Yes there are. They are the same phenomenon as the Northern Lights. It happens at both the north pole and south pole. The Northern Lights can be seen in much of the northern hemisphere and the Southern Lights in much of the southern hemisphere.


Difference in Northern Lights and Southern Lights?

They are the same. They simply occur in different hemispheres. The southern lights are less well known because there is less inhabited land around the south pole, where you would see the southern lights


Northern lights and southern lights are other names for what phhenomenon?

Aurora australis for Southern, Aurora Borealis for Northern


Does the arctic tundra get the northern or southern lights?

The Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, so it is the best place to see the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis. The Southern Lights, or aurora australis, can be seen in the southern hemisphere.


Which layer of the atmosphere are Aurora Borealis northern lights and Aurora Australis southern lights?

Aurora Borealis (northern lights) and Aurora Australis (southern lights) occur in the thermosphere layer of the atmosphere. This layer is located between the mesosphere and exosphere and is where interactions between solar particles and gases in the atmosphere create these beautiful light displays.


Can People In Rome See The Southern Lights?

Rome, the capital of Italy, is in the northern hemisphere. You cannot see the Southern Lights from the northern hemisphere.


What is the common name for Aurora borealis?

Northern Lights (or southern if in the southern hemisphere)Northern lights


Is the Aurora in the north and south?

Yes, the Aurora (Northern Lights and Southern Lights) can be seen in both the north and south hemispheres. In the Northern Hemisphere, they are known as the Northern Lights and can be seen in regions close to the Arctic Circle. In the Southern Hemisphere, they are known as the Southern Lights and can be seen in regions close to the Antarctic Circle.


What are Brilliant light displays that occur in the ionosphere?

The dancing lights of the ionosphere are known as auroras. In the Northern Hemisphere they are called the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. In the Southern Hemisphere they are known as the Aurora Australialis or Southern Lights.


Are there only northern lights?

No - there are also Southern Lights, called the Aurora Australis.


Aurora borealis is a name for what natural phenomenon?

The aurora borealis night-sky displays are also known as the northern lights, or the northern polar lights.(or the southern (polar) lights, depending on where you live)In the Southern Hemisphere this phenomenon is also known as the aurora australis.