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Q: Why was the Aurora Borealis named that?
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Why were the northern lights named aurora borealis?

''Aurora'' means Dawn and ''Borealis'' means North. So basically Aurora borealis means ''Dawn of north''.


Is there a saint named after the Aurora Borealis?

There is no sainted listed by the name of Aurora.


Why is the Aurora Borealis named after a Greek god?

Because Borealis is the Greek god of the North wind.


What is Aurora Borealis knows as?

"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.


What are the northern light also known as?

The Aurora Borealis


Is aurora borealis bad?

No. In fact the aurora borealis and the aurora australis are very beautiful sights.


Which term refers to a natural light show caused by the effects of solar winds in the earth's atmosphere?

The Aurora. In the northern hemisphere it is named 'The Aurora Borealis' ( Latin for Northern Lights) In the southern hemisphere it is named ' Tha Aurora Australis'. ( Latin for Southern Lights).


How did the Aurora Borealis get its name?

Aurora Borealis was named after the Roman Goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for the north wind, Boreas, by Pierre Gassendi in 1621.From the Latin "Aurora" = the dawn and from the Greek "Boreas" = The northern wind. (In Greek the winds coming from the four points of the compass had a different name. Boreas for the northern wind, Notus for the southern wind, Zephyrus for the western wind, and Euro for the eastern wind.)So Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) mean 'the dawn of the north'.Aurora is the Roman goddess of the dawn and Boreas is the Greek name for north wind. The same effect occurs in the south pole, however there it is called Aurora Australis. Australis is Latin for "South".Aurora Borealis was named after the Roman Goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for the north wind, Boreas, by Pierre Gassendi in 1621."Borealis" is the northern aurora, "Australis" is the southern aurora.


When was Aurora Borealis - album - created?

Aurora Borealis - album - was created on 2004-06-22.


What is Aurora Borealis commonly knows as?

The aurora borealis is more commonly called the northern lights.


What is aurora borealis commanly know as?

"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.


Can you see aurora borealis from the Aleutian Islands?

When the Aurora Borealis happen, they can be seen from the Aleutian Islands.