Aurora Borealis for the northern lights and aurora australis for the southern lights. They can be red, blue, green, even violet. They occur in the winter.
ADDED: Actually they occur at any time of year. They are not seasonal, but are much more likely to be visible in Winter simply because the skies are darker and for longer each day. I have been lucky enough to see them, while on holiday in Norway, and that in late August.
Northern Lights (or southern if in the southern hemisphere)Northern lights
Another name for the aurora borealis is the Northern Lights. It is a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions.
The proper name for the 'Northern Lights' is Aurora Borealis.
Ionization in the stratosphere. When the solar winds from the sun makes contact with Earth's magnetic field, the result is the Northern and Southern Lights. The Northern Lights are called "aurora borealis," Aurora because that was the name of the roman goddess of dawn and, borealis is from the Greek [Boreas,] meaning "north wind." The Southern Lights are called "aurora australis," Australis is the Latin word for "of the south."
the northern lights
Northern Lights (or southern if in the southern hemisphere)Northern lights
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.
No you cannot, because we are in the southern hemisphere, hence the northern name...
Lights
Another name for the aurora borealis is the Northern Lights. It is a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions.
The aurora australis, also known as the Southern Lights, is sometimes referred to as the polar lights.
The proper name for the 'Northern Lights' is Aurora Borealis.
Ionization in the stratosphere. When the solar winds from the sun makes contact with Earth's magnetic field, the result is the Northern and Southern Lights. The Northern Lights are called "aurora borealis," Aurora because that was the name of the roman goddess of dawn and, borealis is from the Greek [Boreas,] meaning "north wind." The Southern Lights are called "aurora australis," Australis is the Latin word for "of the south."
the northern lights
The other name for the northern lights is aurora borealis.
The solar winds from the sun are emitted towards the Earth, however, because of the Earth's magnetic field the winds are refracted away from the Earth. At the point where the magnetic field is at its lowest force, the winds can enter the Earth's surface and form an array of lights and colours which are the gases. The fact they are at either ends of the poles is the reason why they are called the Northern and Southern Lights. EASY: They are "lights" and the lights are in the "north", ergo the name, The Northern Lights.
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