aurora australis
noun
aurora aus·tra·lis
-ȯ-ˈstrā-ləs 
-ä-ˈstrā-
: an aurora that occurs in earth's southern hemisphere
called also southern lights
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The aurora borealis has a counterpart, the aurora australis, or southern lights, which is the same phenomenon in the southern hemisphere.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 May 2024
They're known as the aurora borealis around the North Pole and the aurora australis around the South Pole.
—John Helton, NPR, 12 May 2024
While it's called aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
Now, my sights are set on their even more elusive counterpart: the southern lights, or aurora australis.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
However, it times of high magnetic activity—such as right now— the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) can be seen as far south as the Midwest U.S. states, Scotland and Wales in the U.K and Japan, and the Southern Lights (aurora australis) in New Zealand, Tasmania and southern Australia.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For years, scientists assumed that aurora borealis and aurora australis would mirror each other.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2019
Depending on the hemisphere, the aurora may go by a different name: aurora borealis, or northern lights in the Northern Hemisphere, and aurora australis, or the southern lights in the Southern Hemisphere.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
In the Southern hemisphere, the phenomenon is known as the aurora australis, or southern lights.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 May 2024
They're known as the aurora borealis around the North Pole and the aurora australis around the South Pole.
—John Helton, NPR, 12 May 2024
While it's called aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
Now, my sights are set on their even more elusive counterpart: the southern lights, or aurora australis.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
However, it times of high magnetic activity—such as right now— the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) can be seen as far south as the Midwest U.S. states, Scotland and Wales in the U.K and Japan, and the Southern Lights (aurora australis) in New Zealand, Tasmania and southern Australia.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For years, scientists assumed that aurora borealis and aurora australis would mirror each other.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2019
Depending on the hemisphere, the aurora may go by a different name: aurora borealis, or northern lights in the Northern Hemisphere, and aurora australis, or the southern lights in the Southern Hemisphere.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
In the Southern hemisphere, the phenomenon is known as the aurora australis, or southern lights.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
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aurora australis
noun
aurora aus·tra·lis
-ȯ-ˈstrā-ləs
-ä-ˈstrā-
: a display of light that is the same as the aurora borealis but occurs in the southern hemisphere
called also southern lights
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