southern lights

pl n (Physical Geography) another name for aurora australis

auro′ra aus•tra′lis

(ɔˈstreɪ lɪs)
n. the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere. Also called southern lights. [1735–45; < New Latin: southern aurora; see austral¹]

southern lights

See aurora australis.

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southern lights - the aurora of the southern hemisphereaurora australisaurora - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

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southern lights

southern lights:

see aurora borealisaurora borealis
and aurora australis
, luminous display of various forms and colors seen in the night sky. The aurora borealis of the Northern Hemisphere is often called the northern lights, and the aurora australis of the Southern Hemisphere is known as the southern
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southern lights

[′səth·ərn ′līts] (geophysics) aurora australis

aurora australis

The ghostly display of lights in the form of streamers, rays, arcs, bands, curtains, sheets, or patches that seem to shimmer and flit across the sky in the Southern Hemisphere. These are most common in higher latitudes centering around magnetic poles. They are associated with magnetic storms on the sun, which appear as sunspots. Also called southern lights.

southern lights

southern lights

southern lights

auro′ra aus•tra′lis

southern lights

southern lights

southern lights:

southern lights

aurora australis

southern lights

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noun the aurora of the southern hemisphere

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