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 southern hemisphere has its own polar lights known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, which create their own dazzling display.
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
But these auroras appear much different from the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis, that occur on Earth.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 June 2024
The aurora borealis has a counterpart, the aurora australis, or southern lights, which is the same phenomenon in the southern hemisphere.
—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
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
But these auroras appear much different from the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis, that occur on Earth.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 June 2024
The aurora borealis has a counterpart, the aurora australis, or southern lights, which is the same phenomenon in the southern hemisphere.
—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
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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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