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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Besides these dangers though, space weather can create beautiful light shows in the sky called Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, and Southern Lights, or aurora australis.
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Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Work with a travel agency to charter your very own expedition vessel to the poles: whether the fjords of the Arctic to toast champagne under the midnight sun, or Antarctica to chase the aurora australis.
—Erina Pinar, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
The relative lack of landmass in the southerly regions of the Southern Hemisphere makes the aurora australis generally more difficult to see than the Northern Lights.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This light is observed as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the southern lights, or aurora australis, in the Southern Hemisphere.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 1 June 2025
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Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Work with a travel agency to charter your very own expedition vessel to the poles: whether the fjords of the Arctic to toast champagne under the midnight sun, or Antarctica to chase the aurora australis.
—Erina Pinar, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
The relative lack of landmass in the southerly regions of the Southern Hemisphere makes the aurora australis generally more difficult to see than the Northern Lights.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This light is observed as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the southern lights, or aurora australis, in the Southern Hemisphere.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for aurora australis
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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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