Aurora Borealis

The scientific name for Northern Lights, Arctic Lights is "Aurora borealis"

The words Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are latin for 'the dawn of the north', and were first used by Galileo in circa 1620 to describe the red northern lights phenomenon.

The aurora borealis is caused through the interaction between solar wind and the earth's magnetic field. At times the lights appear as streams across the night sky from west to east and other times they dance and wave rhythmically as veils of red, yellow, green and blue.

The common name is Northern Lights (northern hemisphere) and the corresponding "Aurora australisis" in the southern hemisphere have a common name of Southern Lights.

Make sure to see all our Northern Lights Photos and Pictures. We also have a great story online about the Aurora borealis.

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Canadian Arctic Inukshuk An canadian arctic symbol, the Inukshuk	Malcolm Island Northern Lights	Aurora Borealis Photo
Northern Light Photo CRW 2706	Arctic Phenomenon	Aurora Borealis British Columbia Northern Lights on Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Arctic Lights	Aurora Borealis	Aurora Borealis Photos
Northern Lights British Columbia	Northern Lights Viewing Churchill Manitoba Churchill, Manitoba is an excellent location for viewing the Northern Lights perform their magical display in the night sky.	Aurora Borealis
Sointula A community founded in 1901 by a group of Finns, Sointula which is situated on Malcolm Island in British Columbia, means the place of harmony in the native Finnish language.	Aurora Borealis Arctic	Aurora Borealis Pictures
Northern Lights Malcolm Island	Aurora Borealis Vacations	Northern Lights CRW 2727
Aurora Borealis	Northern Lights CRW 2726	Aurora Borealis CRW 2677
Aurora Borealis CRW 2674	Picture Of Northern Lights The Northern lights around Port McNeill in British Columbia, Canada makes this picture worth a thousand words.	Northern Lights
Aurora Borealis Pictures	Northern Lights CRW 2716	Aurora Borealis CRW 2682
Aurora Borealis Pictures	Northern Lights CRW 2719	Northern Lights CRW 2722
Aurora Borealis Photos	Aurora Borealis CRW 2675	Aurora Borealis CRW 2669
Hudson Bay Northern Lights Churchill Manitoba A spectacular display from the Northern Lights fills the sky over the Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba with the moon illuminating the area.

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