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Aurora Examples
Visual examples of aurora in sky and metaphor
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The aurora borealis paints Arctic skies with dancing curtains of green light.
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Visual examples of aurora in sky and metaphor
The aurora borealis paints Arctic skies with dancing curtains of green light.
Natural light display; dawn; ethereal radiance
In far northern skies, curtains of green, pink, and purple light dance across the darkness. This is an aurora—nature's most spectacular light show.
Aurora borealis (northern lights) and aurora australis (southern lights) occur when solar particles collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere, making them glow.
Test your understanding of aurora in context
A poet writes: "An aurora of possibility surrounded the young artist." This means: