Southern Lights
noun[plural]
(alsosouthern lights)uk/ˌsʌð.ən ˈlaɪts/us/ˌsʌð.ɚn ˈlaɪts/the Southern Lights
colouredlightsthatformapatternand are sometimesseenin thenightskyin the mostsouthernpartsof theworld:
"Oh man," hecriedas hewitnessedashimmeringdisplayof theSouthernLights.
The Auroras are thenorthernlights(auroraborealis) in thenorthernhemisphereand thesouthernlights(auroraaustralis) in thesouthernhemisphere.
Synonym
aurora australis
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Northern Lights
- Thesouthernlightsare aluminousphenomenaofassortedshapesandcolourstakingplace35-600milesabove theearth.
- In thefarnorththelightsare thestuffoflegendand because this planet'smagneticfieldis just asenergeticover theSouthPole, down there they are thesouthernlights, theauroraaustralis.
Weather & climate - general words
- aneroid barometer
- anthelion
- aurora
- aurora australis
- aurora borealis
- element
- glass
- low-pressure
- meteorological
- meteorologist
- meteorology
- mock sun
- Northern Lights
- occluded front
- occlusion
- parhelion
- rare
- the Met Office
- weather forecaster
- zone