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southern lights: see aurora borealis aurora borealis and aurora australis , luminous display of various forms and colors seen in the night sky. The aurora borealis of the Northern Hemisphere is often called the northern lights, and the aurora australis of the Southern Hemisphere is
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southern lights [′səth·ərn ′līts]

(geophysics)

aurora australis

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