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aurora

/ɔːˈrɔːrə/noun

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ध्रुवीय ज्योति, ध्रुवीय प्रकाश, ऑरोरा

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nounauroras or aurorae
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    bands of coloured light, mainly green and red, that are sometimes seen in the night sky in the most northern and southern parts of the world, caused by charged particles from the sun

    ध्रुवीय ज्योति, ध्रुवीय प्रकाश, ऑरोरा

    • Tourists travel to Norway in winter hoping to see the aurora.
    • The aurora lit up the sky in waves of green light.
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General knowledge

The aurora seen near the North Pole is called the aurora borealis or the northern lights, and the one seen near the South Pole is called the aurora australis or the southern lights.

उत्तरी ध्रुव के पास दिखने वाली ध्रुवीय ज्योति को aurora borealis या northern lights कहते हैं, और दक्षिणी ध्रुव के पास दिखने वाली को aurora australis या southern lights कहते हैं।