Beautiful aurora in the zenith. The aurora is mainly visible at high geographical latitudes. It is therefore referred to as northern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora australis). Since the phenomenon can only be seen during darkness and the summer light is very long at high latitudes, it is mainly visible in winter. The aurora is often seen as a light glow or moving arcs, beams or curtains of light. Sometimes above the northern horizon is an arc from which rays of light shoot up like searchlights. Very rarely, it exhibits a flaming character, showing a peculiar and relatively rapid pulsating movement similar to the dancing of candle flames.
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