Aurora Borealis
Polar sky glow
Aurora Borealis is the capitalized form of the term for the northern lights, used at the beginning of sentences, in titles, or when emphasizing the phenomenon's name.
The lights themselves are bands of color—predominantly green, but also red, blue, and violet—that ripple across polar skies when solar wind particles collide with atmospheric gases.
Aurora Borealis activity is expected to peak tonight. (Lowercase aurora borealis is standard in running text.)
Tremulous, wavering light
- glowSteady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
curtains · ribbons · arcs · bands · streaks · rays · beams · pillars
Of Earth's magnetic properties
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
- ionosphereCharged upper atmospheric layer
- charged particlesAtoms with net electricity
plasma · magnetic field · solar flares · solar cycle · thermosphere · electrons · oxygen · nitrogen
Earth's northernmost zone
- TromsøNorwegian city above Arctic Circle
- IcelandNordic island republic
- FairbanksCentral Alaskan city
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
Lapland · Greenland · Yukon · Alaska · Finland · Norway · Canada · tundra
Visually striking event
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
transcendent · magical · enchanting · sublime · majestic · celestial · phenomenon · bucket list
Liquor or apparitions
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- ValkyriesNorse battle maidens
- foxfireGlowing fungi on rot
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
legends · folklore · mystical · sacred · prophetic · Norse · supernatural · divine
shimmer
Tremulous, wavering light
- glowSteady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
iridescence · curtains · ribbons · arcs · bands · streaks · rays · beams · pillars · coronas
geomagnetic
Of Earth's magnetic properties
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
- ionosphereCharged upper atmospheric layer
charged particles · plasma · magnetic field · solar flares · solar cycle · thermosphere · electrons · oxygen · nitrogen · altitude
Arctic
Earth's northernmost zone
Svalbard · Lapland · Greenland · Yukon · Alaska · Finland · Norway · Canada · tundra · winter
spectacle
Visually striking event
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
otherworldly · transcendent · magical · enchanting · sublime · majestic · celestial · phenomenon · bucket list · once-in-a-lifetime
spirits
Liquor or apparitions
omens · legends · folklore · mystical · sacred · prophetic · Norse · supernatural · divine · heavenly
photography
Creating images from light
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- long exposureProlonged light capture
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
clear skies · patience · chase · tour · cabin · lodge · apps · alerts · timelapse · winter travel
- celestialsun, moon, stars, planet, planets
- rhinestonesrhinestone, crystal, flatback, hotfix, glue-on
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- Canadian PlacesVancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary
- landmarkspyramids, lighthouse, national monument, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower
- life goalscareer, get married, world peace, purpose, aim