auroral
Like early light
Auroral means relating to the aurora—the natural light displays in polar skies caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with Earth's atmosphere.
The auroral glow lit up the northern horizon.
By extension, auroral can describe anything resembling dawn or having luminous, shimmering qualities: auroral colors, an auroral radiance.
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- celestialOf the sky above
heavenly · otherworldly · transcendent · mystical · sublime · iridescent · gossamer · spectral
Latin term meaning southern
- northern lightsPolar atmospheric light display
- southern lightsPolar luminescence, hemisphere opposite
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
solar wind · ionosphere · geomagnetic · corona · plasma · charged particles · magnetic field · polar regions
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
celestial · heavenly · otherworldly · transcendent · mystical · sublime · iridescent · gossamer · spectral · diaphanous
australis
Latin term meaning southern
- northern lightsPolar atmospheric light display
- southern lightsPolar luminescence, hemisphere opposite
- polarOf extreme latitudes
magnetosphere · solar wind · ionosphere · geomagnetic · corona · plasma · charged particles · magnetic field · polar regions · Arctic
daybreak
Morning's first light
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- morningDay's early hours
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
twilight · rosy · golden · early · horizon · eastern · sun · rays · predawn · awakening
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon
- aurora australisAntarctic atmospheric light display