aurora
natural light display that occurs in the sky, primarily at high latitudes (near the Arctic and Antarctic on Earth) or even on other planets
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aurora ranks in the top 0.21% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,685 views/month, #163 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: optical phenomenon[2], astrophysical process[3], electrometeor[4]
- Commons category: Polar aurora[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Polar aurora[6]
- Commons gallery: Aurora[7]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], The American Cyclopædia[12], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Different from: Aurora[19]
- Hashtag: northernlights[20], auroraborealis[21], Aurora[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
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Influence
Things named for aurora include Aurora Australis[24], an icebreaker[25]; Nordlys[26], a ferry[27]; Auroracoin[28], a software[29], founded in 2014[30]; and Aurora Borealis[31], an icebreaker[32].
Why It Matters
aurora has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] aurora is known by 135 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for aurora include Aurora Australis[24], an icebreaker[25]; Nordlys[26], a ferry[27]; Auroracoin[28], a software[29], founded in 2014[30]; and Aurora Borealis[31], an icebreaker[32].