An aurora is a natural light display in the sky on Earth seen predominantly in the high latitudes. Aurora may also refer to: Common uses Aurora (mythology), the Roman goddess of dawn Aurora (given name), a feminine given name (and list of people with the name) Aurora (heraldry), the heraldic display of an aurora Aurora on Mars, the atmospheric phenomenon on Mars Places Brazil Aurora, Ceará Aurora, Santa Catarina Philippines Aurora (province), a province in the Philippines Aurora, Isabela Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur Romania Aurora, Cujmir, Mehedinţi County Cap Aurora, Mangalia, Constanţa County United States Aurora, Arkansas Aurora, Colorado Aurora, Illinois Aurora, Indiana Aurora, Iowa Aurora, Kansas Aurora, Kentucky Aurora, New Orleans, Louisiana Aurora, Maine Aurora, Minnesota Aurora Township, Steele County, Minnesota Aurora, Missouri Aurora, Nebraska Aurora, Nevada Aurora, Cayuga County, New York Aurora, Erie County, New York Aurora, North Carolina Aurora, Ohio Aurora, Oregon Aurora County, South Dakota Aurora, South Dakota Aurora, Texas Aurora, Utah Aurora, West Virginia Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin, a town Aurora (community), Florence County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Aurora, Kenosha County, Wisconsin Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin Aurora, Washington County, Wisconsin Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin Other places Aurora, Victoria, Australia Aurora, Ontario, Canada Aurora (Turin), Italy Aurora Cave, New Zealand Aurora, Western Cape, South Africa Aurora, Suriname Aurora Island or Maéwo, Vanuatu Aurora Islands, phantom isles (once considered near the Falklands) Education Aurora University, Illinois, United States Aurora College, Northwest Territories, Canada Aurora College (Invercargill), New Zealand Community College of Aurora, Colorado, United States Structures Aurora (Spencer, Virginia), a historic home near Spencer, Patrick County, Virginia, United States Aurora Apartment Hotel, a historic high-rise building located in San Antonio, Texas, United States Aurora Bridge, Seattle, Washington, United States Aurora, Dichteren, a windmill in Gelderland, Netherlands Aurora Melbourne Central, a skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia Aurora Place, a skyscraper in Sydney, Australia Aurora Stadium, Launceston, Australia Aurora Tower, a skyscraper in Brisbane, Australia Aurora Wheel, a Ferris wheel in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan Arts and entertainment Visual arts Aurora (Artemisia Gentileschi), a c1625-1627 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi Aurora (Reni), a 1614 Baroque ceiling fresco by Guido Reni Aurora (sculpture), a 1992 sculpture by Mark di Suvero Books Prix Aurora Awards, a Canadian literature award Aurora, a novel by Michel Leiris Aurora (novel), a 2015 novel by Kim Stanley Robinson Aurora, an airship in the novel Airborn Aurora-Verlag, a New York-based German language publisher co-founded in 1944 by Lion