People generally know the aurora borealis by their common name, the Northern Lights. The northern lights are natural phenomena that occur in nature. Often on a clear, dark night in the boreal forest, green, purple, pink, and white lights dance on the horizon changing their shape and color. It is perhaps one of nature™s most fascinating displays of artistry. Specifically, the aurora borealis is Latin for ﬁnorthern dawn.ﬂ The aurora australis is the same phemonena in the southern hemisphere, most visible from Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand.