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Questions of natural light display on planets with atmosphere predominantly in their high latitudes caused by charged particles from the respective star.

Aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae) is on Earth sometimes referred to as polar lights (aurora polaris), Northern lights (aurora borealis), or Southern lights (aurora australis). It is a natural light display in the sky of a planet with atmosphere, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic.

Auroras have been observed on both and , and .