what is the northern lights
What are the northern lights? The northern lights, one of several astronomical phenomena called polar lights (aurora polaris), are shafts or curtains of colored light visible on occasion in the night sky. Aurora borealis by PÃ¥l Brekke - This is an article on the aurora borealis by PÃ¥l Brekke published in Scandinavian Review, Fall 2008, v. 93.