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hooksonwires t1_je3lxp3 wrote

And you call it Aurora Australis despite the fact it’s clearly in New Zealand?

It’s a regional expression.

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King_Stark t1_je4a5rl wrote

No it’s actually called Aurora Australis because Australis means southern in Latin. Borealis comes from a Latin word meaning extremely northern.

Australia is named after Terra Australis, which means southern land in Latin.

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Matbo2210 t1_je421a0 wrote

Aurora antarcticus would be a cool name to use instead

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