Who gave the aurora borealis its name?

谁为北极光命的名？

Steve is an aurora, and a good looking one, too.

史蒂夫是极光，好的极光。

It caused brilliant auroras far south of the Arctic.

它引发色彩斑斓的极光最南到达北极。

This is what we call the aurora, or the northern (and southern) lights.

这就是我们所说的极光，或称北极光（和南极光）。

On Earth, this creates the aurorae, the northern and southern lights, and it does at Jupiter, too.

球的这个产生极光（北极光和南极光），木星也是如此。

If you want to see an aurora on earth, you should head to areas near the poles.

如果你球的极光，你应该去极附近的方。

Massive auroras occurred as far south as the Caribbean.

远在加勒比的南部产生了巨大的极光。

In fact, the aurora borealis is caused by storms on the sun.

而事实，北极光是由太阳风暴引起的。

Places that rarely get a glimpse of the aurora borealis.

那里很少能到北极光。

The aurora is a stunning display of Earth's magnetic field in action.

极光就是球磁场发挥作用的绝佳展示。

Like the auroras on earth, auroras on other planets occur around their north and south poles.

和球的极光一样，其他星球的极光也出现在南北极。

These ghostly auroras are a thousand times more powerful than Earth's northern and southern lights.

这些可怕的极光要1000倍强于球南极和北极的极光。

There she was able to see the aurora borealis for the first time in her life.

在那里，她第一次亲眼到了北极光。

Scientists say auroras occur when energized particles from the sun are seen interacting with earth's magnetic field.

科学家说，当到来自太阳的带电粒子与球磁场相互作用时，极光就出现。

An aurora around the North Pole is called 'aurora borealis' or the northern lights.

环绕着北极的极光被称作北极光或者北方的光。

The auroras are close enough to reach out and touch!

近在咫尺的极光！

These events can generate aurorae on Earth, cause power blackouts, and damage satellites.

这些现象可以形成球的极光，导致停电，并破坏卫星。

These so-called elves had not previously been associated with lightning, but with just another kind of aurora borealis.

这些所谓的“精灵”以前并没有和闪电联系在一起，而只是和另一种北极光联系在一起。

And it's what gives us this: The aurora!

而且它给了我们这个：极光！

If directed at Earth, these flares and CMEs create geomagnetic storms that then dazzle us with spectacular auroras.

如果是直接针对球, 这些耀斑和日冕物质抛射创造的磁暴通壮观的极光让我们眼花缭乱。