Differences between the aurora borealis and the aurora australis?

I am supposed to do a 250 word essay on the differences between the aurora borealis and the aurora astraulis, but I've been looking up information on them and it seems to be that the only difference between the two is that ones in the north and ones in the south... If you know any information on this subject your answers would be greatly appreciated.


Thanksss!|||Indeed, north and south are the ONLY difference.





I have to wonder if your teacher has any clue what the difference is either...as there is no point in going beyond a single sentence in describing the difference.





Or perhaps your teacher discussed other matters regarding aurora that they expect you to include in this essay?|||He he ehehh . It sounds like your teacher was giving you a punishment essay. When i was at school we used to get punishment essays like 250 words on "the Inside of a table tennis ball". Just describe the northern lights and then say that the southern lights are in the southern hemisphere.|||Hi. I would look to the difference in the MAGNETIC fields, not the geometric north and south. Also the Norther lights seem to be more visible due to habitation. It also appears that the Earth's magnetosphere is not perfectly symmetrical and this may cause a difference. http://www.answers.com/topic/magnetosphe鈥?/a>|||Quite right, the only difference is which side of the equator you see them on. The northern version is better known because more people live in regions where it is seen (but penguins swear by the beauty of the southern version).|||one is at the + end of earth the other at the - end of earth. Earth is a big magnet and the north pole is positivily charged.|||Borealis = northern


Australis = southern





That's the only difference between the two. It's going to be tough to write 250 words on that! Good luck!