Seriously why is everybody hatin on Auroras? Who gives a F if they are only found on Earth. So are trees, and yet they have plenty of those in The Elder Scrolls. Skyrim of all places is the perfect setting to have one, and it most importantly it looks great. Reminds me of the sky in Shivering Isles.....Now that was beautiful! I wouldnt mind seeing an aurora in Skyrim.

That said. I dont really care either way.

Pretty much my point, except that auroras aren't only found on Earth, they can be found on any planet. And as for Shivering Isles, I remember looking up for the first time in SI at the night sky and I thought "Oh my god, this is awesome". I want to have that same feeling when I look up at Skyrim's sky.

Same here. Maybe not everywhere all the time, but at certain parts of the year and when your up on a huge mountain top you should be able to get a awesome view of the solar system. The same rules somewhat apply on Earth....although I probably shouldnt have mentioned that. Lol.

dear TES colleagues,

whether it's giant lizards talking ...or caterpillars ...or lions...
ask yourself; where in space and time lies Skyrim ...or Wonderland ...or Narnia?

enjoy your answer

Correct me if im wrong but my guess is half the people don't quite know what there talking about. First mistake is believing that the Aurora Borealis is exclusive to Earth which it is not, second, thinking it can't be on the planet Nirn because its not Earth, to clear it all up...
"Auroras are caused by radiation from the sun, called solar wind, interacting with Earth's magnetic field. Since the magnetic field is strongest near the poles, that's the region where most auroras occur. Solar charged particles from the sun, which are normally radiated into space, sometimes get caught in the Earths magnetic field as they come into the upper atmosphere they react with other gases and produce coloured lights"http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_causes_the_aurora_borealis
In other words this could happen on just about any planet. Borealis is a word that is used while referring to something found in the extreme northern parts of the northern hemisphere. The word is a derivative of the Greek name for the God of the North Wind, which in Latin is written as Boreas. The God was said to have snakes for feet or alternately winged feet. http://www.blurtit.com/q955584.html

what it all boils down too is that Skyrim is to the north so it makes sense regardless of the planet and it looks pretty cool

I can answer those, they all exist in the wardrobe, they are realms within realms its pretty spooky stuff and all of it is floating in the Aurora Borealis which is why it should be added cause without that there would be no wardrobe which would mean no Wonderland for Narnia to hide in and no Skyrim from where the humans who just randomly showed up in Narnia came from. (oh and the dragons in Narnia came from skyrim too or vise versa they probably traded humans for dragons (humans from skyrim dragons from Narnia)) in any event question answered, problem solved and now 2012 has been averted. Hooray

Correct me if im wrong but my guess is half the people don't quite know what there talking about. First mistake is believing that the Aurora Borealis is exclusive to Earth which it is not, second, thinking it can't be on the planet Nirn because its not Earth, to clear it all up...
"Auroras are caused by radiation from the sun, called solar wind, interacting with Earth's magnetic field. Since the magnetic field is strongest near the poles, that's the region where most auroras occur. Solar charged particles from the sun, which are normally radiated into space, sometimes get caught in the Earths magnetic field as they come into the upper atmosphere they react with other gases and produce coloured lights"

you just deserved an apple falling up

I don't know what that is or what it means (kinda like lady gaga) but I like it ( not like lady gaga)

See, right there is where it's wrong. The sun for Nirn is not a giant ball of fire, it's literally a hole in the universe, a gate to the realm of magicka called Aetherius. The stars are just smaller gates.

The problem is assuming that Nirn and Earth are the same things under the same universal laws. They're not. Superficially, they appear to be the same. Deep down, they're nothing alike.

See, right there is where it's wrong. The sun for Nirn is not a giant ball of fire, it's literally a hole in the universe, a gate to the realm of magicka called Aetherius. The stars are just smaller gates.

The problem is assuming that Nirn and Earth are the same things under the same universal laws. They're not. Superficially, they appear to be the same. Deep down, they're nothing alike.

Isn't that an in-game myth (kind of like religions on Earth)?

Nah, not really. That is like saying that Aedra/Daedra are myth and just religion.

Huh, I thought I read that somewhere (although in the games, we have first hand evidence that confirms that Aedra/Daedra exist unlike the former claims). I wouldn't know though, which is why I asked, so thanks for answering. bliviongate:

Superficially, Auroras in Skyrim can appear to be exactly like Earth's, too.

Isn't that an in-game myth (kind of like, most likely, every last religion on Earth)?

Well, I could be wrong. A lot of things in TES lore don't really make sense.

I'm not sure what you're referring to. I mean, yeah, no one can really expect to put TES under scientific study, it's a fantasy world, but most everything makes sense in context.