Aurora
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Aurora most commonly refers to:
- Aurora (astronomy), a glow in the sky sometimes seen at polar latitudes
- Aurora (mythology), the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology
Aurora may also be:
[edit] Arts
[edit] Literature
- Aurora (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel Universe
- Aurora (planet), Spacer world in Isaac Asimov's fiction
- Aurora Award (Prix Aurora), Canadian science-fiction and fantasy
- Aurora, SF society, a science fiction & fantasy society from Rijeka, Croatia
[edit] Music
- Aurora (Jean-Luc Ponty album), by Jean-Luc Ponty, 1976
- Aurora (Susumu Hirasawa album)
- Aurora (Angela Chang album)
- Aurora (Esmerine album)
- Aurora (Bada album)
- Aurora Heads, a trance/electronic music band
- A symphonic poem composed by William Lloyd Webber
- A song by the Foo Fighters, from their album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose
- A song by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk from her 2001 album Vespertine
- A song by Japanese rock band Do As Infinity
- Aurora Records, a record label
- Aurora (band), also called Aurora UK, an electronic music project
[edit] Visual media
- Aurora (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis
- Aurora class battleship, an 'Ancient' warship in Stargate Atlantis
- Aurora Community Television, programs about Australia
- Aurora Production AG, Children of God, The Family International
- Princess Aurora, in Disney's version of Sleeping Beauty
- Aurora, a fictional supersonic bomber from Command & Conquer: Generals
- Aurora (Image), The default computer wallpaper for Windows Vista
[edit] People
- Aurora (name)
- Aurora A. Quezon, first spouse of a Philippine president to be called First Lady
- Aurora Browne, Canadian actress and comedian
- Aurora Königsmarck (1662–1728), mistress of Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland
- Aurora Robles, supermodel
- Aurora Stjernvall, Finnish benefactor
- Aurora Snow, American pornographic actress
- J S Aurora, General from India
[edit] Places
[edit] In Australia
- Aurora Stadium, formerly York Park stadium in Launceston, Tasmania
- Aurora Tower, Brisbane, skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland
[edit] In Canada
- Aurora, Ontario
- Aurora Place, Alberta
- Aurora, New Brunswick
- Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, in the Northwest Territories
[edit] In the Philippines
[edit] In South Africa
[edit] In South Atlantic
[edit] In the United States
- Aurora, Alabama
- Aurora, Alaska
- Aurora, Arkansas
- Aurora, California
- Aurora, Colorado
- Aurora, Florida
- Aurora, Illinois
- Aurora University, Illinois
- Aurora, Indiana
- Aurora, Iowa
- Aurora, Kansas
- Aurora, Kentucky
- Aurora, Louisiana
- Aurora, Maine
- Aurora, Michigan
- Aurora, Minnesota
- Aurora, Missouri
- Aurora, Montana
- Aurora, Nebraska
- Aurora, Nevada
- Aurora, New Mexico
- Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
- Aurora, Erie County, New York
- Aurora Expressway, an expressway in western New York
- Aurora, North Carolina
- Aurora, Ohio
- Aurora, Oklahoma
- Aurora, Oregon
- Aurora, South Dakota
- Aurora, Texas
- Aurora, Utah
- Aurora, Virginia
- Aurora, West Virginia
- Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin
- Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin
- Aurora, Washington County, Wisconsin
- Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin
- Aurora County, South Dakota
- Aurora Township, Minnesota
- Aurora Township, North Dakota
[edit] In Vanuatu
- Aurora Island (now generally known as Maewo)
[edit] Sciences
[edit] Biology
- Aurora Kinases, a family of kinase enzymes
[edit] Computers
- Aurora engine and Aurora toolset, runs Neverwinter Nights
- AURORA, IBM network profiling system
- Aurora, an adware client from DirectRevenue
- Aurora SPARC Linux, a port of the Fedora Core Linux distribution for SPARC-based computers
[edit] Space
- Aurora (astronomy), the northern or southern lights
- 94 Aurora, an asteroid discovered by J. C. Watson, 1867
- The Aurora Programme, a strategy of the European Space Agency
[edit] Other
- The Aurora krypton fluoride laser used for inertial confinement fusion at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
[edit] Vehicles and vessels
[edit] Aircraft
- Aurora aircraft, a possible United States Air Force hypersonic spy plane.
- CP-140 Aurora, maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the Canadian Air Force.
[edit] Automobiles
[edit] Marine
- Aurora (ship), Australian Antarctic expedition vessel
- Aurora (cruiser), the ship which initiated the Russian October Revolution
- HMS Aurora of the British Royal Navy
- MV Aurora, a cruise ship
- M/V Aurora, a ferry operated by the Alaska Marine Highway System
- Aurora, an 18th century Spanish ship, for which the Aurora Islands are named
[edit] Railway locomotives
- A South Devon Railway Comet class locomotive
[edit] Others
- Aroura, ancient Greek unit of measurement
- Aurora Casket Company, based in Aurora, Indiana
- Aurora Energy, electricity company in Tasmania
- Aurora FC, traditional football club in Guatemala
- Aurora (pen manufacturer), an Italian company.
- Sega Aurora, an arcade board
- Aurora University, Illinois
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
