Here are 5 of the weirdest auroras, including the newly spotted ‘dunes’

Ever heard of a black aurora? Or a pulsating aurora?

green glow in the night sky - an aurora named the "dunes"

A newly discovered kind of aurora named the “dunes” (horizontal green stripes of light pointing to the left) is just the latest addition to a menagerie of obscure types of northern and southern lights.

Pirjo Koski

Sky watchers have spotted a new jewel in the crown of northern lights that shimmer over the top of the world.