On Earth, the aurora that appears at the North Pole is called aurora borealis. (TNG: "Time's Arrow, Part II" , VOY: "Counterpoint") In 2270, Spock noted that the historical records of the Dramen star system were "spotty, at best, going back nineteen years," reporting that "mostly, they're technical data, meteor showers, auroras, [and] radiation reports." (TAS: "Albatross")