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*[[Aurora Award]] (Prix Aurora), Canadian science-fiction and fantasy |
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*[[Aurora, SF society]], a science fiction & fantasy society from Rijeka, Croatia |
*[[Aurora, SF society]], a science fiction & fantasy society from Rijeka, Croatia |
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*[[Aurora Photos]], a stock agency based out of Portland, Maine offering high quality photography by international photographers and agencies; recently opened an editorial assignment division in New York City called [[Aurora Select]]. |
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Revision as of 19:26, 5 June 2007
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:
Arts
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
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 Veruca Salt
- A song by Japanese rock band Do As Infinity
- Aurora Records, a record label
- Aurora (band), an electronic music project
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, related to cult group 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 wallpaper for Windows Vista
- Aurora Beam is a pokemon move. The pokemon type - Ice, Can fire off this powerfull move
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
Places
In Australia
- Aurora Stadium, formerly York Park stadium in Launceston, Tasmania
- Aurora Tower, Brisbane, skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland
In Canada
- Aurora, Ontario
- Aurora Place, Alberta
- Aurora, New Brunswick
- Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, in the Northwest Territories
In the Philippines
In South Africa
In South Atlantic
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
- East Aurora, New York, a village within Aurora
- 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, Kenosha 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
In Vanuatu
- Aurora Island (now generally known as Maewo)
Sciences
Biology
- Aurora Kinases, a family of kinase enzymes
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
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
- Aurora is an albedo feature on Mercury
Vehicles and vessels
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
Automobiles
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
Railway locomotives
- A South Devon Railway Comet class locomotive
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 Health Care, health care company in Wisconsin
- Aurora (pen manufacturer), an Italian company
- Sega Aurora, an arcade board
- Aurora University, Illinois