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The aurora was named after the Roman goddess of dawn, and was long thought to be produced by sunlight reflected from polar snow and ice, or refracted light much like  rainbows. 

Undulating ribbons of light may shimmer in the sky for hours, like glowing, dancing curtains of green, yellow and orange or dark red, or magnificent veils with a full spectrum of colors, and with the altitude of its lower edge 60 to 70 miles above the earth.
 

 "the celestial phenomenon of bands, curtains or streamers of colored light that appear in the sky predominantly in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the earth."
Shades of these auroras can vary depending on the oxygen and nitrogen levels in the air. The most common color is a brilliant yellow-green, and the rarest is a completely red light. Other shades that have been seen include blue and violet. In most cases these lights show in the form of patches and scattered clouds. Shooting rays, streamers and rippling curtains have also been reported.

The dancing northern lights in the night sky are a sight for the gods which winter holidaymakers in Greenland will in all likelihood come to experience. From the early autumn the night sky is regularly illuminated by the northern lights’ green glow. It is a natural phenomenon that always causes excitement and wonder among those who have never seen it before.