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'''Aurora''' most commonly refers to:
* [[Aurora (astronomy)]], a glow in the sky 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, a defunct science-fiction & fantasy society subsumed by [[3. Zmaj]]
* [[Aurora Australis (book)]], the first book published in Antarctica
=== Music ===
* [[Aurora (Angela Chang album) | ''Aurora'' (Angela Chang album)]]
* [[Aurora (Bada album) | ''Aurora'' (Bada album)]]
* [[Aurora (Esmerine album) | ''Aurora'' (Esmerine album)]]
* ''Aurora'', a 1976 album from [[Jean-Luc Ponty]]
* [[Aurora (Susumu Hirasawa album) | ''Aurora'' (Susumu Hirasawa album)]]
* [[Aurora Heads]], a trance/electronic music band
* "Aurora", a symphonic poem composed by [[William Lloyd Webber]]
* "Aurora", a song by the Foo Fighters from their 1999 album, ''[[There Is Nothing Left to Lose]]''
* "Aurora", a song by 36 Crazy Fists from their 2007 album, ''[[Rest inside the Flames]]''
* "Aurora", a song by Björk from her 2001 album ''[[Vespertine]]''
* "Aurora", a song by Mike Oldfield, from his 2008 album ''[[Music of the Spheres (Mike Oldfield album) | Music of the Spheres]]''
* "Aurora", a song by [[Veruca Salt (band) | Veruca Salt]]
* "Aurora", a song by Japanese rock band [[Do As Infinity]]
* [[Aurora Records]], a record label
* [[Aurora (band)]], an electronic music project
** [[Aurora (Aurora (band) album) | ''Aurora'' (Aurora (band) album)]]. the band's self-titled debut album
* "Fuck You Aurora", a track on the Alkaline Trio's 2000 album ''[[Maybe I'll Catch Fire]]''
=== Visual media ===
* [[Aurora (Stargate Atlantis) | "Aurora" (Stargate Atlantis)]], an episode of ''Stargate Atlantis''
** [[Aurora class battleship | ''Aurora'' class battleship]], an "Ancient" warship in ''Stargate Atlantis''
* [[Aurora Community Television]], an Australian TV channel
* Aurora Production AG, a subsidiary of [[Children of God]]
* [[Princess Aurora]], in Disney's version of ''Sleeping Beauty''
** See [[Princess Aurora (disambiguation)]] for other uses
* [[Aurora (image)]], default wallpaper for Windows Vista
* [[Aurora Unit]], organic supercomputers in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''
* [[Aurora (film) | ''Aurora'' (film)]], a 2006 Ukrainian film
== People ==
*[[Aurora (name)]]
*[[Aurora Browne]], Canadian actress and comedian
*[[Aurora Cunha]], Portuguese long-distance runner
*[[Aurora Karamzin]], (1808 - 1902) Finnish philanthropist
*[[Aurora Königsmarck]] (1662–1728), mistress of Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland
*[[Aurora Quezon]], first spouse of a Philippine president to be called First Lady
*[[Aurora Robles]], supermodel
*[[Aurora Snow]], American pornographic actress
*[[Aurora Stjernvall]], Finnish benefactor
*[[Jagjit Singh Aurora]], general from India
== Places ==
===Australia===
*[[Aurora Place]], skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales
*[[Aurora Stadium]], formerly York Park stadium in Launceston, Tasmania
*[[Aurora Tower, Brisbane]], skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland
*[[Aurora, Victoria]], suburb of Melbourne
===Canada===
*[[Aurora, Ontario]]
**[[Aurora Cable Internet]]
**[[Aurora Transit]]
**[[Aurora GO Station]], a station in the GO Transit network located in the town
===Guatemala===
*[[La Aurora International Airport]], Guatemala's major international airport.
===Italy===
*[[Aurora (Turin)]], an historical district in the city of Turin
===Philippines===
*[[Aurora (province)]]
*[[Aurora, Isabela]]
*[[Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur]]
===South Africa===
*[[Aurora, Western Cape]]
===South Atlantic===
*[[Aurora Islands]]
===Suriname===
*[[Aurora, Suriname]]
===United States===
*[[Aurora, Colorado]]
**[[Aurora Reservoir]]
*[[Aurora, Illinois]]
**[[Aurora University]], Illinois
*[[Aurora, Indiana]]
*[[Aurora, Iowa]]
*[[Aurora, Kansas]]
*[[Aurora, Maine]]
*[[Aurora, Minnesota]]
*[[Aurora, Missouri]]
*[[Aurora, Nebraska]]
*[[Aurora, Nevada]]
*[[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, Oregon]]
*[[Aurora, South Dakota]]
*[[Aurora, Texas]]
*[[Aurora, Utah]]
*[[Aurora, West Virginia]]
*[[Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin]]
*[[Aurora, Kenosha County, Wisconsin]]
*[[Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin]]
*[[Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin]]
*[[Aurora County, South Dakota]]
*[[Aurora Township, Minnesota]]
===Vanuatu===
*[[Aurora Island]] (now generally known as Maewo)
==Educational Facilities==
*[[Aurora College]], formerly Arctic College, in the Northwest Territories, Canada
*[[Aurora University]], Illinois, USA
*[[Aurora University (Shanghai)]], merged into Shangai Second Medical College in 1952
*[[Aurora College (Invercargill)]], formerly Mount Anglem College, Invercargill, New Zealand
== Sciences ==
===Biology===
*[[Aurora Kinase]]s, a family of kinase enzymes
===Computers===
*[[Aurora engine]] and [[Aurora toolset]], runs Neverwinter Nights
*Aurora, an adware client from [[DirectRevenue]]
*[[Aurora SPARC Linux]], a port of the Fedora Core Linux distribution for SPARC-based computers
*[[Aurora (protocol)]], a link-layer protocol for serial links.
*the code name for the Windows Vista version [[Windows Media Player#release_history|Windows Media Player]] 11
===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 [[List of albedo features on Mercury|albedo feature on Mercury]]
==Vehicles and vessels==
===Aircraft and aerospace vehicles===
*[[Aurora aircraft]], a possible United States Air Force hypersonic spy plane
*[[CP-140 Aurora]], maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]
===Automobiles===
*[[Aurora (1904 automobile)]]
*[[Aurora (1957 automobile)]]
*[[Oldsmobile Aurora]]
===Marine===
*[[Aurora (ship)|''Aurora'' (ship)]], Australian Antarctic expedition vessel
*[[Aurora (cruiser)|''Aurora'' (cruiser)]], the ship which initiated the Russian October Revolution
*[[HMS Aurora|HMS ''Aurora'']], the name of ten ships of the British Royal Navy, of different eras.
*[[MV Aurora (2000)|M/V ''Aurora'']], a cruise ship operated by [[P&O Cruises]].
*[[MV Aurora (1977)|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
*[[Aurora Australis (icebreaker)|Aurora Australis]], an icebreaker ship
===Railway locomotives===
*A [[South Devon Railway Comet class]] locomotive
== Others ==
*[[Aroura]], ancient Greek unit of measurement
*[[Aurora Airport]], airports associated with the name Aurora
*[[Aurora Casket Company]], based in Aurora, Indiana, US
*[[Aurora Energy]], electricity company in Tasmania, Australia
*[[Aurora FC]], traditional football club in Guatemala
*[[Aurora Health Care]], health care company in Wisconsin, US
*[[Aurora (pen manufacturer)]], an Italian company
*[[Aurora University]], Illinois, US
*[[Aurora Texas UFO Incident]]
*[[Sega Aurora]], an arcade board
*[[Aurora Plastics Corporation]] Plastic Model Kits, Slot Cars, Toys
==See also==
===Aurore===
* [[Aurore]] - a variety of grape
* [[Aurore Gagnon]] - Aurore, the martyred child
* [[Aurore (2005 film)]] - a film based on Aurore Gagnon's life
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