How do auroras differ from day to night?

Night time auroras are usually very striking, localized into curtains and cascades, and sharp-featured while daytime aurora are usually pallid, weak and cover the entire sky. Day time aurora can be seen in mid-winter at high latitudes within 4 hours or so of local noon.

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