Autumn equinox - first day of fall

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Jim Colyer
Autumn equinox! Fall begins in the Northern Hemisphere on September 22. The sun is overhead at the equator in its journey south. Days and nights are equal, 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness everywhere. The sun rises due east and sets due west everywhere on earth.

As the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun, the sun appears lower in our sky. The sun's rays hit us less directly, and the top half of the globe cools down.

5 major circles of latitude: Arctic Circle. Tropic of Cancer. Equator. Tropic of Capricorn. Anarctic Circle.

September equinox @ EarthSky http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-autumnal-equinox-of-2012

ArtificialGlory
That's quite nice, quite nice indeed.

Digi
Cue the hippy equinox festivals!

Little Caesar
Nude, dancing wiccans, and such!

Mindship
Ah, my favorite time of the year begins. Good riddance heat and humidity; adios high electric bills; freeze and die, insects; disappear, bad-for-your-feet flip flops at malls and on Manhattan streets; and for all those who think life and fun can only be had frolicking on da beech, think outside your sand-encrusted box.

Cool, comfortable, humane weather returns.

REXXXX
I'd be more excited if the temperature in San Diego actually reflected what's in keeping with fall weather.

siriuswriter
Bring out the belladonna and let's start with the astral projections!

Archaeopteryx
Does this mean we get to sacrifice a virgin?

Little Caesar
Originally posted by Archaeopteryx
Does this mean we get to sacrifice a virgin?

Why not. Place you neck on this chopping block and let's get this party started!

(we needs a guillotine smile)

Laurie
Originally posted by Little Caesar
Why not. Place you neck on this chopping block and let's get this party started!

(we needs a guillotine smile)

Mindship
HB2U. Was that ^ a group gift?

Little Caesar
Holy peeled bananas! Now that's ^^ a smilie.

Oliver North
Originally posted by siriuswriter
Bring out the belladonna

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