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Article: GET OUT THE RAKE, CELEBRATE - AUTUMNAL EQUINOX IS UPON US.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- September 22, 2000
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With snow clouds threatening in the Rockies and hurricanes afoot in the East, looks like summer's over, even in the placid Northwest.
The end comes officially at 10:27 this morning when the sun crosses that invisible midpoint in the heavens called the celestial equator. For just an instant at that hour, a balance will prevail between day and night.
The milepost is known as the autumnal equinox - a time when 70-degree weather can be enjoyed even in Forks, but when it's also time to check the woollies for moth damage, turn the compost and think about grinding the rust off those skis.
Twice a year, true to the Earth's axial tilt and its wobble, ...