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AT LEAST a thousand poets have said what millions of people know: North America’s autumn is the best of seasons, unsurpassed on earth. This year the Northern Hemisphere spun into autumn on September 23 at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Twice a year, as the earth moves through space, its axis leans neither toward nor away from the sun and for a brief moment, the sun passes directly over the Equator, the National Geographic Society points out. The two equinoxes mark the beginning of spring and fall.
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