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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2022 September 24   
      
                             September Sunrise Shadows   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Donato Lioce   
      
      Explanation: The defining astronomical moment for this September's   
      equinox was on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 01:03 UTC, when the Sun   
      crossed the celestial equator moving south in its yearly journey   
      through planet Earth's sky. That marked the beginning of fall for our   
      fair planet in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern   
      hemisphere, when day and night are nearly equal around the globe. Of   
      course, if you celebrate the astronomical change of seasons by watching   
      a sunrise you can also look for crepuscular rays. The shadows cast by   
      clouds can have a dramatic appearance in the twilight sky during any   
      sunrise or sunset. Due to perspective, the parallel shadows will seem   
      to point back to the rising Sun and a place due east on your horizon   
      near the equinox date. Taken on September 15, this sunrise sea and   
      skyscape captured crepuscular rays in the sky and watery specular   
      reflections from the Mediterranean coast near the village of   
      Petacciato, Italy.   
      
                    Tomorrow's picture: shadows of cosmic dust   
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