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What's in the Sky: Saturn returns in September
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What's in the Sky: Saturn returns in September

  • By Jim White
  • Updated

September is here, a month for seasonal change. The autumnal equinox occurs on Sept. 22, marking the start of fall. The Sun will be straight overhead at the equator, and we’ll have about equal amounts of daylight and night. 

All lines point to the coming new season
Gorge Life

All lines point to the coming new season

  • Kirby Neumann-Rea

In many cultures, the September equinox is a sign of fall (autumn) in the northern hemisphere. In Greek mythology fall is associated with when the goddess Persephone returns to the underworld to be with her husband Hades. It was supposedly a good time to enact rituals for protection and security as well as reflect on successes or failures from the previous months.

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Ways of the wind: Alas, summer is officially over

  • Greg Stiegel, Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association
  • Updated

Sept. 22 marked the autumn equinox and the technical end of the summer season. It is hard to believe that another Gorge summer is down in the books; and what a windy season it was.