Friday photo: Harvest moon
SEPTEMBER 22: The moon rises behind Coit Tower September 22, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Today marks the first time in two decades that the Sun has sunk as a full Moon has risen exactly opposite to it on the autumnal equinox, or the beginning of Fall.
SEPTEMBER 22: The moon rises behind Coit Tower September 22, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Today marks the first time in two decades that the Sun has sunk as a full Moon has risen exactly opposite to it on the autumnal equinox, or the beginning of Fall.
SEPTEMBER 22: The moon rises behind Coit Tower September 22, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Today marks the first time in two decades that the Sun has sunk as a full Moon has risen exactly opposite to it on the autumnal equinox, or the beginning of Fall.
Joshua Keating is a former associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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