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                              2022 September 15

                          Harvest Moon over Sicily
                 Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile

   Explanation: For northern hemisphere dwellers, September's Full Moon
   was the Harvest Moon. Reflecting warm hues at sunset it rises over the
   historic town of Castiglione di Sicilia in this telephoto view from
   September 9. Famed in festival, story, and song Harvest Moon is just
   the traditional name of the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox.
   According to lore the name is a fitting one. Despite the diminishing
   daylight hours as the growing season drew to a close, farmers could
   harvest crops by the light of a full moon shining on from dusk to dawn.

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