Il Monte Rainier illuminato dalle luci dell'alba visto da Seattle

Mount Rainier is illuminated at dawn beneath a brilliant cover of clouds as seen from Seattle, about 50 miles away, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. Temperatures in the 70’s but increasing clouds are expected in the area for the final days of summer. The September equinox, known as the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, occurs Friday, Sept. 23. An equinox is when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)