QUINOX SUNRISE: The seasons changed this morning at 5:05 a.m. EDT when the Sun crossed the celestial equator heading south. Fall began in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere. Geoffrey Wyatt of Sydney, Australia, woke up early to watch the equinox sun rise over Watson’s Bay:

“This is how the first day of spring began in Australia,” says Wyatt. “Recent fires in the Sydney area have contributed to redder than usual sunrises and sunsets.Temperature gradiants over the water produced the added bonus of a miraged sun.”

Happy Equinox!