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First Day Of Fall 2010: Autumn Equinox Time (PHOTOS)

First Day Of Fall 2010: Autumn Equinox Time (PHOTOS)
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Senior Editor, Big News & Live Events, The Huffington Post

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Today, Sept. 22, 2010, is the first day of fall for North America and that means the autumn equinox is fast approaching.

The autumnal equinox, signifying the sun being in line with the equator, officially takes place at 11:09 p.m. Eastern Time tonight (3:09 a.m. UTC on Sept. 23, 2010). That means the first day of fall is officially celebrated on Sept. 23 this year in Europe and Asia.

Take a look at some of these fall photos we've collected from around the world. Vote on your favorites and share your own fall photos! Also, let us know your thoughts on fall and what you think of this time of year in the comments.

First Day Of Fall 2010
Tokyo, Japan(01 of31)
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A little boy throws yellow ginkgo leaves into the air (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Sierra Nevada Mountains, California(02 of31)
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Fall colors fill trees in Round Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bishop, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Kyoto, Japan(03 of31)
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Togetsukyo Bridge is seen behind the autumn leaves along Katsura River in Kyoto, Japan. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Bath, United Kingdom(04 of31)
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The moon is seen behind trees as the early morning sunlight breaks through leaves that are begining to change colour in Victoria Park in Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Kyoto, Japan(05 of31)
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Autumn leaves are seen in Arashiyama area Kyoto in Kyoto, Japan. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Bath, United Kingdom(06 of31)
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The early morning sunlight breaks through leaves that are begining to change colour in Victoria Park in Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Staunton, Virginia(07 of31)
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Fallen leaves the color of autumn float in a stream in Staunton, VA. (Photo by Michael Smith/Newsmakers) (credit:Getty)
Minsk, Belarus(08 of31)
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Belarus boys play with autumn leaves in a park in Minsk. (Photo by VIKTOR DRACHEV, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Sofia, Bulgaria(09 of31)
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A dog runs in a park in central Sofia, as leaves start to fall with the onset of Autumn. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Sapporo, Japan(10 of31)
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A duck swims in a pond on which bright autumn leaves reflect at the Toyohira park in Sapporo. (Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Stroud, United Kingdom(11 of31)
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Leaves on trees can be seen changing colour in the grounds of Gatcombe Park, the private residence of Princess Anne, Princess Royal, in Gloucestershire, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Manchester, United Kingdom(12 of31)
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Autumn leaves blanket the floor of Blackley Forest in Manchester, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Kiyama, Japan(13 of31)
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A woman passes throughthe gate of Daikozenji temple in Kiyama Saga prefecture, as autumn colored leaves (background) from maple trees bloosoms. (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Sierra Nevada Mountains, California(14 of31)
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Fall colored leaves lie on a rock in Pine Creek in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bishop, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
London, United Kingdom(15 of31)
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Autumn leaves litter the road in Westminster in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Warsaw, Poland(16 of31)
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The morning light highlights the autumn leaves as a lone man walks through one of Warsaw's many parks in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Srinagar, India(17 of31)
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Coloured leaves of a chinar (maple) tree are seen during autumn in Srinagar. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Berlin, Germany(18 of31)
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An autumn leaf in red and gold lies on the ground in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Dublin, Ireland(19 of31)
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People walk through the autumn leaves in St Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Hakone, Japan(20 of31)
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Anglers fish from a boat floating on Lake Ashinoko in front of Japan's highest peak, Mount Fuji, and other mountains covered with coloured autumn leaves at a Hakone hot spring resort, some 100 kms west of Tokyo. (Photo by TORU YAMANAKA, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Shenedoahs(21 of31)
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Vuja Dave:
ShenedoahsSee more at www.midnightmecca.com
Time of Transition(22 of31)
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Chuck Will:
Autumn in New England is a time of transition. So, too is adolescence, as this teenager is discovering.
Chestnut Hill, MA(23 of31)
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css01:
Fall foliage in front of Devlin Hall on the Campus of Boston College.
South Bend, IN(24 of31)
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cgerben:
Fallen maple and cottonwood leaves blanket dying grass in a South Bend, Indiana park.
Love(25 of31)
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justjesh:
All You Need Is Love...
Colorful Colorado(26 of31)
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Susanne Johnston:
Mt Crested Butte
Aspen in Colorado(27 of31)
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Susanne Johnston:
Summit County CO
Cows in Field(28 of31)
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Niteflyer09:
Eastern NC.Photo by Martha Ingalls
Lake Placid on a Hazy Day(29 of31)
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Poligulous:
Lake Placid from Little Whiteface. The Adirondacks, NY.
leaf, trees, sun, grass(30 of31)
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Jennifer S Beavers:
Homer, Alaska(31 of31)
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Claire Thorington:
View from Baycrest

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