blogged by DCist, 9/6/2009

The Corn Moon rises past the U.S. Capitol dome.

This year's Harvest Moon is October 4, which is closer to the autumnal equinox than the September moon.

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A bird gets in the way of my shot of the Corn Moon, flying across the Mare Cognitum. I think it's a gull.

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The Statue of Freedom stands beneath the light of a shrouded Corn Moon.

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A shrouded full Corn Moon (not the Harvest Moon this year!) illuminates the columns that hold up the Statue of Freedom's pedestal, acting as the light that shines when Congress is in session.

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The Corn Moon emerges from the clouds above the Jefferson Building's dome.

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