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Solstice sunrise over Monterrey, Mexico

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December 24, 2019

silhouette of 2 peaks with orange light behind them. — View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Start here and scroll down to watch the solstice sunrise. Image via Raul Cortes of Monterrey, Mexico. Thank you, Raul.

silhouette of 2 peaks with orange light behind them and sun rays between them. — View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Image via Raul Cortes.

Mountain silhouette with yellow-orange light emanating between 2 peaks. — View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Image via Raul Cortes.

Mountain with yellow-orange light emanating between 2 peaks and sun barely showing. — View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Image via Raul Cortes.

Mountain with yellow-orange light emanating between 2 peaks and sun visible between them. — View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Image via Raul Cortes. He wrote: “The sun shows at the bottom of the saddle, between the two peaks that form the Horse Saddle Hill (Cerro de la Silla).” Thank you, Raul!

Bottom line: Photos of the December solstice sunrise – December 22, 2019 – as captured from Monterrey, Mexico.

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.