Images: Solstice scenes
by Renee Bracamonte on Jun. 22, 2006, under Local
Virginia Bergfalk dances as the sun sets at a summer solstice celebration at the Solar Observatory at Rillito River Park on Wednesday.
The first day of summer was celebrated in Tucson by The Shores of Light and Tucson Astrologers’ Guild. The day that the Earth’s north pole is tilted closest to the sun is called the summer solstice. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky, providing the longest day of the year.
Ulla Andersson (right) is smudged with sage to purify and cleanse her of negative energy by Barbara Evans-Levine.
As the sun sets on the longest day of the year, it can be seen directly through this small window at the observatory.
