{"id":501581,"date":"2026-03-03T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501581\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:00:10","slug":"dozens-come-to-cobbs-hill-park-to-see-moons-fiery-colors-for-total-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501581\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens come to Cobbs Hill Park to see moon’s fiery colors for total lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. \u2014 Did you wake up early on Tuesday morning to see the moon\u2019s fiery red colors during the total lunar eclipse? Dozens gathered at Cobbs Hill Park to see the moon as it passed across the Earth\u2019s shadow.<\/p>\n

The eclipse was visible across several continents, including North and South America. The next total lunar eclipse won\u2019t be until December 2028<\/a>, so people in the Rochester area took plenty of photos. You can see photos from viewers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The eclipse started around 4:50 a.m. and reached its peak around 6:33 a.m. Eventually, the sunrise made the moon invisible. The moon turns red because only red and orange light can make it through Earth\u2019s atmosphere, due to the Earth\u2019s and the moon\u2019s angle. Craig Kaplan with the Rochester Astronomy Club explained the science behind the lunar eclipse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe full moon will move into the Earth\u2019s shadow. Now, it doesn\u2019t happen every month because the moon has a bit of a tilt around the Earth,\u201d Kaplan said. \u201cSometimes the full moon is above the shadow, sometimes below the shadow. But this time it\u2019s going to move into the shadow. It\u2019s a very safe event. It lasts for about 3.5 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaplan said he hopes seeing the eclipse will get more people interested in astronomy. You can see upcoming Rochester Astronomy Club events here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of our goals of the club, to involve the community in astronomy. We call it sidewalk observing, just set up a telescope on the sidewalk and attract people. We have public observing at our observatory down the alley,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Unlike the 2024 total solar eclipse<\/a> in Rochester, you didn\u2019t need eclipse glasses to protect your eyes from the moon.<\/p>\n

See News10NBC\u2019s photos<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what our crew saw at Woodcliff in Perinton as we tracked the lunar eclipse: <\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s what our crew saw at Cobbs Hill Park:<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\"\"More about the science of the lunar eclipse<\/p>\n

First Alert Meteorologist Nate Morris goes in-depth on what gives the moon those red hues as the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. He explains how the Earth\u2019s atmosphere creates an illusion through a process called refraction:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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