BOSTON (WHDH) – Dozens of people gathered at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse that was visible high above Boston Wednesday.
The MIT Astrogazers set up special solar-filtered telescopes that gave spectators a closer look as the moon covered about 16 percent of the sun in Massachusetts. The Astrogazers are a group of graduate students, majority in the MIT Astrophysics division, who take telescopes around the Boston area to give the public free access to viewing the cosmos.
“We don’t get totality here, unfortunately, but to be able to see this celestial event in a way that’s so approachable, and the way that everybody in the community can enjoy it, especially when you have the right gear, is a really special opportunity,” said Joe Diaz, who viewed the eclipse…