ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Did you wake up early on Tuesday morning to see the moon’s fiery red colors during the total lunar eclipse? Dozens gathered at Cobbs Hill Park to see the moon as it passed across the Earth’s shadow.
The eclipse was visible across several continents, including North and South America. The next total lunar eclipse won’t be until December 2028, so people in the Rochester area took plenty of photos. You can see photos from viewers here.
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’s atmosphere, due to the Earth’s and the moon’s angle. Craig Kaplan with the Rochester Astronomy Club explained the science behind the lunar eclipse…