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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Several gathered in Cambridge on Wednesday to catch a peek of the partial solar eclipse, with the help of some high-tech viewing gear.
The MIT Astrogazers, an outreach group of graduate students in the MIT Astrophysics division, brought several solar-filtered telescopes to Kendall Square and offered anyone the chance to try them out.
“This is a Unistellar eVscope Two, so it can take the image that falls on that sensor, and project it to an iPad, another tablet, a smartphone, or even the eyepiece itself,” said Astrogazer David DePalma. “Most of us are graduate students, but we do have undergraduates, we have employees, we also have general community members around MIT.”
During peak viewing time at around 1:55 p.m. in Boston, the moon covered about 16% of the sun. The eclipse was visible until around 2:45 p.m.
While it wasn’t as unique as the total eclipse that covered the country back in 2024, organizers said this was still a big moment.
“Not quite as good as it was two years ago, but I think still exciting,” said volunteer Sydney Jenkins. “We’re trying to show everyone what the eclipse looks like, but safely.”
Another sky event can be spotted from Boston on Aug. 27, when a partial lunar eclipse arrives.
WBZ NewsRadio's Jay Willett (@JayWillettWBZ) reports.