Children Stay Up Past Bedtimes To View Lunar Eclipse

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DENVER (CBS4) - Denverites gathered by the hundreds at Observatory Park to witness Sunday's lunar eclipse with their naked eyes and with telescopes.

Viewing in some parts of the Denver metro area was hindered by cloud cover, but there were times at the park when the eclipse drew wows and gasps.

Volunteers from the Denver Astronomical Society set up telescopes in the park for people to view the eclipse, and some children stayed up past their bedtime for the opportunity.

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"I was expecting it to be red, but it looks like it's just white right now," one boy said.

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"It looks more like Mars," another student said.

The next total lunar eclipse of a supermoon won't happen for Colorado skywatchers until 2033.