Sky-gazers enjoyed a rare sight Sunday as a supermoon coincided with a total lunar eclipse, bringing unusual tidal patterns.

These tides — the highest and lowest of the year — are colloquially known as the king tides.

Reporter Tara Smith spoke with new Peconic Baykeeper Peter Topping this week about the king tides and rising sea levels on the East End.

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