A partial eclipse of the Moon was visible from Parramatta - between the clouds - on Monday Oct 17 2005. This shot was taken at 10:21pm local time, when the moon was just skimming the umbra - the centre portion of the shadow of the Earth. This represented the maximum eclipse. The tiny wee reddish dot just to the right of 12 o'clock is the star TYC617-287-1 in the constellation Pisces (not digital noise as first suspected!)

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