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SYDNEY– Australians from all over the country snapped photos from their balconies and beaches late Tuesday as the sky opened to reveal a stunning, red-tinted lunar eclipse known as a “blood moon.”
The 85-minute total eclipse came after weeks of wet weather that has caused near-record flooding in parts of central New South Wales, with Sydney residents given a brief respite as the sun shone Tuesday before the celestial spectacle unfolded in the sky.
The eclipse, which began at 8:09 p.m. local time before the total eclipse started at approximately 9:16pm, will be the last time the sun, moon, and Earth line up to produce the remarkable sight until 2025.