Title: Partial phase before a total lunar eclipse.br/ Date-time: 2015 September 27 11:02 pm ADTbr/ Location: Observerrsquo;s home - Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotiabr/ Camera: Canon Rebel T3br/ Other equipment: equatorial mount with clock drive, Maksutov 104 mm telescope.br/ Exposure: 1/100 sec ISO 100 f/12 fl = 1300 mmbr/ Comments: The umbra of the Earthrsquo;s shadow has frac12; covered the Moon at this time. The image shows the curvature of the Earthrsquo;s shadow and the fact that its radius is larger than the Moonrsquo;s radius (4x). Totality of the same eclipse is shown in the following image.