{"id":52698,"date":"2025-09-09T10:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/52698\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:18:08","slug":"sheikh-hamdan-shares-video-of-blood-moon-above-burj-khalifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/52698\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Hamdan shares video of Blood Moon above Burj Khalifa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-0-3VOIHH3PYNBUDE6UTLFD24MYMA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/news\/uae\/2025\/08\/26\/sheikh-hamdan-shares-a-glimpse-of-the-past-with-photos-of-first-day-at-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/news\/uae\/2025\/08\/26\/sheikh-hamdan-shares-a-glimpse-of-the-past-with-photos-of-first-day-at-school\/\">Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed<\/a>, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has posted a video of the rare total lunar eclipse that was visible in the UAE sky on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-1-BLOP5ARTX5HPLHJPJM66BZZSDE\">The video shows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/future\/space\/2025\/09\/07\/blood-moon-lights-up-uae-skies-during-rare-lunar-total-eclipse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/future\/space\/2025\/09\/07\/blood-moon-lights-up-uae-skies-during-rare-lunar-total-eclipse\/\">Blood Moon <\/a>at different stages, until the eclipse concludes, as seen from the Burj Khalifa area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-3-CKRZ7N3F25BSDPJXYUPZA3HHPE\">The spectacular celestial event lasted more than five hours, charming stargazers across the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-5-DGLLWBIAXRANBIEYUUUDZA3DDE\">The eclipse reached its peak at 10.12pm and totality continued until 10.53pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-6-6DOX77QUWRE6ZLNGI6OOOUM42A\">A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up perfectly, with the planet casting its shadow across the Moon. This blocks sunlight from directly reaching the surface of the Moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-8-PNCSCZ4GBBAATHYYLPIXRTSR7I\">Instead of going completely dark, the Moon glows red because Earth\u2019s atmosphere bends sunlight, filtering out the blue wavelengths and allowing the warmer red and orange tones to pass through, earning it the Blood Moon nickname.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" _id=\"HRVN55ZGSBBCNAM55RHMDERCRE\" type=\"image\" originalheight=\"557\" alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HRVN55ZGSBBCNAM55RHMDERCRE.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-10-O6P7YNTQOBFVBPPG32H2KE6ATU\">The next total lunar eclipse will be visible in UAE skies on December 31, 2028, while a partial eclipse is expected on July 6, 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-11-5GBIKR7KHVCQLNTLHO4IB73LNQ\">Sheikh Hamdan has a large following on social media, including 17 million on Instagram, where he often posts pictures of life in UAE.<\/p>\n<p><b>In pictures: Lunar eclipse around the world<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Baghdad Clock<\/p>\n<p>Shahad Al Rawi, Oneworld<\/p>\n<p>Zayed Sustainability PrizeKilling of Qassem SuleimaniTips to keep your car cool<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Place a sun reflector in your windshield when not driving<\/li>\n<li>Park in shaded or covered areas<\/li>\n<li>Add tint to windows<\/li>\n<li>Wrap your car to change the exterior colour<\/li>\n<li>Pick light interiors &#8211; 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