Star-gazers in the Arab world were treated to a dazzling celestial display when a partial lunar eclipse appeared in the sky.
The UAE and several other countries in Arab region, Africa, Central Asia, Europe and northern parts of South America, witnessed a partial lunar eclipse.
Partial lunar eclipse looks like entire lunar eclipse here in UAE. #LunarEclipse #LunarEclipse2017 #Dubai #UAE #Moonlight #BEAUTIFUL pic.twitter.com/kdfiBccFvq
— Rameez Anwar (@Rameez960) August 7, 2017
It began at 6.50pm and the moon started entering the shadow region at 8.23pm, when the eclipse was clearly visible to observers.
A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, but they are not precisely aligned. Only part of the Moon's visible surface moves into the Earth's shadow.
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Monday’s event is a prelude to the total solar eclipse, which will be visible in North America two weeks later (August 21).
The Abu Dhabi-based International Astronomical Centre (IAC) had said that many of those in the Eastern Hemisphere would have had a clear view of the phenomenon.
Most regions in South and East Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia were able to see the event.
There's a partial lunar eclipse happening now in #dubai :) love the energies
— louisebolo (@louisebolo) August 7, 2017
