Photos: When Dubai, Sharjah and UAE residents were awestruck by super blood moon

When spectacular super blood moon and lunar eclipse light up the skies in UAE

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The super moon rises over Sharjah skies. The moon put on a show for many parts of the world Wednesday, as the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincided with a super moon.
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The super moon is seen over Dubai skies. The reddish-orange colour of the super "blood" moon is the result of all the sunrises and sunsets in Earth's atmosphere projected onto the surface of the eclipsed moon.
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Super moon over Dubai skies. More lunar shows are coming later this year. On November 19 there will be a nearly total eclipse where the moon dims but doesn't turn red.
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4/21
Super moon over Dubai skies. The next total lunar eclipse will be May 2022. The last one was January 2019.
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Dubai residents watch and click photos of the super moon.
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The colour of the moon during the total eclipse can appear different depending on where people are in the world, and by factors like the amount of dust in the atmosphere and global weather.
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Neither a supermoon nor a blood moon is that rare, but seeing both together is unusual, scientists say. It usually happens once every several years, depending on where in the world you live.
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8/21
A supermoon occurs in about 25% of lunar cycles, while a total lunar eclipse occurs in about 5% of them.
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9/21
The last supermoon and total lunar eclipse occurred on January 21, 2019, and the next one will be on October 8, 2033.
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Shajrah
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