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DUBAI - Residents who set their alarms and braved an early morning chill and shamal winds for a glimpse of the lunar eclipse on February 21, were disappointed with the brief show in low visibility.

Published: Thu 21 Feb 2008, 8:23 PM

Updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 5:41 PM

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Dubai Astronomy Group President Hasan Ahmad Al Hariri said the organisation had received many calls from people interested in viewing the eclipse but they had to warn residents of the poor visibility conditions expected in the shamal.

“It was quite difficult to see with the sand from the shamal,” Al Hariri said. “There was nothing to study.”

The eclipse began at 5.43am but wasn’t visible after 7am when the moon set in the UAE.

Al Hariri said astronomers typically studied the speed of the moon, orbit dynamics, geography of the moon and other phenomenon in good lunar eclipse sightings.

“In Dubai, we usually observe it for education purposes and to raise awareness,” he said.

While no events were organised in Dubai for this eclipse, Al Hariri said the eclipse on August 1 would be providing good viewing situations.



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