A phenomenon that one will have to wait until 2132 to see again was visible in Doha’s sky, as well as many parts of the world, yesterday night.

The blood-red moon — which astronomers confirmed was the longest of the 21st century — kept stargazers all around the world completely hooked.

Thousands of enthusiasts from the Cape of Good Hope to the Middle East, and from the Kremlin to Sydney Harbour, kept their eyes glued to the sky to watch the moon turn dark before shining orange, brown and crimson, reported Gulf Times.

Many enthusiasts in Qatar also turned their eyes skywards, and some of them posted about it on Twitter.

 

Here in Qatar. The Blood Moon is Amazing!! Don’t forget to watch it tonight your time. #BloodMoonEclipse #WhereIsSimonBelmont #DraculasCastle pic.twitter.com/gAkeosHdr6

— Sir Aaron McCord (@Armor_10) July 27, 2018

 

What a beautiful Lunar Eclipse! Get out of your house now and check out this once-in-a-century Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse! Watching from Doha, Qatar #BloodMoon #BloodMoonEclipse pic.twitter.com/9eGEc4IisI

— Lawrence (@cptn_lwrnc) July 27, 2018

 

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أنه كان يخبر عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم "إن الشمس والقمر لا يخسفان لموت أحد ولا لحياته ولكنهما آيتان من آيات الله فإذا رأيتموها فصلوا" رواه البخاري ومسلم
Blood moon with iPhone X near Doha, Qatar, at onset of full eclipse right before prayer pic.twitter.com/XnURBJvin4

— Tamer Khattab (@t_khattab) July 27, 2018

 

The eclipse, which had been written about extensively in media in Qatar, lasted for one hour, 42 minutes and 57 seconds. A partial eclipse preceded and followed the phenomenon, with the moon spending a total of three hours and 54 minutes in the earth’s umbral shadow, reported The Peninsula.

The fullest eclipse, at 2022 GMT, was visible from Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East, much of Asia and Australia though clouds blocked out the moon in some places.