Video: Burning space junk whizzes past Burj Khalifa

Sheikh Hamdan shared the video of the security guard on his Instagram page

While hundreds of video clips of the 'meteor shower' in the Dubai sky last week have been doing rounds on the internet, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has shared one of the best clips out there -- shot by a security guard.
The video, showing the fireball passing through the Dubai sky, was shared by Sheikh Hamdan with heartwarming words.
"A mesmerizing footage through the eyes of a humble security guard named Ashraf Mohammed," Sheikh Hamdan wrote on his Instagram post.

 

A mesmerizing footage through the eyes of a humble security guard named Ashraf Mohammed????????#Dubai
A post shared by Fazza (@faz3) on Oct 24, 2017 at 11:12am PDT

Sheikh Hamdan's video has garnered admiration by hundreds of his followers on Instagram.
On October 18, a flaming fireball was seen traveling through the UAE sky which Dubai Astronomy Group said was a space junk -- and not a meteor, falling plane, or asteroid, like many thought. Another satellite entry over UAE skies was expected on October 23.
No, it wasn't a meteor! Space junk breaks up over UAE sky
In a tweet, the UAE Space Agency stated that an expired satellite was expected to enter the atmosphere at around 6.15pm, and there was a likelihood of it being seen from some Arab countries, including the UAE.