وقال عضو المشروع السيد حسين الشيخ عيسى "21 observers were present in N'tissa station with two binoculars (7*50) and one telescope. The new crescent of Rabee Awwal 1432 was not seen by naked eye nor by binocular nor by telescope, the sky near the Western horizon was clear but the crescent was not seen.

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وقال عضو المشروع السيد صالح الصعب "The crescent was only (4.5) degrees above horizon, and the sky was not so clear." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "On Thursday 3 February 2011 (29 Safar1432 AH) many people from throughout UK have attempted to sight the crescent moon (Hilal) of Rabi-ul Awwal after sunset. None of the groups were able to sight the Hilal as most places were cloudy. We have not received any reliable sighting news from countries east of UK or Morocco either.

Therefore, the Ulama (including Wifaq/Batley) have decided that the month of Safar 1432 AH will complete 30 days and the month of Rabi-ul Awwal 1432 AH will start from Saturday 5 February 2011, Insha-Allah." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد ميلاد إرشاقي "Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim

On Thursday, February 3, 2011 - Sunset time was 4:36pm and Moonset time was 5:34pm in Oslo, Norway. I looked for the moon between 5:21pm and 5:34pm from a high point near Røa with a good view of the sky - but was unable to see the moon." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "This evening (Thursday, February 03, 2011), it was cloudy here in Blacksburg, VA and thus the moon could not be sighted.  I arrived at my sighting location before sunset and stayed till 6:00 pm (moonset: 6:38 pm)." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس محمد رحمان "I tried to see the crescent moon with bare eyes for more than 30 minutes but it was not seen. The sky was completely cloudy and looked dark." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علام سلطان "On my request, nearly 100 persons (members of the moon-sighting committees of our institute "JAMIA-TUR-RASHEED" + my friends + their companions) tried to sight the moon at more than 20 places all over Pakistan but the moon could not be sighted, as it was astronomically expected tonight.
Almost it was cloudy or hazy all over Pakistan. 
Note 1: Chairman of central official moon sighting committee of Pakistan mufti munee-bur-Rahman told me on my mobile phone that as he also did not receive any positive report countrywide therefore he announced officially that Friday 4 February is 30th Safar and Saturday 5 February 2011 is 1st Rabee-ul-Awwal 1432 in Pakistan.  
Note 2: After some days, inshaallah, a detailed report of this observation in Urdu will be available at www.esnips.com/web/moonnewsofjamiaturrasheed
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد عبد العزيز أنيانج "As at sunset our local time, moon age was 15 hrs and some few minutes.  Reports from the northern and upper west region also was negative.  Insha-Allah with good weather conditions on the night of february 4th, the new crescent will be seen by all." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس محمد عودة "Myself along with Prof. Nidhal Guessoum and our families were able to see the crescent easily by naked eye after sunset.
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وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "The 38h old crescent could be easily seen with the naked eye after sunset, despite approaching clouds. The view in some binoculars was even nicer." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "This evening (Friday, February 04, 2011), because of an overcast sky condition in Blacksburg, VA, no crescent sighting was possible; I checked the horizon at 6:00 pm (sunset: 5:49 pm EST and moonset: 7:36 pm)." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علي رضا مهراني "Observation Report
New Moon 
= = = = = = 
Location: Esfahan, Iran 
Latitude: 32° 37' N 
Longitude: 51° 35' E 
Elevation: 1619 meters from sea level 
Time zone: +3.5

Observer & photographer: Alireza Mehrani 
  
Date: Friday February 4, 2011 (Bahman 15, 1389) 
Temperature: 2.8 C° (37 F°)
Wind: Calm 
Humidity: 42% 
Barometer: 842.9 mb 
Visibility: 10 km 

Topocentric and local time values from "Moon Calculator" (Refrac off): 
File name: amehrani-feb 2011-new.jpg
Time: 18:24 LT (14:54 UT) 
Moon Alt: 6° 30' 13" 
Sun Alt: - (9° 58' 20") 
Elongation: 16° 28' 42" 
Rel Azi: 0° 18' 15" 
Moon Width: 0.61' 
Moon Phase: 2.29% 
Moon Age: 36h 22m after conjunction 
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد علام سلطان "Alhamdolillah, today (Friday 4 February 2011= 30 Safar 1432 in Pakistan), we easily sighted the moon in Karachi and in many parts of country, as it was expected tonight astronomically. I requested many members of the moon-sighting committees of our institute "JAMIA-TUR-RASHEED" and many of my friends all over Pakistan to sight the moon. Nearly one hundred Persons easily sighted the moon at more than 13 places in 3 provinces (Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab). As it was fully cloudy or rainy in province Sarhad therefore there is no positive report from there.
Note : After some days, inshaallah, a detailed report of this observation in Urdu will be available at www.esnips.com/web/moonnewsofjamiaturrasheed
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد أبم حسان "People have seen the crescent from different parts of the country. Western sky was clear." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "The crescent could easily be seen with the naked eye some 44hours before conjunction. Due to fog and clouds in the lowlands i had to drive to the alps, but was rewarded with very clear skies and somewhat higher temperatures (only -8°C).

The local ski slopes were still being prepared, which created some nice ice-clouds to look at. Luckily, these were below my position.

I took series of images of the rising crescent and combined some of them to show the movement." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "The very difficult old crescent of 2. February was again observed from the mountains, due to fog in the lowlands. Weather conditions were very good.
At 9° elongation and -19h age, the crescent could easily be observed with the established video-technique. The view was initially blurred by air currents near the horizon, but soon cleared as the crescent rose higher, showing a very fine arc. The crescent could easily be followed till after sunrise.

I could NOT see the crescent visually this time with a pair of 20x60 binoculars. At these elongations, it probably needs higher magnifications. I will try on the young crescent tomorrow, weather permitting.
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد جيم ستام "Old Moon Crescent Observation Report
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Observed:   Wednesday; February 02, 2011  -  06:57 (Local)

Location (WGS 84)     = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
   Longitude = 110.71 W
   Latitude  =  32.36 N
   Elevation = 2003 meters
   Time Zone = -7.0 hours

Surface conditions at location:
   Temperature = -13 °C
   Humidity    =  51 %

   Transparency seemed to be a problem, all of the way from the
   valley to the observing site.

   Magnitude limit at <1 degrees altitude with 55 power
   in C-8 telescope, before onset of twilight     = 8.0

Topocentric and local time values from “Accurate Times”:
   Moonrise (at sea level)  =  06:42
   Sunrise (at sea level)   =  07:08
   Time from new moon at   06:57   =  14 hr. 03 min.
   Moon lag time                       =         26 min.
   Relative Altitude                    =    5.2  degrees
   Elongation from sun             =    5.7  degrees
   Crescent width                       =      5  arc seconds
   Illumination                            =   0.25  percent

I was NOT able to see the crescent, even through a telescope.

Nearly 100% certain of aim and focus (although the focus was difficult because of the translucent sky).  Sky looked superb, but apparently the humidity caused absorption.  I followed the Moon’s location up and above the reddish horizon for a couple of degrees, but without success.

Observer:               Jim Stamm
E-mail Address:    StammJim@gmail.com" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علي رضا مهراني "Observation Report
Old Moon 
= = = = = = 
Location: 33pol Bridge, Esfahan, Iran 
Latitude: 32° 38' 41.54" N 
Longitude: 51° 39' 54.11" E 
Elevation: 1570 meters from sea level 
Time zone: +3.5

Observer & photographer: Alireza Mehrani 
  
Date: Wednesday February 2, 2011 (Bahman 13, 1389) 
Temperature: -0.2 C° (31.6 F°)
Wind: Calm 
Humidity: 75% 
Barometer: 839.1 mb 
Visibility: 15 km 
  
Topocentric and local time values from "Moon Calculator" (Refrac off): 
Crescent first observation through 7x50 binoculars: 
Time: 06:30 (03:00 UT) 
Moon Alt: 1° 55' 12" 
Sun Alt: - (6° 23' 50") 
Elongation: 10° 35' 19" 
Rel Azi: 6° 33' 51" 
Moon Width: 0.26' 
Moon Phase: 0.98% 
Moon Age: 23h 31m before conjunction 
  
Crescent last observation through 5x70 binoculars: 
Time: 06:43 (03:13 UT) 
Moon Alt: 4° 22' 19" 
Sun Alt: - (3° 46' 39") 
Elongation: 10° 30' 08" 
Rel Azi: 6° 37' 48" 
Moon Width: 0.25' 
Moon Phase: 0.96% 
Moon Age: 23h 18m before conjunction " 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عبد العزيز أنيانج "The weather conditions was hazy and the waning crescent was not seen."