وقال عضو المشروع السيد جيم ستام "
New Moon Crescent Observation Report
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Observed:   Wednesday; November 07, 2018  -  05:35 p.m. (Local)


Location (WGS 84)  = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
  Longitude = 110.9526 W
  Latitude  =  32.3858 N
  Elevation =  840 meters
  Time Zone =  -7.0 hours

Surface conditions at location:
  Temperature   =   74°F
  Dew Point     =   37°F
  Bar. Pressure  =  29.76 in.?

Only the slight but ever present haze hamprered the observation.


This was my best observation ever, and I think the most significant one.  The geometry lined up favorably, and the weather, although it wasn't ideal, was as good as it usually gets.  So I planned well, double checked my numbers, even checked my equipment and provided for back-up.  To top that all off, the planet Venus preceeded the moon at nearly the same declination.  Consequently, I could be positive about my location, timing and focus.  Five and a half degrees elongation, a little more than 10 hours old, illumination, width, etc.  Records were just waiting to be broken.  The only thing that could have made this observation better would have been if I had actually seen anything.  I didn't.  But I learned a lot about the constraints that would be placed on future possibilities." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد مسعود   كشيدة "كان الهلال واضح وقد بقي بعد الغروب بحوالي 20 دقيقة لم أتمكن من أخذ صورة واضحة له لقلة الإمكانيات " 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "Sky conditions were good so i had hope to be able to find the crescent. After aligning the mount on the sun and vega i could slew to the position of the moon and quickly saw it through the telescope. Soon after sunset i could also see it through 10x50 binoculars. The view got better as time went on but i found it surprisingly difficult to see the crescent with the naked eye. It was clear enough with binoculars." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عبد الصمد دكان "شاركت جمعية المبادرة المغربية للعلوم والفكر تحري الهلال مع مندوبية الاوقاف والشؤون الاسلامية بالناظور, وقد ثبتت رؤيته بالعين المجردة من صومعة المسجد الكبير بحي المطار." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "It was totally cloudy in York today (8/11/2018), but I still went to the same place where I saw the sunset in clear sky a few days earlier (on 31/10/2018). If it was clear today, I would have had a good chance to see the moon, if it was possible to do so by the human eye." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد سوجنج  رياضي "The Hilal of Rabiul Awal 1440 AH was NOT SIGHTED on Thursday, November 8th, 2018 by my Students of CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam) from Assalaam Observatory at The Modern Boarding School of Islam ASSALAAM, Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia even by telescope because the sky was cloudy and rainy. 

How ever the 1st of Rabiul Awal 1440 AH in Infonesia will start on Friday Nov 9, 2018 according to MABIMS." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد حسين  جانقربانی "In the name of God
Rabee' Al-Awwal Crescent Observation Report
The Astronomy and Geophysics Center of Shahreza – The Crescent Association of Shahreza
Report by: Hossein Janghorbani (NajmoSepehr-Sadrolmonajjemin) – Manager of Shahreza Crescent Association and Red Crescent’s Astronomy and Geophysics Center
Date: Thursday, 11/08/2018
Location: Damzad foothills in the East of Shahreza (latitude: 32 00 N, longitude: 51 52 E, elevation: 1825m from sea level, time zone: +3.5 GMT)
Equipments: Three set of 15*70 binoculars, One set of 7*50 binoculars,   One compass.
Atmospheric condition: partly cloudy
Horizon obstacles: about 2°
Apparent Sunset: ..:..
Results: Moon crescent was seen by 15*70 binoculars by Ali Janghorbani and Hossein Janghorbani at  17:35, for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by binoculars subsequently. Moon crescent was seen by naked eye by Reza Janghorbani at 17:36, for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by naked eye subsequently.
Observers:
1.Mostafa Rahmati 2.AliReza Yasrebi 3.AmirHossein Yasrebi 4.Mohsen Barahimi 5.AmirMohammad Barahimi 6.Mojtaba Esmaeelpoor 7.Rooholah Ghermezi 8.EhsanAli Alinezhad 9.MohmmadSadra Nikeghbal 10.AbdolReza Gholami 11.Reza Janghorbani 12.Ali Janghorbani 13.Hossein Janghorbani 14.Shahnaz Soroori 15.Hakimeh Ghermezi 16.Zinat Ghermezi 17.Roya Ghermezi 18.Farzaneh Momeni 19.Monireh Momeni 20.Zahra Barahimi 21.Mohadeseh Alinezhad 22.Misagh Alinezhad 23.Zahra Fallahi
" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد ظفار شريف "Salaam Rabi Awwal.
The 23hour plus crescent was seen and confirmed 17minutes after local sunset." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد نولار باري "Assalamu Alaikum , Rabil Awwal,1440H moon was not sighted in Sri Lanka due to cloudy weather as per Colombo Grand Mosque, Hilal comitee decided to complete 30th day of safar & Rabil Awwal 1st will be on 10th(sat) of NOV 2018 InshaAllah. message fwd by Mr.Abdul Rahman(moulavi,committee member)   meanwhile till 18:45H  took an opportunity to sight the moon from Jabel Hafed,Al-Ain moon was not sighted by naked eye. Nular Bary (my self update from AAN,UAE as on holiday)" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد محمد عامر "Crescent was not sighted anywhere in Kathmandu. " 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ايوب علي باتيل "Easily seen for about 20min before sunrise.  It was easy also to see Venus.  Zooming in with a Nikon p900 camera revealed a crescent-shaped venus. See photos"