وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "We arrived at our sighting location at 8:37 pm EDT (sunset: 8:45) and started scanning the NW horizon with naked eye and a pair of binoculars.  We stayed there past moonset (moonset: 9:04 pm).  Mercury was sighted at 9:01 pm, using the pair of binoculars and later with naked eye." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد جيم ستام "New Moon Crescent Observation Report
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Observed:   Friday; July 01, 2011  -  19:45 (Local)

Location (WGS 84)     = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
   Longitude = 110.956 W
   Latitude  =  32.385 N
   Elevation = 811 meters
   Time Zone = -7.0 hours

Surface conditions at location:
   Temperature =  38 °C
   Humidity    =  07 %
   Pressure    =  29.75 in.

   Only obvious haze kept the sky from looking perfect.  There was subtle banding of high thin cirrus in the west after sunset - contrasted by the red glow.

Topocentric and local time values from “Accurate Times”:
   Sunset (at sea level)   =  19:40
   Moonset (at sea level)  =  20:04
   Time from new moon at   19:51   =  18 hr. 26 min.
   Moon lag time                   =         24 min.
   Relative Altitude               =    4.5  degrees
   Elongation from sun             =   9.11  degrees
   Crescent width                  =     12  arc seconds
   Illumination                    =   0.63  percent

I was NOT able to see the crescent, even through a telescope.  Mercury, Venus and Procyon were easily visible before sunset.  Focus and location were almost 100% certain.

Observer:          Jim Stamm
E-mail Address:    jimstamm@comcast.net" 

وقال عضو المشروع الأستاذ دكتور محمد سالم البوسعيدي "The western horizon was so dusty, hazy and cloudy that we coul not see the Sun almost 25 minutes before it set. As such the crescent was not sighted." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "We met at a nice spot with clear view in all directions, but the moving clouds in the west had fewer gaps than we had hoped and these were always in the wrong places. I brought a CCD-camera with specialized software and tried to monitor the gaps but the crescent was always in the thicker clouds. Inspection of the captured data at home did not show any crescent either. So, despite the large distance of 18° we could not see it." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد صالح الصعب "The crescent was seen by telescope also by others in difrent locations in the country ." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "On Saturday 2 July 2011 (29 Rajab 1432 AH) many people from throughout UK have attempted to sight the crescent moon (Hilal) of Shaban after sunset. None of the groups were able to sight the Hilal, even though most places had clear sky conditions (see attached photos).

However, a fax received from Morocco Awqaf Ministry stated positive Hilal sighting (Muhaqaq-Ruyat-Basari) as well as from other countries including South Africa. Therefore, the Ulama have decided that the month of Rajab 1432 AH will have 29 days and the month of Shaban 1432 AH will start from Sunday 3 July 2011, Insha-Allah.

The York group of observers included Maulana Imran Lunat, Vasiullah Bodiyat and Ebrahim Mamaniat from Batley, plus Qamar Uddin and three astronomers from York Astronomical Society." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "We arrived at our sighting location before sunset (sunset: 8:45 pm EDT).  The western horizon was partly cloudy and very hazy.  Using a pair of binoculars (7X50), I sighted Mercury at 8:56 pm then the crescent, followed by naked eye sighting (my son sighted the moon with naked eye as well).  At 9:01 pm the crescent elevation was about 7.5 degrees.  We left at 9:20 pm when the moon was still about 4.5 degrees above the horizon (moonset: 9:45 pm EDT)." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس محمد رحمان "We, 2 persons, have seen the crescent moon with bare eyes from Houston, TX-77079. The sky was clear. So Mahe Lailatun Nisfi Min Sha'aban (Shob e Borat) will be on 16 July 2011 (will be started after sunset of 15 July 2011).

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وقال عضو المشروع السيد أبم حسان "Due to weather depression the sky was cloudy allover the country. The crescent was not seen anywhere." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد ظفار شريف "The crescent was easily visible just 4 minutes after local sunset." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور عبد العزيز إبراهيم "Hilaal first sighted by human eye at 18h13 local South African time from my sighting station at the Green Point lighthouse, Cape Town.

Sunset:  17.49.36                   
Moon Altitude: +09°07'46"          
Moon Azimuth: +299°47'55"
Elongation:  +15°45'44"
Crescent Width: +00°00'36"       
Illumination:   01.89% 
Magnitude: -05.55                    
Crescent shape: 4 o’clock to 10 o’clock

The official first day of Shabaan 1432 AH will correspond to Sunday, 3rd July 2011 in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, and Angola." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عبد العزيز أنيانج "According to our counting, today July 02, 2011 is the the 30th day of Rajab 1432 AH.  Weather conditions was very cloudy across the whole regional capitals.  A call and a report to the northern region (Tamale)this evening after our sunset local time 1818 hrs indicates that the weather is also very very cloudy, hence the first hilal which was expected this evening in Ghana was not seen. Sunday July 03, 2011 is the first day of Shaban 1432 AH." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد قاسم بهالي "Alhamdulillah the hilal was seen by Meade LX200 8" telescope at Al-Khawarizmi Observatory. The western sky was partly couldy and the horizon was hazy. The hilal was seen at 19.50 and then it was covered by cloud at 19.55." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد قمر الدين محمد "It is raining here and report from other places indicate cloudiness or raining" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علي رضا مهراني "Observation Report
Old Crescent 
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Location: Sardab Village, Fereydounshahr, Esfahan State, Iran 
Latitude: 32° 50' 16" N 
Longitude: 50° 01' 26" E 
Elevation: 2650 meters from sea level 
Time zone: +4.5

Observer & photographer: Alireza Mehrani 
  
Date: Thursday June 30, 2011 (Tir 9, 1390) 

Topocentric and local time values from "Moon Calculator" at Moonrise time: 
File name: amehrani-june2011-old.jpg 
Time: 05:33 LT (01:03 UT) 
Moon Alt: 5° 37' 44" 
Sun Alt: - (6° 33' 47") 
Elongation: 15° 26' 37" 
Rel Azi: 9° 29' 52" 
Moon Width: 0.56' 
Phase: 2.00% 
Moon Age: 31h 51m before conjunction 

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