Moonsighting for Rabi-al-Thani 1428

April 17, 2007 (Tuesday):

Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait: Not Seen
On 17 April 2007 I could not sight the crescent even with 20*60 binocular . The western horizon was hazy that the sun disck disappeared 15 minutes before our local sunset .Venus was seen 5 minutes before sunset .

Mary Singer (MCW member) from Chicago, IL, reported: Not Seen
I am in Chicago this week. I could Not see the new lunar crescent tonight, Tuesday April 17th, 2007. There's a lot of haze or smog to the west from my location.

Jim Stamm (MCW member) and John Polacheck from Tucson, Arizona, reported: Seen with telescope only

New Moon Crescent Observation Report
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April 17, 2007

Elevation = 840 meters	Time Zone = -7.0 hours
Time from new moon at 18:58 = 15 hr. 06 min.
Moon lag time = 43 minutes 
Relative Altitude = 8.4 degrees 	Elongation from sun = 8.6 degrees 
Crescent width = 11 arcseconds		Illumination = 0.57 percent
Crescent first observed through 8” SC telescope: Time = 18:58
Final observation with telescope: Time = 19:38

This was the prettiest crescent that we’ve seen. At first only about 5 arc-degrees was 
visible. It looked too straight to be the crescent, but the image persisted and we 
finally had to accept it. After several minutes, the crescent seemed to spread out to 
80 arc-degrees, instantaneously. Gradually it grew to about 90 arc-degrees, and the 
brighter sections became “connected.” We watched it for a total of 40 minutes, until we 
could see the horns speeding through the trees on the horizon, which was maybe about 
6 kilometers away.

Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona, reported: Seen with binocular only
I am pleased to report that the crescent moon was seen from Chino Valley Arizona this evening of April 17. The weather was excellent. No clouds were observed to the west and the few contrails seen were neither long nor persistent. Continuous binocular sweeps were conducted from local sunset at 1859 MST until sighting was finally achieved at 1934 MST. The arc was extremely thin, extending from perhaps the 5 to 7:30 position with a slightly brighter area about 7 o'clock. Tracking continued to local moonset at 1938 MST. At no time was the arc visible to the naked eye. This initial sighting was at an age 14 hr, 58 minutes from new.
April 18, 2007 (Wednesday):
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, (MCW member) Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney, Australia, reported: Not Seen
The moon of Rabi‘ul Aakhir 1428 has not been sighted on Wednesday 18th April 2007 anywhare in Australia, therefore the moon-sighting committee of Australia and Majlis ul Ulamaa of Australia have declared that the month of Rabi‘ul Aakhir will start from Friday, 20th April 2007.
Syed Mohd Jafar from Gujrat, Pakistan, reported: Seen
Alhumdulillah today, April 18, I have seen the first cresent of the Rabiul Thani 1428, in Gujrat, Pakistan, with naked eyes although it was very thin but even my 12 years boy and my 4 years daughter saw it.
Hussain Khushaish from Kuwait reported: Seen
In Kuwait on Wenesday 18 Apr 2007 I could sight the crescent in the following order:
Sun disck disappeared at 18:09 ( 8 minutes before local sunset )
Local sunset 18:17
First seen with binocular at 18:18. First seen with naked eyes at 18:34.
Last seen with naked eyes at 19:06 (32 minutes before local moonset).
Last seen with bincular at 19:14 (24 minutes before local moonset).
Moonset at 19:38.
Today the weather was less hazy than yesterday. Photo will be sent later.
AliReza Mehrani (MCW member) from Esfahan, Iran, reported: Seen

Sunset: at 18:32:30 LT
Crescent first observed through 15x80 binoculars at 18:35 LT
Moon Altitude: 15° 05' 35"	Sun Altitude: -(0° 46' 49")
Elongation: 15° 53' 49"		Relative Azimuth: 0° 52' 12"

Crescent first observed by naked eyes at 18:50 LT
Moon Altitude: 12° 10' 48"	Sun Altitude: -(3° 50' 14")
Elongation: 16° 01' 42"		Relative Azimuth: 0° 35' 49"
Observer & Photographer: Alireza Mehrani. Camera: Sony F-717.

Goolam Tegally (MCW member) from Port Louis, Mauritius, reported: Not Seen
Hilal was not visible here in Mauritius on evening of Wednesday 18 April 2007. Sky was clear but with clouds around the setting Sun.
Nehemia Gordon from Jerusalem, Israel, reported: Seen
On Wednesday 18 April 2007 the New Moon was sighted from Israel. Roy Hoffman first sighted the moon from Maale Adumim at 19:12 and Bruce Brill first sighted the moon at 19:21 from El-David (near Tekoa).
Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Durban, South Africa, reported: Not Seen
The Hilaal was not sighted this evening in SA. Most parts of the country were overcast, but the Cape was clear. Nevertheless, again, a fairly old moon not sighted in the Southern hemisphere. The reason is that this moon is in the Northern Hemisphere.
Dr Abdurrazak Ebrahim (MCW member) from Cape Town, S. Africa, reported: Not Seen
The Rabi-ul Thani Hilaal was NOT SIGHTED anywhere in South Africa, this Wednesday evening, 18 April 2007.
Kacem Bankih, (MCW member) from Beni Isguen, Ghardaļa, Algeria, reported: Seen

Institution: AMNIR: club of amateur Astronomy, P O Box 346, Beni Isguen, Ghardaļa Algeria Apparent-Sunset: 19:00 behind Haze Instrument: Naked, Binoculars Horizon: Hazy Naked-Visible?: seen Binocular-Visible?: seen Binocular-Magnification: X 20 Binocular-Diameter: 60 It was hazy and the crescent was seen difficultly from Merkiche station by binoculars 20x60 at 19:46 and naked eye at 19:48. Two persons were present in this observation. At 20:10 the crescent was not visible

Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW member) from Oxford, UK, reported: Seen
Positive sighting in Oxford. The Rabi' al-Akhir crescent was sighted at the end of the 29th day of Rabi' al-Awwal (Wednesday, 18 April 2007). The horizon was clear and the orientation of the crescent was 150 degrees at 20:54. This positive sighting means that the first day of Rabi' al-Akhir in the UK is tomorrow, Thursday, the 19th of April.
Muhammed Yasin Qamardeen (MCW member) from Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State, Nigeria, reported: Seen
Date of Observation: Wednesday 18 April 2007. The new Hilal of Rabiul Thanni was easily sighted this evening at an altitude of about 9°, at western horizon just below shinning VENUS. Time of Sun Set: 18:56: Time of Sighting New Hilal: 19:10
Muhammad Hafiz (MCW member) from Guyana, reported: Seen
Myself and the members of Rose Hall Town Masjid and Islamic Center tried to observe the Hilaal after sunset on Wednesday, 18th April, 2007 in Guyana. The Hilaal was easily seen at 6:25 PM (Guyana Time).
Dr. Youssef Ismail (MCW member), Windy Hill, San Francisco, California, reported: Seen
I did see the new moon for Rab'i Ath-Thaani on the evening of April 18th, Wednesday. I did not see it the day before. I was in my typical location, Windy Hill Open Space preserve parking lot. The moon was at an azimuth of 267 degrees Magnetic, and at an altitude of 4 hand spans above the horizon. There were some clouds near the horizon, but otherwise clear. The moon was first seen at 7:37 pm Pacific DST, yes before sunset. The limbs of the moon were at 4 and 8 o'clock on the clock dial.
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