Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim
(In the Name of ALLAH, THE MOST BENEFICENT, THE MOST MERCIFUL)
HILAL SIGHTING REPORTS (USA/Canada):
SHABAN 1424 AH (Evening of Fri Sep 26, 2002 CE)
Posted 10:00 pm, 30 Sep 2003 CE
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Hilal Sighting Reports:
1. Mr.Javad Torabinejad
2. Jim Stamm
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FROM: "Javad Torabinejad"
DATE: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:01:37 -0600
TO:
SUBJECT: RE: Javad: Details of Shaban 1424 AH Hilal Sighting?
Dear brother Durrani,
AsSalaamuAlaikum; insha-Allah that you are fine.
Here is my sighting report:
For a few days before Friday (Mohib's Comments: 26 Sep, 2003),
I tried to sight Venus. Since I knew that the moon will be very close
to Venus and to the upper left of it on Friday (26th of September);
this helped me tremendously.
On Thursday (Mohib's Comments: 25 Sep, 2003), I went to a spot
(in North Logan, UT) where I could see the western horizon without
the complications due to a mountain range to the southwest of Logan.
I spotted Venus and kept its relative place in mind.
On Friday (Mohib's Comments: 26 Sep, 2003), the sky was clear but a
bit hazy due to the fires in the state. Using a pair of binoculars
(7X50), I sighted the moon on the upper left of Venus in North Logan.
My first sighting was at 7:29 pm; I could see it till it sat at about 7:50 pm.
The moon horns were at 2:30 and 6:30 O'clock. I also sighted it with a pair
of 10X50 binoculars.
When I got home I checked the weather conditions from the local airport
and the following is that data: Humidity 47%, Pressure 30.10", Dew point
42F, visibility 10 miles, and temperature 63F at 7:51 pm MDT.
Local sunset was at 7:20 pm.
I tried naked eye sighting with no success, however.
The next day, it was about 2:34 pm that I attempted sighting
the moon and I saw it then.
The elevation of Logan is 1371 meters (4500
feet) and the city is located at 41?45' N 111?49' W.
Please let me know if you had further questions.
Thanks.
Moltames-e-doa,
Javad
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FROM: Jim Stamm
DATE: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 19:14:16 -0700
TO: Mohib Duranni
SUBJECT: September's 26, 2003: New Moon
New Moon Crescent Observability
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September 2003
Time from new at sunset = 22 hours 06 minutes
Location = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
Longitude = 110.9645 W
Latitude = 32.4204 N
Elevation = 842 meters
Temperature = 85 degrees Fahrenheit
Relative Humidity = 36 percent
Atmospheric Pressure = 29.75 inches of mercury
Local sunset at 6:15 p.m. (MST) 26 Sep. 2003
UT Time and Date of sunset = 01:15 27 Sep. 2003
Crescent first observed through 8” SC telescope:
Time = 6:11 p.m. (MST) 01:11 (UT)
Altitude = 8.1 degrees
Azimuth = 260 degrees
Elongation of the Moon from Sun = 12 degrees
Percent of surface that was lit = 1.3 percent
Crescent first observed through 6x30 finder:
Time = 6:33 p.m. (MST) 01:33 (UT)
Altitude = 3.6 degrees
Azimuth = 263 degrees
Elongation of the Moon from Sun = 12 degrees
Percent of surface that was lit = 1.3 percent
Crescent first observed with the naked eye:
Time = 6:44 p.m. (MST) 01:44 (UT)
Altitude = 1.4 degrees
Azimuth = 264 degrees
Elongation of the Moon from Sun = 12 degrees
Percent of surface that was lit = 1.3 percent
Final observation with telescope:
Time = 6:50 p.m. (MST) 01:50 (UT)
Altitude = 0.1 degrees
Azimuth = 265 degrees
Elongation of the Moon from Sun = 12 degrees
Percent of surface that was lit = 1.3 percent
Final observation with finder:
Time = 6:49 p.m. (MST)
Altitude = 0.3 degrees
Azimuth = 265 degrees
Elongation of the Moon from Sun = 12 degrees
Percent of surface that was lit = 1.3 percent
Final observation with naked eye:
Time = 6:47 p.m. (MST) 01:47 (UT)
Altitude = 0.8 degrees
Azimuth = 264 degrees
Elongation of the Moon from Sun = 12 degrees
Percent of surface that was lit = 1.3 percent
Local moonset at 6:57 p.m. (MST) 26 Sep. 2003
UT Time and Date of moonset = 01:57 27 Sep. 2003
Superb sky. Crescent was lost in crosshairs, or would have been seen
earlier in finder. Naked eye observations intermittent over 3 minute
interval by both myself and my son, Joshua.
Observer: Jim Stamm
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