وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "This evening (Saturday, June 12, 2010), due to the presence of much haze and clouds no detailed sighting was attempted in Blacksburg, VA." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد جيم ستام "New Moon Crescent Observation Report
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Observed:   Saturday; June 12, 2010  -  7:45 (Local)

Location (WGS 84)     = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
   Longitude = 110.9651 W
   Latitude  =  32.4206 N
   Elevation = 842 meters
   Time Zone = -7.0 hours

Surface conditions at location:
   Temperature =  25 °C
   Humidity    =  14 %
   Pressure    =  29.78 in.

Moderate haze and cloud bands in the west.

Topocentric and local time values from “Accurate Times”:
   Sunset (at sea level)   =  19:37
   Moonset (at sea level)  =  20:14
   Time from new moon at   19:45   =  16 hr. 28 min.
   Moon lag time                   =         37 min.
   Relative Altitude               =    6.7  degrees
   Elongation from sun             =    7.7  degrees
   Crescent width                  =      9  arc seconds
   Illumination                    =     .5  percent

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

Sirius was a smudge.  I only had a couple of minutes before the cloud bands interfered with my observation.  I followed the position of the crescent through teh bands, but never saw it.

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

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عثمان دوكو "It was cloudy, thus we did not attempt sighting the moon." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيدة بسمة ذياب "It was a clear sky, and with 11 members of the Jordanian Astronomical Society and ICOP in addition to 5 children , we observed the new crescent easily. We were staning on the roof of a high building in Amman ( the capital of Jordan). 
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد بندر البطحي "I came late to the sighting location which enforced me to stop and try finding the thin crescent by my naked eyes but I could not success especially with the partial clouds in the western horizon and loss of the sunset location. When I gave up, I called my team and they said that they saw it and it is still above the horizon. So, I joined the team (40 minutes after the sunset) and saw the very thin crescent by binoculars when it was about 5̊ above the horizon. Only 1 person (not me) out of 4 was able to see it by naked eyes (about 15 minutes after sunset) putting into your account that I joined them lately when the moon dropped to 5̊ above the horizon. In addition to the difficult horizon conditions, One possible reason could be added of not being able to see it by naked eyes is that the crescent was dropping into a location above lighted camp but the binoculars were power enough to gather the required crescent light.." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "On Sunday 13 June 2010 (29 Jumada Al-Thani 1431 AH) many people from throughout UK have attempted to sight the youngest crescent moon (Hilal) of Rajab after sunset. Most places were cloudy and none of the groups were able to sight the 33 hours old Hilal by naked eye or telescopes. However, have received reliable sighting news from any countries from East of UK (including Morocco and South Africa). Therefore, the Ulama have decided that the month of Jumada Al-Thani 1431 AH will have 29 days and the month of Rajab 1431 AH will start from Monday 14 June 2010, Insha-Allah. May Allah rewards all those who have attempted to revive the Sunnah of moon sighting, this month. The Sutton Bank  (North Yorkshire) group of 26 observers comprised of the following people. From Batley: Mufti Yusuf Sacha, Mufti Zakariya Akudi, Mualana Suleman Bodiyat, Mualana Hasuim Ravat, Mualana Qari Hanif, Mualana Suleman Makda, Mualana Musa Gora, Mualana Wasif Sacha, Mualana Habil Makda, Mualana Aslam Seedat, Mualana Kakani, Mualana Hashim Sacha, Maulana Hasib Mayet, Maulana Imran Lunat, Yusuf Mayet, Vaishullah Bodiyat, Mohammad Mayet, Kazi Sahib, Mohammad Naqi, Qari Islami Makda, Shokat Buai, Liyakat Buai, Nazir Bhana, Yusuf Kayat, Hanif Allad,; From York: Qamar Uddin. Note that the Sutton Bank (Thirsk, UK) group also live webcasted the observation efforts to the Internet (see attached photos)." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "This evening (Sunday, June 13, 2010), the crescent moon of Rajab was sighted in Blacksburg, VA, first by using binoculars (7X50) and immediately by  naked eye.  I arrived at the sighting location before sunset (sunset: 8:42 pm EDT) and left before moonset (moonset: 10:07 pm EDT).  The first binocular sighting was at 8:47 (elevation of about 11 degrees).  The horns were at 2:30 and 6:30 O'clock (2:30;6:00;6:30). The western horizon was partly cloudy." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علام سلطان "Easily seen by others:  On my request, Today (Sunday 13 June 2010 = 29 Juma-dath-thaniah 1431 in Pakistan) nearly three hundred persons (Members of the moon-sighting committees of our institute "JAMIA-TUR-RASHEED" + my friends + their companions) tried to sight the moon all over Pakistan and resultantly the crescent was easily seen by 17 persons at 3 places (Tando-Ghulam-Ali, Sindh & 2 places in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtoon-Khah). Fortunately, it was generally clear there.
Other members also tried to sight the moon at nearly 33 places countrywide but due to cloudy and rainy season the moon was not sighted.
Note 1 : Chairman of central official moon sighting committee of Pakistan mufti Munee-bur-Rahman  told me on my mobile phone that after receiving the positive reports, he officially announced that 1st Rajab 1431 will be on Monday 14 June 2010 in Pakistan after finishing the 29 days of Juma-dath-thaniah 1431.
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 كهيم حسين "The crescent to commence the month of Rajab 1431 AH was CONFIRMED SIGHTED in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada and Guyana after the sunset of Sunday 13th June 2010. The sky was clear. Therefore the 1st night of Rajab is the night of 13th June 10 and the 1st day is the day of 14th June 10. 
(Mufti) Kahiam Hosein. On behalf of Darul Uloom Trinidad and Tobago Moon Sighting Committee." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد ظفار شريف "With the duration (lag time) of one hour and a positive elongation of 14 degrees, there was no difficulty in spotting the 28hr crescent at 6.25pm, just 10 minutes after sunset. Earlier the crescent was seen with binoculars at 6.22pm." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد قاسم بهالي "7 persons from Al-Khawarizmi Observatory tried to sight the hilal at Al-Khawarizmi Observatory at Tg. Bidara, 25 km from the capital of Malacca.  The hilal was seen by naked eye and telescope Meade LX200 8” at 19:47pm after sunset (at 19:19). The western sky was partly cloudy.

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وقال عضو المشروع السيد عثمان دوكو "The crescent was easily visible after Maghrib prayer. Many of us saw it." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عبدالرزاق   عبدالعزيز إشولا "Aliamudulilahi I and Jamiu of Jamatu Ikorodu sighted The Rajab Crescent by Naked eyes in Jubilee Estate area of Ikorodu Lagos State Today of 13-06-2010 at 7:34 p.m.LT . Brother Bari Kerim called us of possitive report also." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "Despite the easy geometry of the crescent, it took almost half an hour to find it. This was due to haze and a large building being on fire in the next town, with the smoke obscuring half the horizon. Only when the crescent had risen several degrees could it be seen and remained difficult to see with naked eye.

More info at http://www.mondatlas.de/other/martinel/sicheln2010/juni/sicheln201006.html" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد جيم ستام "Old Moon Crescent Observation Report
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Observed:   Friday; June 11, 2010  -  05:08 (Local)

Location (WGS 84)     = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
  Longitude = 110.9651 W
  Latitude  =  32.4206 N
  Elevation = 842 meters
  Time Zone = -7.0 hours

Surface conditions at location:
  Temperature =  24 °C
  Humidity    =  30 %
  Pressure    =  29.57 in.

  No haze detected.

Topocentric and local time values from “Accurate Times”:
  Moonrise (at sea level)  =  04:14
  Sunrise  (at sea level)  =  05:11
  Time from new moon at   05:08   =  22 hr. 09 min.
  Moon lag time                   =         57 min.
  Relative Altitude               =   10.4  degrees
  Elongation from sun             =   12.1  degrees
  Crescent width                  =     21  arc seconds
  Illumination                    =    1.1  percent


Crescent last observed through 9x63 binoculars:
  Time   =   05:08
  Moon Altitude  =   8.0 degrees

When the crescent was spotted at 04:57, I thought that it should be  seen with the naked eye. However, I never did see it other than  through the binoculars, although I think that someone with good  eyesight could have seen it.

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