2005/02/14

Dear All,

The Moon was seen after all from Israel on Thursday 10^th February 2005. Eli Slavin reports that he saw the Moon briefly at 18:02 through a gap in the clouds from Kibbutz Saad in the Negev (southern Israel). On questioning, he correctly described the position, orientation and thickness of the crescent so the report appears reliable.

A report was also received from Gothenberg, Sweden from Ariq Arar who saw the Moon in clear skies, first seen at 17:04 (UTC+1). It should be noted that clear skies are very unusual in Sweden especially at this time of year so this is a rare observation at such high latitude.

Next month's New Moon should be visible from Israel, barring cloud, on Friday 11^th March 2005 (but may be visible with a telescope the previous day, 10^th, from the southern USA and may not be visible except with a telescope till the next day, 12^th, from southern Australia).

Yours,

Roy.

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