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Muslims sight the new moon for the month of Shawwal by telescope

Malaysia's Religious department personnel use a telescope to look for the new moon to mark the start of the Shawwal month at Kota Bharu on the...

by Umar Roslan in Malaysia on 29/08/2011

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Tunisians celebrate international astronomy - Sidi Bou Said

In Tunisia, after Ramadan dinner, parents and youth go to the Sidi Bou Said Park to look at the stars, which is hosted by the Astronomy Club of the...

by Wahida Sannene in Tunisia on 06/08/2011

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Clear skies reveal 'Super Moon' over St Albans - UK

Clear skies revealed a "Super Moon" phenomenon on Saturday night as the Moon reached its closest point to the Earth for almost two decades...

by Craig Shepheard in United Kingdom on 19/03/2011

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29/08/2011 - Muslims sight the new moon for the month of Shawwal by telescope - Malaysia - Malaysia's Religious department...
06/08/2011 - Tunisians celebrate international astronomy - Sidi Bou Said - Tunisia - In Tunisia, after Ramadan dinner,...
19/03/2011 - Clear skies reveal 'Super Moon' over St Albans - UK - United Kingdom - Clear skies revealed a "Super Moon...
15/10/2009 - High altitude laboratory at Jungfraujoch - Switzerland - The Sphinx Laboratory which belongs to...

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Muslims sight the new moon for the month of Shawwal by telescope
Malaysia's Religious department personnel use a telescope to look for the new moon to mark the start of the Shawwal month at Kota Bharu on the east coast. 29th August 2011
Tunisians celebrate international astronomy - Sidi Bou Said
In Tunisia, after Ramadan dinner, parents and youth go to the Sidi Bou Said Park to look at the stars, which is hosted by the Astronomy Club of the Association of Young Science in Tuni...
EDL and UAF demonstrate in Cambridge
Supporters of the English Defence League and United Against Facism held seperate rallies and marches in Cambridge. Both demonstrations ended peacefully with only minor incidents reporte...
Clear skies reveal 'Super Moon' over St Albans - UK
Clear skies revealed a "Super Moon" phenomenon on Saturday night as the Moon reached its closest point to the Earth for almost two decades. St Albans, UK.
The DMZ - North Korea.
The DMZ Zone right after the national meeting for the succession introductions. Panmunjom, North Korea. 13/09/2010.
Sight for the new moon of Ramadan in Malaysia
Muslims in Malaysia will observe the fasting month of Ramadan from Wednesday, Aug 11. Prior to that 31 locations throughout the country were set as the places from which to sight the ne...
Alien Spaceship crash-lands in Toulouse at Cite de L'Espace
The well known City of Space (Cite de l'Espace) is presenting their new attraction: "Extraterrestials, are you ready for the encounter?".The parc, newly refurbished for t...
Korean border
Tension between North and South Korea has increased following claims that a North Korean submarine sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 people. Archive footage of border bet...
Battle Kings on night patrol in Mosul
Images of the Battle Kings B Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division on night patrol at Marez Range in Mosul, Iraq. 08/05/2010...
Solar Eclipse, Chennai, India
The partial solar eclipse as seen from Chennai, India between 11:30 Hrs. IST and 15:03 Hrs. IST.
The Solar Eclipse in South East Asia
The images capture the partial solar eclipse from Chennai, India- between 11:30 Hrs. IST to 15:03 Hrs. IST.
High altitude laboratory at Jungfraujoch
The Sphinx Laboratory which belongs to the Sphinx AG Jungfraujoch, dedicated to providing the infrastructure and support for scientific research that must be carried out at an altitude ...