> The OIC says religious scholars will have access to accurate pictures of the shape of the Moon instead of having to rely on naked-eye sightings which have in the past created discrepancies between Muslim countries or mistakes.
> "Hopefully the satellite will stop the problems associated with lunar sightings," spokesman Ahmed Imigene says.
> "The satellite will have a fixed camera on board that will take highly detailed pictures of the Moon and beam them back to earth," says Professor Mervat Awad, the centre's director.
> Dr Ali Juma, chief of the 15-member panel from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain which decided on the contract for the satellite, says it will solve many problems related to crescent sighting.
Though... not all countries use that technology. I'm not sure if its still in use as that was 15 years ago.
> The OIC says religious scholars will have access to accurate pictures of the shape of the Moon instead of having to rely on naked-eye sightings which have in the past created discrepancies between Muslim countries or mistakes.
> "Hopefully the satellite will stop the problems associated with lunar sightings," spokesman Ahmed Imigene says.
> "The satellite will have a fixed camera on board that will take highly detailed pictures of the Moon and beam them back to earth," says Professor Mervat Awad, the centre's director.
> Dr Ali Juma, chief of the 15-member panel from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain which decided on the contract for the satellite, says it will solve many problems related to crescent sighting.
Though... not all countries use that technology. I'm not sure if its still in use as that was 15 years ago.