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Major additions: - Extract all 1,621 Basthoni 2022 SQM records (46 Indonesian sites, Lampiran 2-5) via precomputed_angles.py - Add 9 new raw sighting CSVs: Abdel-Hadi Malaysia, BRIN multistation, Kassim Bahali (2017+2019), Khalifa Saudi, Moonsighting.com, Shaukat 2015 Blackburn UK, Walisongo Sulawesi - Curate aggregate D0 database (115 entries) in research/ Pipeline improvements: - Open-Topo-Data SRTM30m primary elevation API with fallback - APPROVED_RAW_CSVS allowlist prevents circular data ingestion - Pre-computed angle merge path (bypasses back-calculation for SQM data) - BAD_NOTE_MARKERS quality filter for excluded sources Collection tools: - BRIN multistation SQM processors - PDF/HTML table extractor for academic papers - Source tracking database (collection_manifest.json) Documentation: - Rewrite .wiki/Data.md and .wiki/Research.md from scratch - Expand Data-Sources.md with full Basthoni Lampiran breakdown - Add 14 researcher outreach drafts - Update .gitignore to exclude bulk/experimental files
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To: info@moonsighting.com (Khalid Shaukat)
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Subject: Request for Fajr/Isha Observation Records from Moonsighting.com Community Reports
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Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
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My name is Ali Camarata. I am an independent researcher building the largest open-source dataset of verified human Fajr and Isha observations for empirical prayer time research.
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Moonsighting.com is one of the few sources we have found that publishes genuine per-city, per-date Fajr observation reports from community observers. Your FAQ page (moonsighting.com/faq_pt.html) references specific observations from Miami Beach (December 2000) with named witnesses, and seasonal reports from Chicago, Karachi, Cape Town, and Toronto.
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I believe moonsighting.com has collected community Fajr and Isha observation reports from dozens of cities over many years. This data would be extraordinarily valuable for building data-driven prayer time models that reflect real human observation rather than fixed-angle assumptions.
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Would you be willing to share a more complete set of observation records? For each observation, I need:
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- City and country (or coordinates)
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- Calendar date
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- Locally observed time of Fajr (Subh Sadiq) or Isha
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- Number of observers (if available)
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- Any notes on sky conditions
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Even a partial extract from your database covering the most active reporting cities would be a major contribution. Any format works: CSV, Excel, plain text.
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Our project: https://github.com/acamarata/pray-calc-ml
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Current dataset: 4,200+ Fajr observations from 140+ sites worldwide.
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Your data is particularly valuable because it represents genuine human naked-eye observations across diverse latitudes and urban environments, which is exactly what most academic studies lack.
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Full attribution to moonsighting.com and Khalid Shaukat in all publications and our open-source repository.
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Jazakallahu khairan,
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Ali Camarata
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alisalaah@gmail.com
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