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sighting

[′sīd·iŋ]
(optics)
The act or procedure of aiming with the aid of a sight.
The action of bringing something into view; the action of seeing something.
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His move to set up a scientific moon sighting committee created a lot of stir across the country as many considered his move as against the Islamic norms but others welcomed his initiative.
Govt announces Eidul Fitr holidays from June 4-7
Dubai: Eid Al Fitr in Pakistan will be celebrated on June 5, according to the country's first moon sighting website and Hijri Calendar launched by Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Minister of Science and Technology.
Eid Al Fitr in Pakistan to be celebrated on June 5, according to the country's first Islamic Calendar
'When we receive information of local witnesses with local moon sighting committee, we send our staff to ascertain the claims but the central committee doesn't wait to hear from us on this,' he said.
Central moon-sighting panel held responsible for Eid controversy
Caption: Duke feels shooting for sighting in fixed-sight handguns should not be done from a sandbag rest as point of impact can differ significantly from shooting standing.
Keep It Simple: FIXED SIGHTS ON HANDGUNS ARE STURDY AND DEPENDABLE ONCE SIGHTED IN
Iron sights are the original sighting systems for rifles.
AR iron sights: vital or useless? A lot of people just don't bother with them anymore, but Tarr is a belt and braces type who insists on them, even on his AR pistols
That got me thinking about actual differences in accuracy achievable with the various types of sighting systems.
Sights vs. red dot reflex sights vs. riflescopes
Registered members can now add a comment to other member contributed sightings. Comments can vary from a simple complement on the submitted photo, suggestions for a different identification, or asking questions about the sighting.
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While Omnitech has addressed the issue of weapon sighting in low light and low visibility conditions with its Duns, Premier Reticles of Winchester, Virginia, has developed a gun sight that can be used for both close- and long-range applications.
A clear sight for rifles; Combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have been characterised by infantry troops performing close quarter battle, shooting at ranges typically between ten and 50 metres--with shots at over 100 metres a rarity, according to recent United States Marine Corps after-action reports. At the same time, these troops still need to be able to engage targets in excess of these ranges
Since the end of the Vietnam War, the United States has received and investigated 22,745 live sighting reports.
Search for the missing continues
Since the last widely accepted sighting in Louisiana in 1944, the bird had become the UFO of ornithology, with spottings claimed occasionally but not persuasively.
Comeback bird: tales from the search for the ivory-billed woodpecker
This configuration maintains open sighting between pins.
Brightest sights of '04: if it's too dark to aim with one of these fiber-optic sights, you'd better wait for legal shooting hours
Sighting reports for ill or dead birds that were not submitted for laboratory testing were not systematically maintained in New Jersey in 1999.
Crow Deaths as a Sentinel Surveillance System for West Nile Virus in the Northeastern United States, 1999

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