The first successful observation lunar Occultation in daylight in the Middle East

observational Aldebaran occultation data planning has done by occultation department of IOTA-ME, Dez Scholars Institute and Adib Astronomical Center of Isfahan, this work has done during the day. This occultation date was on 09/05/2015 at 06:36:54 GMT (11:06:54 local time). The occultation has successfully observed, timed and recorded by Dez Scholars Institute and Adib Astronomical Center of Isfahan. IOTA/ME was the data collector and all of the reports have sent to the global data collector of IOTA, Mr. Gault which he confirmed the Iranians' reports.

Occultation Properties:
Star Aldebaran (Aldebaran), Magnitude: 0.9, Location: Alpha Tauri
Positions observing the Moon: Phase: -52 °, Height: 32 °, Sun elevation: ° 51

Dezful Group:
Supervisor and observer: Hojatola Hekmat'zade
Reporter: Narges Taebjula
Timer: Reza Pourhossein, Behnaz Mohammadi Khabaz, Farnaz Ghaed

Dezful group's equipment: 150 mm achromatic sky watcher telescope, 10 mm-Ultra wide, William Optics eyepiece, 10-inch Dobsonian telescope, Celestron Binocular 28 * 120 apochromatic

Isfahan Group:
Supervisor: Sepideh Ghaziasgar
Observer: Erfan Ahmadi
Installer of telescope: Hamed Lalezar
Timing: Fatemeh Begholizadeh

Isfahan group's equipment: 14-inch MEAD telescope, LX200-GPS model with a polar compound, 14 mm-Ultra wide angel

At the end, we wish thanks IOTA/ME President, Manager of Adib Astronomical Center and observatory of Isfahan, Dez Sky Scholars Institute (Dezful astronomy Center) and all of participants.
The first successful observation lunar Occultation in daylight in the Middle East