Issues concerning the establishment of the start of Ramadan by calculations and contr

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Dear respected Shaykh, assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Is it permissible for a country to base its fasting on astronomical calculations without sighting the moon for the month of Ramadan? Is the same methodology acceptable for establishing the end of Ramadan? Secondly, if it has been established that the day which was considered to be ‘Eid is the last day of Ramadan and not the start of Shawwal, what should a person in such countries do? Should he contradict this and fast or should he break the fast and perform the ‘Eid prayer with the people of his country? مسائل حول ثبوت رمضان بالحساب ومخالفة الدولة في خروجه