This is a picture of the crescent moon (Helaal in Arabic. Normal full moon is Qmr) partly lit up by sunlight (Sun in Arabic is Shams). The rest of the moon is visible due to earthshine (Earth in Arabic is Aard), sunlight reflected off Earth onto the moon. You can see Mercury in the lower lefthand corner, unusual because the planet is usually hiding in the light of the sun and therefore very difficult to see. This arrangement will be visible for the next few days. The moon and planet are seperated by about 2 degrees. This APOD isn't very exciting, which is why I threw in all the Arabic. Except I can't remember how to say 'stars'. Sorry Percy, I'll look it up.
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