appearing as an extra-bright star just outside the crescent, close to a star called Epsilon CrB, the constellation’s fifth brightest. Most astronomy and planetarium software programs and apps ...

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While the Ottoman Empire ruled the Muslim world, the star and crescent was adopted as the symbol of Islam. However, not all Muslims consider the crescent and star to be an Islamic symbol.