Moon and Venus Set Over Historic Mosque in Old Delhi

Moon Venus Set Over Delhi India Skywatching

The moon and Venus set in this sequence of images over India’s largest mosque, Jama Masjid, located in old Delhi. (Image credit: Ajay Talwar / TWAN-India)

The moon and Venus set over an iconic monument in Delhi in this skywatcher’s photo.

Skywatcher Ajay Talwar of The World At Night shot this celestial pair setting over Jama Masjid or the mosque of Jahan-Numa (meaning “the world-reflecting” in Persian) Jan. 26, 2012 . The mosque was built in the 1650s by the emperor Shah Jahan, who was also behind the Taj Mahal.

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