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Delhi NCR - List Of Amazing Places To Visit!

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Delhi , the national capital of India, is a city filled with history, culture and liveliness. Delhi along with its neighboring cities like Ghaziabad, Noida, etc form the National Capital Region ( NCR ) which is filled with many amazing places of interest. During my numerous travels here, I have visited many of these amazing places: Sis Ganj Gurudwara Located at Chandni Chowk of Old Delhi, this Gurudwara holds great historic significance, especially in the minds of Sikhs. This is the place where Guru Tegh Bahadur ji , the ninth Guru of Sikhs, was martyred on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb when he refused to compromise with his religious freedom while advocating for the religious freedom of others as well. This Gurudwara is visited by hundreds of devotees everyday who provide selfless service while remembering Guru Tegh Bahadur ji's sacrifice. Paranthe Wali Gali A small walk from Chandni Chowk would bring you to a narrow street (" gali ") which is fa

Stargazing - Orion And Canis Major Constellation In Night Sky (April 2, 2020 - Ghaziabad, India)

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Photo with higher resolution and clarity can be found here . The photo was taken on April 2, 2020 from Ghaziabad (Delhi NCR), India at around 7-8 PM IST. Canis Major and Orion Constellation are easily visible in the photo (Open the original photo in full size to see other fainter objects as well). In the edited photo below, labels are added for various visible celestial objects: Objects a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i and j are part of Orion constellation (‘The Hunter’) . Objects c, d, e form the belt of Orion while objects f, g, h form the sword of Orion . Object a – Betelgeuse - Tenth-brightest star in the night sky and the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion. Currently a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2. One of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. Apparent magnitude vary between +0.0 and +1.6. Mass approx. 10-20 times that of Sun and located nearly 700 light-years from it. It is expected to blow up in a supernova explosion within 100,000 years. Object