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The Cosmic Couple

Last night, we had the opportunity to photograph the moon and pleiades open cluster together.

According to hindu mythology, pleiades or krittika is the wife of the moon. However, the moon has a total of 27 wives and rohini (or aldebaran) was his favourite. Angered by this, the other 26 wives complained to their father Daksha who cursed Chandra that his body would perish. However, Chandra prayed to Lord Shiva who minimized the effect and blessed him with the regeneration of his body once he perished. And this, according to the mythology, is the reason behind the moon's waxing and waning phases.