A Bigger and Brighter Sagitta
Taken by Bob Beal on June 11, 2026 @ St. George, Utah, USA
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  Camera Used: Panasonic DC-G9
Exposure Time: 10/20
Aperture: f/3.6
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2026:06:11 21:57:31
 
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Tonight's arrangement of Jupiter, Venus, Pollux, and Castor reminded me of the small Milky Way constellation Sagitta, except that it was 3x larger and 1600x brighter (with Venus accounting for most of the latter).

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Panasonic G9, Leica 12-60mm lens, handheld
... @28mm, 3 x (f/3.6, 0.5 sec, ISO 400) = 1.5 sec
... date: Jun 11, 2026 10pm MDT (sunset 8:55pm, night 10:49pm)

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