NGC 3115


Combination of 4, 1 minute images.
SBIG ST-8 CCD. 8" f/6.3 schmidt-cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

NGC 3115 is a bright edge-on galaxy in Sextans, about 10 degrees east of the bright star Alphard. In an 8" telescope it appears as a moderately bright thin line with a bright centre.