Herschel 139
NGC 3115


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 139 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 3115.

NGC 3115 is an interesting edge-on sprial galaxy in Sextans, sometimes called the "Spindle Galaxy". The magnitude is around 9.1.

Visual Observation Notes.

Bright centre. Very long, thin arms on each side.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.