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If you've got binoculars or a small scope at your disposal, take them out tonight to observe the lovely - and bright - edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 3115, sometimes called the Spindle Galaxy.
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The edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 3115 is also called the Spindle Galaxy for its distinctive ... The Spindle Galaxy, bright and beautiful. ... first find the magnitude 5.1 star Gamma Sextantis.