NGC3953

NGC3953 is a tightly wound barred spiral galaxy located in the direction of the Constellation Ursa Major at an approximate distance of 50 Million Light-Years. It is a member of the Ursa Major North Galaxy Group, and closely resembles M109, a directionally close neighbor. Two supernovae have been noted in NGC3953 in 2001 and 2006. NGC3953 is slightly larger than the Milky Way in diameter at around 110-112 thousand light-years.

Object: NGC3953
Distance: 50 Million Light-Years
Magnitude: 10.1
Date: February 2012
Place: Fort Davis, TX
Exposure Details: LRGB:510:150:180:240 unbinned

Processing: MaxIm Dl, CCDStack, Photoshop CS3
Optics: 12.5" RCOS Truss
Focal Length: 2808mm @ f9
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: SBIG STL6303E
Focuser: RCOS
Guiding: Off-Axis with SBIG RGH Camera
Filters: LRGB Tru-Balance Gen II 2"