NGC 3953 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constallation Ursa Major at a distance of about
56 Million light-years from Earth.
It is one of the larger members of the M109 Galaxy Group which contains about 50 member galaxies.

Image acquisition and processing information:

Date: April 20th, 2023
Telescope 1: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope using a Hyperstar v4 lens
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400MC Pro one-shot-color camera (gain 158)
Guiding: Telescope: AstroTech AT72ED, Camera: ASI-120 MM
Exposures: 66 one-minute exposures using a IR/UV cut filter
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Telescope 2: Celestron C11 telescope using a Hyperstar v4 lens
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI-6200MM Pro monochrome camera
Guiding: Telescope: Orion 60mm with helical focuser, Camera: ASI-120 MM
Exposures: 57 one-minute exposures using a IR/UV cut filter
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9.1