Herschel 193
NGC 3945

Object Type Galaxy SBa
Constellation Ursa Major
Magnitude 10.5
Size 5.2' x 3.5'


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

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3945.

Moderately bright centre surrounded by a faint, elongated haze. Moderately large. Several faint stars on western side. Faint outer ring not visible. NGC 3978 and NGC 3975 visible in field.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.