From Seattle , NGC 3953 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 20:25 (PDT), 25° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:04 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:59, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 25° before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:41.