| Tecnical data | Value | 
| Object | NGC3521 | 
| Constellation(s) | Leo | 
| Telescope | Schmidt Camera 600/400/300 (Zen optics): focal length 600 mm, f/2 | 
| Location | Druogno, Val Vigezzo, province of Verbania, near Lake Maggiore, Italian Alps, 860 m height | 
| Tracking | Manual with illuminated reticle eyepiece | 
| Filter |  | 
| Exposure | 11 min | 
| Film | Kodak Technical Pan 2415 | 
| Development | MWA2 9 min 20°C | 
| Film ipersitized? | yes | 
| Film iper notes | 16h 50°C 1,7atm | 
| Date | 20/02/1990 | 
| Hour | 21.59 UT | 
| Quality | good | 
| Notes |  | 
| Processing notes |  | 
| Ambient temperature | 9 °C | 
| Scan resolution | 4800 dpi (CanoScan 9950F) |