\begin{table}%t3 \caption{Differential reddening $(\Delta\ebv)$ in NGC~3960.} \label{tab3} \small%\centerline { \begin{tabular}{c|ccccccc|c} \hline \hline $\Delta Y (\arcmin)$&\multicolumn{7}{c|}{$\Leftarrow\Delta X (\arcmin)\Rightarrow$}\\ $\Downarrow$ &$+15.0$&$+10.0$&$+5.0$&$0.0$&$-5.0$&$-10.0$&$-15.0$&\avgE\\ \hline $+15.0$&$-0.10$&$+0.06$&$+0.05$&$+0.16$&$-0.03$&$-0.02$&$+0.16$&$0.04\pm0.10$\\ $+10.0$&$+0.06$&$+0.11$&$~0.00$&$+0.03$&$+0.14$&$+0.16$&$+0.05$&$0.08\pm0.06$\\ $+5.0$ &$+0.03$&$~0.00$&$+0.03$&$+0.02$&$-0.06$&$+0.08$&$+0.21$&$0.04\pm0.08$\\ $~0.0$ &$+0.02$&$-0.02$&$-0.06$&$~0.00$&$-0.10$&$+0.08$&$+0.18$&$0.01\pm0.09$\\ $-5.0$ &$+0.14$&$+0.03$&$-0.03$&$+0.02$&$+0.05$&$+0.13$&$+0.05$&$0.06\pm0.06$\\ $-10.0$&$+0.16$&$+0.03$&$-0.06$&$+0.14$&$+0.08$&$+0.16$&$+0.03$&$0.08\pm0.08$\\ $-15.0$&$-0.08$&$+0.02$&$+0.21$&$+0.14$&$~0.00$&$+0.11$&$+0.18$&$0.08\pm0.10$\\ \hline \noalign{\smallskip} \avgE&$0.03\pm0.10$&$0.03\pm0.04$&$0.02\pm0.09$&$0.07\pm0.07$&$0.01\pm0.08$&$0.10\pm0.06$&$0.12\pm0.08$ \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip Notes. Uncertainties in $\Delta\ebv$ are of the order of $\pm0.05$. For absolute values: $\ebv=0.13+\Delta\ebv$. \end{table}