Note, that the colors on CCD images are false and were used in order to enhance the comet tail structure. Series of narrow-band CCD images were taken on 1996 Apr. 6, from the Crni Vrh Observatory in very good atmospheric conditions.
Mosaic images shows several knots of material along the main tail stream.
A remarkable kink is present at nucleus distance 6.0deg. At this point, the tail PA is turning from 44deg to 50deg. The frame field of view is 13.0x2.9deg. 99K B-W negative of the above image. The frame field of view is 16.2x3.9deg.