In order to show the faintest possible details, a photographically amplified reproduction of the film was made by Hans-Hermann Heyer in the photographic laboratory at the ESO Headquarters in Garching. Due to this process, small variations in emulsion sensitivity are greatly enhanced also, resulting in an uneven background. However, this procedure allows to characterize in some detail the very complex tail system. The field shown on this photo measures approx. 2.25 x 1.39 degrees.
North is up and East is to the left.
The coma measures approx. 20 arcmin across. A broad and featureless dust tail is seen extending at p.a. 280. It can be followed until 40 arcmin from the centre of the coma. A rather narrow ion tail extends to about 20 arcmin at p.a. 289.