The first picture began at 19h07m UT and the last picture ended at 19h40m UT of October 15th 1998.
North is up ,East is left.
The comet was 1.9 AU far from the Earth and 2.2 AU far from the Sun. The comet will reach periheliom the January 24th 1999. At that moment the comet will be about 1.8 AU from the Earth away. The closest distance from the earth will be reached in march 1999. The comet is roughly 12mag bright.