The pictures were generated by the Macintosh program Starry Night by Sienna Software

The view from 2833 km above Mercury on 1997 April 3, when the comet was closest to that planet at a distance of 0.712 AU. The comet was also at its brightness, with a magnitude of -2.3.

The view from 2472 km above Venus' north pole on 1997 May 15. The comet is then closest to that planet at a distance of 0.602 AU. It also at its brightest with the magnitude reaching -1.8.

The view from 7510 meters above Deimos's south pole on March 29. Mars is in the background. The comet was then closest to Mars, with a distance of 1.79 AU. The comet was also at its brightest with a magnitude of -0.3.

The view from 156 kilometers above Io's high northern latitudes on March 26, 1997. Jupiter is in the distance. The comet was then at its brightest magnitude of 2.2 and was situated 5.62 AU from Jupiter. The comet was actually closest to Jupiter on April 5, 1996, when the distance was 0.77 AU. The magnitude was then 3.2.

The view from 101 kilometers above the northern hemisphere of Mimas on March 30, 1997. Saturn fills the upper right of the frame. The comet is then at its brightest for the vicinity of Saturn with a magnitude of 3.3. It is located 9.53 AU away. The comet was actually closest to Saturn on April 14, 1993, when the distance was 9.08 AU, and the magnitude was then 11.9. A second, although lesser, close approach to Saturn will occur on May 28, 1997, at which time the distance is 9.51 AU and the magnitude is 4.5.

This view is from 208 kilometers above Miranda, which is visible only as a faintly illuminated crescent in the bottom half of the picture. Uranus is off to the left. The date is 1997 March 31, with the comet situated 20.35 AU from Uranus and shining at magnitude 4.9. The comet was actually closest to Uranus on October 18, 1991 at a distance of 7.58 AU, but the magnitude was then about 12.2.