| Tecnical data | Value |
| Object | Comet C/1989 X1 (Austin) |
| Constellation(s) | Sct |
| Telescope | Schmidt Camera 600/400/300 (Zen optics): focal length 600 mm, f/2 |
| Location | Druogno, Val Vigezzo, province of Verbania, near Lake Maggiore, Italian Alps, 860 m height |
| Tracking | Manual with illuminated reticle eyepiece |
| Filter | |
| Exposure | 9 min |
| Film | Kodak Technical Pan 2415 |
| Development | MWA2 9 min 20°C |
| Film ipersitized? | yes |
| Film iper notes | 16h 50°C 1,7atm |
| Date | 29/05/1990 |
| Hour | 00.10 UT |
| Quality | good - |
| Notes | Guided on the faint nucleus, tail of 20' |
| Processing notes | |
| Ambient temperature | 11 °C |
| Scan resolution | 4800 dpi (CanoScan 9950F) |
