In order to maximize the lifelikeness of the film, a projection system recreated a star-filled sky through which the comet was seen to move. At the same it time an audio system narrated stories about the comet, explained the best methods of detecting it, and described the research that various countries have conducted on it.
同一場放映的第二部影片是「哈雷慧星」，為了製造逼真效果，外型像 E．T．的星象模擬系統製造出滿天繁星，一邊解說發現哈雷的故事、最有利於觀測慧星的時間和方法，並且敘述各國在探索哈雷彗星之謎所作的努力。