Channel maps of the wavelet filtered HI cube superimposed on the VST optical image of CIG 96. The field of view is approximately 25′ × 25′ (147 × 147 kpc). Foreground: red contours correspond to 3.4, 3.9, 4.5, 5.1, 5.6, 28.1, 56.2, 112.5 and 224.9σ levels (rms = 0.126 mJy beam⁻¹, 1σ) or the equivalent HI column densities of 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, 40.0 × 10¹⁹ cm⁻², respectively. Green and magenta marks indicate the NW and SE HI features, respectively. The synthesized beam of 28″ × 28″ is shown in the bottom left corner as a yellow circle. Background: VST image of CIG 96. We display a SB range of μ_{r SDSS} = 26.0–28.4 mag arcsec⁻² to enhance the outskirts of the galaxy while brighter inner structures are not shown.