Image created by stacking the 20 VIMOS exposures of Mrk 1018 during the faint (type 1.9) phase, shown with a log scale. The pixel scale is 0.205″, corresponding to 179 pc per pixel. The red boxes indicate regions that are masked in the fitting process. A subtle light-absorbing structure is marked with a blue box. This is approximated in the fitting by an elongated Sérsic function with a negative intensity.