Kohoutek 1-16 from my „Jade“ observatory

This is one of the first images with my new equipment on the second pier „Deep Sky Pier“ in my „Jade Observatory“.

Kohoutek 1-16 (PK 94+27.1) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Draco, about 7000 ly away with an apparent diameter of 1.6′.

Data calibration, registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:

Here is an overview of the used equipment and the exposure times:

• Date: May 2025
• Location: Varel
• Telescope/Lense: 6″ Lacerta Newton
• Focal length [mm]: 600
• Focal ratio: 4
• Mount: Skywatcher EQ 8
• Camera: Lacerta Deepsky 2600 M
• Autoguiding: Off-Axis with ZWO Asi 120 MM Mini
• Filter: R:G:B:[Hα]:[OIII]
• Exposure time [min]: 63:60:60:200:250
• Resolution: 0.66/px (Drizzle 2)