I live in Sydney, Australia and it is basically impossible to polar align without some computer aided solution. Firstly - the stars around the South Celestial Pole are Mag 4 and dimmer - and our pole star is Magnitude 5.47 - exceedingly dim compared to Magnitude 2 for Polaris. Polemaster is still difficult to use in the Southern hemisphere because simply getting to within 10 degrees of the pole is hard due to lack of anything bright to aim at. So I now use a combination of Polemaster + Sharpcap Pro to polar align. Even though Sharpcap recommends 5 degree FOV or smaller, the 11 degree Polemaster as is works well enough. The combination is a joy to use with my Astrotrac compared to the badly designed polarscope supplied with the mount. The Polemaster camera can be used as a guide camera provided you have the right drivers using ASCOM pulse guiding. It has a CS mount - so a C to T adaptor is all you need to make it a dual purpose camera if you are a bit tight on the cash. I wish Polemaster software plate solving (due to be added "soon") as again for us in a light polluted city in the Southern Hemisphere, polar alignment is very difficult.
@sunnyrana4248
4 жыл бұрын
Buddhi Fonseka this was really informative! Thanks for this post
@cliveroberts415
5 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more that the polemaster is over priced but at 63 yrs of age I would hate to have to go back to crawling on my knees.
@AstroFarsography
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. At some point it becomes useful and not just a luxury. I'm glad it helps you continue your hobby. :)
@pault5947
5 жыл бұрын
Well thats convinced me to try sharpcap first. Good, helpful advice, Thanks.
@ohwell2790
3 жыл бұрын
Polar alignment only comes with SharpCap Pro and that is $20 USD a year every year.
@pault5947
3 жыл бұрын
@@ohwell2790 So just over 18 years. I'll go for sharp cap first😉
@sunnyrana4248
4 жыл бұрын
Great info dude but considering you’re talking about high quality imaging you could have focused your camera lol
@AstroFarsography
4 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah. Well this was a while ago, I should probably re-do it now with some actual decent footage :P
@sunnyrana4248
4 жыл бұрын
AstroFarsography haha yeah I was just teasing you mate. I appreciate your unbiased reviews and guidance. I’m very new to AP, been a steep learning curve, got the QHY polemaster..arrives tomorrow for my Fornax lightrack ii :)
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