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Hi Joyce - as Andrew has said you will just see the reticle rotated relative to the stars. Unfortunately the octans trapezium is very faint, but I was able to see it from near the centre of Wellington so you should be fine. Because the Octans trapezium gives you more than one reference point, unlike in the northern hemisphere with Polaris there is no need to worry about the time on the dials. Just turn the scope until all the stars are lined up with their 'holes' in the reticle. You will need to get it pretty close before you can see Octans in the scope. I recommend you do it holding the scope in your hand before trying to align the polarie.
cheers,
Andrew. (another one)
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