[HenryNZ]

I purchased the PoleMaster as my mount is on a wooden pier which shifts from time to time, and I wanted some quick way to (a) check the alignment and (b) correct and shift in PA with time. I have had a chance to try PoleMaster last couple of nights and I found that after using PoleMaster the alignment is actually worse than before it was used. At the end I had to drift align again to bring the PA back to a usable state. So I am a bit disappointed. I think it will still be a good tool for quick alignment for portable set up or as a prelude to drift alignment, but I suspect it won't completely replace drift alignment.

Having said that when I emailed Qiu from QHY about it, he said that people in Northern hemisphere are regularly getting sub-arc min alignment accuracy. He thought it might be that the routine is not well refined yet for Southern hemisphere.

What has been your experience?