[issdaol (Phil)]

Hi All,

Recently purchased PoleMaster to assist with Polar Alignment of Takahashi EM400.

I have followed many of the instructions shown on another thread on the forum but cannot seem to get a template match for Octans.

Tripod and Mount are as close to perfectly flat as can be measured with a quality bubble level.

Did a rough alignment with compass and digital inclinometer and with Kunama's help got to a close alignment using the PAS.

Attached Polemaster with USB port on right hand side (seen when facing the mount from the front).

With some trial and error worked out that the Mac version does not work properly for Retina and the screen does not refresh. QHYCCD are working on a fix so borrowed a windows 10 laptop.

Connect to the Polemaster set Exposure to 200 and gain to 90.

With the mount already so close to alignment expected to see stars around the pole region very easily from my dark site.

However very few stars appear and none that conform to the Template Match that is in the PoleMaster routine.

In fact Kunama can make out more visually (including Octans) than show up on the PoleMaster App.

Is this perhaps a faulty PoleMaster Camera ...that is less sensitive than others??? Or too much stray light from Laptop Screen ???

Any Help/Pointers would be appreciated !!!

Or perhaps if someone close to Canberra has a PoleMaster they can bring out for a comparison to confirm a faulty Camera!?!?

Cheers