This is my second Look at the QHY Polemaster under the stars but the first on a darkish sky.

Northern hemisphere

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfEOVy0tBHI

Southern hemishere

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_LgUFZLqIM

my first look was close to home in the city with my 14mm time went from 3 min up to 15min but under total moon light so I never posted. this is two shots because I looked at the wrong night on the chart and moon came up at 9 pm not 10pm so I only got the two shots. the other method I only got a time of 40 sec with the 420mm but this has jumped to 4min 35sec. this is only the second time I have ever seen the octans in real life thanks to the Polemaster.



for any one doing this type of photography the QHY Polemaster is a real God send and more so for those in the southern hemisphere where you would never get alignment properly. the only down side is I have to take out my laptop but results have made it worth it and it fits in a slot in my larger camera bag so it been easy to take. I had to buy a cordless/wireless mouse to be able to use it made the process a whole lot easier.

I admit that once I realised my time mistake I did not focus with my Bahtinov mask I just focused in my view finder to save time so I could get a photo. ISO has come down from 4000 to 400 and a huge drop in noise. I can recommend the set up as easy the result worth it. worth the money to get a total alignment in the South some thing I could never have done before.

My wife came out to see this in action for the first time and enjoyed a very cool but short night under the stars. I certainly look forward to some clear dark nights in the future.