Dave Sheppard

I have recently moved from the UK to NZ and I am about to move into house on the side of hill which blocks and view of due south. I have been recommended PHD2 for alignment assistance, although it seems I would need a guide scope for this? According to what I’ve read, a guide scope focal length is usually a third of the telescope focal length. In my case, I have a Mak 127 with a 1500mm focal length, however I do not want to image, just purely visual astronomy. Will a smaller focal length guide scope be ok for this? Thanks in advance!

I have recently moved to NZ from the UK and want to get out stargazing again. I have a slight issue though, due to being on a hill, I cannot see sigma octantis for polar alignment. I have an EQM-35 Pro mount (synscan), and I also have a QHYCCD polemaster. Can anyone recommend the best method of accurate alignment in this scenario? Thanks in advance!