Thanks for the tips ausastronomer
Been surfin the web and a little confused on NSEW of the sky with regards to objects position as mentioned. I assume that as the object crosses the meridian the compass direction or orientation changes also ?
Centaurus may be to the East of of Crux at say 2am, but then to the North at 4am. (rough guesstimates here).
With regards to the degrees, I gather the Telrad isnt as trustworthy, as they were roughly two full circles distance, which gave me the 8 degrees.