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Hi Pete
How are you?
You do not have to do a three star alignment first.
Just have the mount facing south as close to 169 degree as possible so that you do not have to move the mount if you run out of adjustment with the jacking bolts.You can if you like do a one star alignment on Acrux and align on it.
If your equipment allows user cord to be entered by your hand controller you can use the Ra & Dec for Epsilon to enable you to find easier.
I used the SAO Cat which Epsilon Crux is 251862 and as mention in my original post found it easier to start with Epsilon and slew in Ra down to Beta Centauri making adjustments with the Jacking Bolts until I had both Stars passing through the crosshair.
Once you have done the Polar Alignment you can then do your three star alignment
Hope this helps
Cheers
Dave
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