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Gidday Steve. To help with my HEQ5 I got a nice straight piece of board that spans across the northern legs. Remember that the leg marked N points south in the southern hemisphere. I have marked the board with a line square to its edge and screwed a small piece of plastic to the board, lined up with the line. Then I take my hiking compass and set it to the magnetic declination for my site, - 8*. Put the compass against the block and check the alignment. I just aim to get it within a couple of degrees. Then I put the scope on, balance, and star alignment. Yeah, forget the polar scope.
Last edited by louie_the_fly; 08-01-2015 at 08:38 AM.
Reason: Forgot to say I used brass screws to attach the plastic block
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