Thread: Can I use the Sky-Watcher EQ5 mount at -16.5 latitude (Cairns)?
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Old 04-09-2013, 10:01 PM
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Yes you can but... the counterweights may hit the southern leg when viewing near the horizon. They only just miss at -21.1 here in Mackay.
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