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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
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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If you were to set up the mount with the leg pointing south made a bit shorter than the other two and then use a digital level or plumb bob and protractor to set the RA axis inclination (rather than the scale) you could get more clearance between the counterweights and the tripod leg.
Just don't shorten the leg much or you'll be in danger of the mount overbalancing. It might be a good idea to attach some weights to the two north oriented legs to improve the stability.