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because of our location we do not have a specific star to mark the celestial pole as Polaris does in the northern hemisphere so drift alignment for acurate polar aligning is the way to go.
make sure when you set the latitude on your wedge that it is set 90 degrees minus your latitude, your wedge needs to be set at true south not magnetic south which for you would be 12 degrees east of magnetic south.
when the wedge and scope are set up the control panel should be facing north, set your dec setting circle to 90 degrees and the ra to 0 degrees, the tube should be facing south and fairly well aligned to the celestial pole.
now you need to drift align to make small adjustments for perfect drift alignment. any problems PM me with your ph no and l will try and help.
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