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Old 18-01-2007, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ving View Post
using the compass align the telescope i tink its about 10 degrees (or is it 11) east of south, then using teh bubble level level the mount.
That's for the beautiful Town of Campbells. If jcdundon is in Tom Price, the magnetic variation there is about 1 degree E. It's 3 deg. W in Perth.

Apart from that, I wouldn't have a clue how to do polar alignment!
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