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Originally Posted by gary
Hi Peter,
Your mount as shown is not just an Alt/Az mount "of sorts", it is an Alt-Az mount. 
This question is similar to asking, "if I were to take my GEM, as shown, to the
geographic North or South Poles on Earth, would it still work?" and the answer is "yes".
In fact your Alt/az configuration is identical to an equatorial mount configured
for observing from one of the Earth's Poles.
It will therefore act as Alt/Az mount at your existing latitude in Victoria.
I trust this was the response you were seeking?
Best Regards
Gary |
thanks for the explanation, although my name is not Peter! So basically it does work. With the arrangement shown in the pic, all one would have to do is lock the RA axis and then it's all set. The Dec axis has a 360º travel so it can cover all elevations.