thanks for that Rob. It's a funny thing with the compass. I thought the same as what you advised, however when I did that it seemed way off. I had a look at a star trails I took from the ssame location on my pathway and when I set the AZ the way I had it setup it seemed on targe. However when I set it to how you have show it, it seemed off?? That was one of the problems I was having. I though that logic would suggest that 8 Deg East would suggest the scope would face slightly 8 east of the compass reading and 8 west of the south compass reading. However when I did that I did not seem to be lined up... Need to have another look. I just looked at the adjustments made to the AZ when i got alignment lat night and it does seem that the adjustment was to get the mount more east..
I do thank you all for your comments and advice. It seems I have a better understanding and will be able to keep doing this to get the process second nature. I can't really see the Southern Cross or crux early in the night as my house roof blocks my view. I can however see the rough area of the missing polar star LOL. How could we get some sort of sat up thier
. So drift align is my better option..
Thanks again
Mardy