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Old 27-03-2011, 07:37 PM
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Google "Horseshoe mount" or "Horseshoe equatorial" and see what you get. I think it will match what you're aiming for.

To achieve what you're after one of the axes of rotation has to be parallel to the axis of the earth - the basis of an equatorial mount. You need to change the mounting so that the axis represented by the bolt is tipped to match the angle of the axis of the earth at your location - or be pointing towards the south celestial pole (as they are the same thing really).
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