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Old 17-01-2013, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by LewisM View Post
Polar aligned by Solar Noon line with a plumb bob from the mount pointing at it (with the rear leg as the north point, the plumb bob the south point), and with a compass on a rig I made from aluminium that is secured to a dovetail bar and extends away from the mount by a metre.
Does that mean you have the N/S leg pointed north or south?

It should be under the counterweight when the OTA is pointed at the pole.

I had to swap the head alignment peg around on my CG5 to point the leg south. They get delivered assuming the user is in the NH.
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