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Old 26-04-2013, 05:38 PM
Andre27 (Andre)
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: South Africa
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Drift alignment ,star for checking west or east

Hi all

Me again.

When choosing the star to check if the mount is to far east or west , do you choose one that is facing south at about the elevation = to your latitude (33deg in my case ) or one directly right above your head +- 90 deg to the horizontal ?

I apologize if this is a stupid question , but I have retrieved conflicting information concerning this.
I have spend the last three evenings trying to sort out my polar alignment , as i can not see the south celestial pole and my view is extremely constricted by buildings and trees on all sides.

Thank you

Andre
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