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Old 20-09-2016, 07:24 PM
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in the Southern hemisphere you align the mount towards the south celestial pole.

Either by using Octans as pointer or - you can find South from your future observing location by looking up "Solar Noon" time for your coordinates and use the long shadow of a broom stick at solar noon to find the exact spot and direction of where to setup and point your scope to.
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