Tim Harbour

Thanks for your help .

I will give 56 a go.

I did read somewhere too you can tilt the platform a degree or 2 also to off set it if needed.

Hi all. New to this forum.

I live in Australia so Southern Hemisphere.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauchope,_New_South_Wales

I'm needing some templates for 58.5 degrees for where I live to make an EQ mount for a 10" Dob I'm looking at purchasing.

I've searched and searched for an easy calc to do it for me but seems beyond my understanding.

The closest I've found is 56 degrees. 

Would someone be able to help me with a file I can print out at 58?

Or will 56 be close enough for general viewing?

Also do we place the base facing true North or to a particular star?

Thanks in advance. I've loved looking at everyone's creations on this thread, very inspiring.

Tim.