Polar Mount settings

[wium78]

Being in South Africa my latitude is 35 and declination 5 degrees.Can someone please confirm that my centre dish angle will be about 60 degrees.

 

[a33]

Can someone please confirm that my centre dish angle will be about 60 degrees.

I cannot.
Lat = 35.0 means axis elevation is 55.0 (traditional). Modified (better!) angle = 54.4.

Dish declination angle (modified!) = 5.0 degrees, and 'declination' means in the opposite direction as the axis 'elevation' angle.

So total dish elevation angle due north = 54.4 - 5.0 = 49.4 degrees, so about 50, not 60.

Greetz,
A33

 

[ozumo]

49.39° for a prime focus dish, if I understood your question correctly.

Edit: beaten to it by a33

 

[wium78]

Thanks.
What will the dish angle be for an off set dish?

 

[danny10]

minus offset pointing angle..