Thanks Steve.
I did many factory resets already... Also the RTC is on. It also keeps time between sessions! Something that I had read it didn't do.
Yeah I read that ASPA was not working in the southern hemisphere when it came out, but it was then fixed in the next update. However, I think it isn't working again.
For these tests, I introduced the coordinates manually because I read there was once a problem with the international database.
These are the "symptoms"
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- Changing the place using the database to any city in the northern hemisphere, using quick align (default alignment, supposing the mount is perfectly polar aligned) and visualizing the polar alignment (error calculated by the HC) shows 0 alt and 0 az, which is logical. Also identifying the closest named star from the home position (aligned pointing at the celestial pole) yields Polaris as the result.
- When the place is set in the southern hemisphere, using quick align and displaying the polar alignment: 90 az/-69 alt. Also identifying the closest named star to the celestial pole still yields polaris! Even after doing a two star sky alignment!
I think this means it is not just ASPA that's not working. Polaris can't be in the southern hemisphere!
I contacted Celestron support. I'll see what they have to say.
Does anyone have a new Celestron mount and is also having trouble??