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Gday Mike
I suspect its the same as Meades
In Polar you have to point the RA axle at the local pole, hence why its different between hemispheres.
In AltAz, you need the Az axle vertical and the OTA pointing "somewhere". ( And it needs to know where )
Meade uses the term "North and level" in Alt Az mode, ( to make it simple for users ), but you are really pointing to Alt = Az = 0, and this is the same direction, irrespective of hemisphere.
Andrew
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