is another bogus $200 accessory bought from Celestron that does not work. Led to believe it worked in Taiwan at the time, now I discover it apparently does not. It returns the wrong time zone, wrong time, and wrong date from Asian GPS Satellites. Whether this is the reason the Celestron CGXL mount does not work or not, will be investigated after I pull off the unit. So far, Celestron is not scoring well in the line of accessories. This one is going in the trash.
Looking at all these failures it will be reasonable to assume the Celestron StarSense AutoAlign will be another. This will be reported in the future after testing.
Recapping, the Celestron SkyPortal WiFi hardware is also a failure due to the magnetized CGXL mount and the software sends the telescope randomly head-on into a dangerous run-away condition. With the C14, this would break through the sliding glass door or break the C14's corrector plate across the wrought iron railing.
While we're at it, enjoying the fruits of Murphy, the Celestron Luminos is also a waste, with an overblown bloat size and massive unreasonable overly-heavy weight, to support a few tiny lenses in the center.
Obviously when it comes to accessories, Celestron had a shotgun wedding with Murphy.
