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Autoguiding

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Power on the autoguider. The SHUTDOWN button still works; use it whenever the autoguider needs a reset.
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Find guide-star coordinates in the Guide Star Server (GSS); or use the ones you have used before for the same object.
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Move the guide probe (command AUTOXY).
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Do the FIELD, ACQUIRE, GUIDE sequence.
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Close the guide loop with AUTOGUIDE ON (or key F18).




1999-11-12