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