APPENDIX C: TRAINING THE DRIVE
Train the telescope motors using AutoStar. Perform this procedure after RESET or if you are experiencing any point- ing accuracy problems. Figure 30 depicts the complete Drive Training procedure.
Note: Use a terrestrial object, such as a telephone pole or lamp post, to train the drive. Complete this exer- cise once every 3 to 6 months to maintain the highest level of telescope pointing accuracy.
1Verify that AUTOSTAR INITIALIZATION is complete.
2Press MODE until Select Item is displayed.
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TIPS FOR BEGINNERS 
Further Study....
This manual gives only the briefest introduction to astronomy. If you are interested in pursuing further
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studies in astronomy, a few topics are suggested
below that are worth reading up on. Try looking up
some of these topics in AutoStar’s glossary.
Also included below is a small sampling of books, magazines, and organizations that you might find
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Figure 30: Training the Drive Procedure.
helpful.
Topics
1.How is a star born? How does a solar system form?
2.How is the distance to a star measured? What is a light year?
3.What is red shift and blue shift?
4.How are the craters on our Moon formed? How old is the Moon and Earth? How old is the Sun?
5.What is a black hole? A quasar? A neutron star?
6.What are stars made of? Why are stars differ- ent colors? What is a white dwarf? A red giant?
7.What is a nova? A supernova?
8.What are comets? Asteroids? Meteors? Meteor showers? Where do they come from?
9.What is a planetary nebula? A globular cluster?
10.What is the Big Bang? Is the universe expand- ing or contracting, or does it always remain the same?
Books
1.The Guide to Amateur Astronomy by Jack Newton and Philip Teece
2.The Sky: A User’s Guide by David Levy
3.Turn Left at Orion by Guy Consolmagno & Dan Davis
4.Astrophotography for the Amateur by Michael Covington
Magazines
1.Sky & Telescope
Box 9111, Belmont, MA 02178
2.Astronomy
Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187
Organizations:
1.Astronomical League Executive Secretary
5675 Real del Norte, Las Cruces, NM 88012
2.The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
390 Ashton Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112
3.The Planetary Society
65 North Catalina Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
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