Things You'll Need
Instructions
Bring your telescope to a clear field away from city lights. Wait for around 10 minutes before starting to star gaze, to let your eyes adjust to the night.
Find the Big Dipper constellation. It is one of the biggest star patterns in the sky, and it is usually located around the horizon, and not the middle of the sky.
The Big Dipper constellation will point directly toward your guidance star, named Polaris. Once you find the Big Dipper, just follow the pattern down to the "bowl" shape, and follow the arrow to where the last star is pointing.
Guide your telescope to the Polaris star, using only the manual turning knobs, and not just by grabbing the optical tube.
Find Polaris in the cross hairs of your finder scope. Once there, just turn on your motor drive, and track all of the other terrestrial objects you are interested in. Refrain from moving your telescope up or down, as this will misalign your telescope.