The telescope makes four basic assumptions in the way it operates. The computers can only know what they are programmed.

The Earth does move all the time; but it happens to move in very predictable ways. Telescope software *assumes* that these predictable ways have not changed; and thus it has no way to *adapt* to *any* unpredictable motion. Remember, too, that that GOTO telescope itself is *blind.* It has no way to sense the object it is asked to slew in on: it can only slew to the spot in the sky where the object is *predicted to be.*

The GOTO scope makes four basic assumptions:

1) The Earth moves at a predictable rate around its axis.

2) The Earth moves at a predictable rate around the Sun.

3) The Pole lines up with the North Star.

4) The planets have predictable orbits around the Sun.

From here on in, all the telescope does is math. Thus, it has *no way* to compensate for any unpredictable motion of any of those four rules. Thus, if anything *were* wrong with those four things, the telescope *has no way to compensate.* None. Zip. Zero. Nada.

Thus, if GOTOs are functioning, those four assumptions *must not* have changed.

If claims were correct about speed variance in our rotation about our axis, assumption one would fail, and NO GOTO would function. They do function, so assumption one is correct.

If claims were correct about Earth halting in its orbit (they've been made), assumption two would fail, and no constellation would be in the correct spot, and thus NO GOTO would function. They do function, so assumption two is correct.

If claims were correct about the Earth tilting to and fro or leaning unpredictably, assumption three would fail; the sky would spin around an unpredictable point, and NO GOTO would function. They do function, so assumption three is correct.

If claims were correct about unpredictable motion of any of the other planets, assumption four would fail, and those planets would be impossible for the GOTO to track; thus no GOTO would function. They do function, so assumption four is correct.

Therefore, matching the four assumptions:

1) The Earth´s rotation remains precisely as predicted.

2) The Earth´s position in orbit around the sun is exactly as predicted.

3) The North Star remains at the apparent center of Earth´s rotation.

4) The planets are all precisely where they belong; exactly as predicted.