Clean up current documentation/ quickstarts

[jwitz]

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I'm planning to update the existing GETTING_STARTED guide and README to be in line with general Astro documentation best practices. I'll open up issues in the future for further doc improvements, but getting these docs in good shape is my main priority for the initial release. Let me know if there's any other docs I should be working on!

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