Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigating via mouse or touch-pad¶
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| Pan view around the sky | Arrow keys & left mouse drag |
| Zoom in/out | Touch pad or mouse wheel |
| Time dragging | Ctrl+left mouse drag |
| Time scrolling: minutes | Ctrl+mouse wheel |
| Time scrolling: hours | Ctrl+Shift+mouse wheel |
| Time scrolling: days | Ctrl+Alt+mouse wheel |
| Time scrolling: years | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+mouse wheel |
| Select object | Left-click |
| Clear selection | Right-click |
| Add custom marker | Shift+left-click |
| Delete marker | Shift+right-click |
| Delete all custom markers | Alt+Shift+right-click |
Keyboard shortcuts¶
| Date and Time: | |
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| Add 1 sidereal day | Alt+= |
| Add 1 sidereal year | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+] |
| Add 1 solar day | = |
| Add 1 solar hour | Ctrl+= |
| Add 7 solar days | ] |
| Decrease time speed | J |
| Decrease time (a little) | Shift+J |
| Increase time speed | L |
| Increase time (a little) | Shift+L |
| Set normal time rate | K |
| Set reverse time direction | 0 |
| Set time rate to zero | 7 |
| Set time to now | 8 |
| Subtract 1 sidereal day | Alt+- |
| Subtract 1 sidereal year | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+[ |
| Subtract 1 solar day | - |
| Subtract 1 solar hour | Ctrl+- |
| Subtract 7 solar days | [ |
| Display Options: | |
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| Asterism labels | Alt+V |
| Asterism lines | Alt+A |
| Atmosphere | A |
| Azimuthal grid | Z |
| Cardinal points | Q |
| Compass marks | Shift+Q |
| Constellation art | R |
| Constellation boundaries | B |
| Constellation labels | V |
| Constellation lines | C |
| Deep-sky objects | D or N |
| Deep-sky background images | I |
| Ecliptic line | , |
| Equator line | . |
| Equatorial grid | E |
| Flip scene horizontally | Ctrl+Shift+H |
| Flip scene vertically | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Fog | F |
| Full-screen mode | F11 |
| Ground | G |
| Horizon line | H |
| Landscape illumination | Shift+G |
| Landscape labels | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Meridian line | ; |
| Milky Way | M |
| Native planet names | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Night mode | Ctrl+N |
| Nomenclature labels | Alt+N |
| Planet labels | Alt+P |
| Planet markers | Ctrl+P |
| Planet orbits | O |
| Planet selection marker | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Planet trails | Shift+T |
| Planets | P |
| Ray helpers | Alt+R |
| Reload background images | Ctrl+I |
| Reload the sky culture | Ctrl+Alt+I |
| Deselect constellation | W |
| Select all constellations | Alt+W |
| Stars | S |
| Stars labels | Alt+S |
| Toggle HiPS | Ctrl+Alt+D |
| Zodiacal Light | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Field of View: | |
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| Set FOV #0 (0.50°) | Ctrl+Alt+0 |
| Set FOV #1 (180.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+1 |
| Set FOV #2 (90.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+2 |
| Set FOV #3 (60.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+3 |
| Set FOV #4 (45.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+4 |
| Set FOV #5 (20.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+5 |
| Set FOV #6 (10.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+6 |
| Set FOV #7 (5.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+7 |
| Set FOV #8 (2.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+8 |
| Set FOV #9 (1.00°) | Ctrl+Alt+9 |
| Miscellaneous: | |
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| Copy info to clipboard | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Quit | Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+X |
| Reload shaders (for dev) | Ctrl+R, P |
| Save screenshot | Ctrl+S |
| Switch between Eq and Az | Ctrl+M |
| Toggle visibility of GUI | Ctrl+T |
| Movement and Selection: | |
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| Center on object | Space |
| Deselect object | Ctrl+Space |
| Go to home | Ctrl+H |
| Look towards East | Shift+E |
| Look towards North | Shift+N |
| Look towards NCP | Alt+Shift+N |
| Look towards South | Shift+S |
| Look towards SCP | Alt+Shift+S |
| Look towards West | Shift+W |
| Look towards Zenith | Shift+Z |
| Set home selected planet | Ctrl+G |
| Track object | T |
| Zoom in/out | PgUp/PgDown, Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down |
| Zoom on selected object | / |
| Zoom out | \ |
| Oculars: | |
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| Ocular view | Ctrl+O |
| Oculars popup menu | Alt+O |
| Rotate reticle CW | Alt+M |
| Rotate reticle CCW | Alt+Shift+M |
| Show crosshair | Alt+C |
| Telrad sight | Ctrl+B |
| Text User Interface: | |
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| Activate TUI | Alt+T |
| Windows: | |
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| Astronomical calc | F10 |
| Configuration window | F2 |
| Date/time window | F5 |
| Help window | F1 |
| Location window | F6 |
| Observing list | Alt+B |
| Script console window | F12 |
| Search window | F3 or Ctrl+F |
| Shortcuts window | F7 |
| Sky and viewing options | F4 |
| Scripts: | |
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| Jupiter and triple shadow | Ctrl+D, M, 1 |
| Jupiter without Galilean moons | Ctrl+D, M, 2 |
| Modern Constellations Tour | Ctrl+D, 1 |
| Mutual occultation of planets | Ctrl+D, M, 4 |
| Occultation of stars by planets | Ctrl+D, M, 3 |
| Random location | Ctrl+D, L |
| Screensaver | Ctrl+D, 3 |
| Sky Culture Tour | Ctrl+D, 2 |
| Skybox Tiles | Ctrl+D, B |
| Solar System Screensaver | Ctrl+D, 0 |
| Stop script execution | Ctrl+D, S |
Special local keys¶
All these hotkeys are locally available to run when specific window or tab is opened.
| Script console: | |
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| Load script from file | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Save script to file | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Run script | Ctrl+Return |
| Astronomical calculations: | |
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| Update positions | Shift+F10 |
| Calculate ephemeris | Shift+F10 |
| Calculate RTS | Shift+F10 |
| Calculate phenomena | Shift+F10 |
| Calculate solar eclipses | Shift+F10 |
| Calculate lunar eclipses | Shift+F10 |
| Calculate transits | Shift+F10 |