Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts#

Keyboard shortcuts#

Date and Time:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Activate TUI

Alt+T

Windows:

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:

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:

Load script from file

Ctrl+Shift+O

Save script to file

Ctrl+Shift+S

Run script

Ctrl+Return

Astronomical calculations:

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
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