| controlling the surroundings | |||
| show location dialog | F6 | ||
| toggle cardinal or compass points | —— | q | |
| toggle ground and buildings | g | ||
| toggle ground fog | f | ||
| toggle atmosphere or air | a | ||
controlling sky appearance | |||
| toggle stars | s | ||
| toggle constellation lines | c | ||
| toggle constellation boundaries | b | ||
| toggle constellation labels | v | ||
| toggle constellation artwork | r | ||
| toggle planet labels and circles | p | ||
| toggle planet orbits | o | * | |
| toggle planet trails | Shift t | * | |
| toggle nebula labels and circles | n | ||
| show Sky and Viewing Options dialog | F4 | ||
controlling gridlines | |||
| toggle alt/az grid lines | z | ||
| toggle equatorial grid | e | ||
| toggle ecliptic line | , (comma) | ||
| toggle celestial equator | . (period) | ||
| toggle meridian line | ; | * | |
changing image presentation | |||
| toggle horizontal flipping | Ctrl Shift h | ||
| toggle vertical flipping | Ctrl Shift v | ||
controlling "regular" time | |||
| show date/time dialog | F5 | ||
| set date/time to match computer | 8 | ||
| set time rate to zero | 7 | * | |
| increment forward time speed | l (lower case L) | ||
| increment reverse time speed | j | ||
| run time at normal speed | k | ||
| decrease time speed a little | Shift j | ||
| increase time speed a little | Shift k | ||
| jump forward 1 hour | Ctrl = (equal) | ||
| jump backward 1 hour | Ctrl - (hyphen) | ||
| jump forward 1 day | = (equal) | ||
| jump backward 1 day | - (hyphen) | ||
| jump forward 1 week | ] | ||
| jump backward 1 week | [ | ||
| controlling sidereal time | |||
| jump forward 1 sidereal day | Alt = (equal) | ||
| jump backward 1 sidereal day | Alt - (hyphen) | ||
| jump forward 1 sidereal week | Alt ] | ||
| jump backward 1 sidereal week | Alt [ | ||
zooming | |||
| quickly zoom in or out | mouse roller up or down | ||
| zoom in | PgUp or Ctrl Up Arrow | ||
| zoom out | PgDn or Ctrl Dn Arrow | ||
| zoom close to selected object | / (slash) | ||
| zoom out fully | \ (backslash) | ||
| panning | |||
| quickly pan celestial sphere | left-drag | ||
| pan right | Right Arrow | ||
| pan left | Left Arrow | ||
| pan up | Up Arrow | ||
| pan down | Dn Arrow | ||
| toggle equatorial or alt/az mount | Ctrl m | ||
working with objects | |||
| select an object visually | left-click | ||
| centre on selected object | spacebar | ||
| toggle tracking of selected object | t | ||
| deselect object | right-click | ||
| display search dialog box | Ctrl f or F3 | ||
| travel to object, i.e. go to a planet | Ctrl g | ||
controlling the application | |||
| show configuration dialog | F2 | ||
| show help/about dialog | F1 | ||
| show script console window | F12 | * | |
| toggle application fullscreen/window | F11 | ||
| toggle GUI toolbars/menus | Ctrl t | * | |
| save screenshot to desktop file | Ctrl s | ||
| quit from Stellarium | Ctrl q | ||
Most quick reference listings (including the one inside Stellarium's help) are improperly designed. They show the key first then the action. You'll see I've done the opposite!
This is so helpful! Blake, you should start working on a book titled: "Observing made easy"! All you have to do is cut 'n paste from your logs. Thanks for the cheat-sheet!
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