| controlling the surroundings |  |  | ||
| show Location window | F6 | Fn F6 | ||
| toggle cardinal compass points | —— | q | — | q |
| toggle compass marks † | (none) | (none) | ||
| toggle ground and buildings | g | g | ||
| toggle ground fog | f | f | ||
| toggle atmosphere or air | a | a | ||
| return to "home" (start-up) view * | Ctrl h | (none) | ||
| controlling sky appearance | | | ||
| toggle stars | s | s | ||
| toggle star labels * | Alt s | Option s | ||
| toggle constellation lines | c | c | ||
| toggle constellation boundaries | b | b | ||
| toggle constellation labels | v | v | ||
| toggle constellation artwork | r | r | ||
| toggle planet labels and circles | p | p | ||
| toggle planet orbits | o | o | ||
| toggle planet trails | Shift t | Shift t | ||
| toggle exoplanet labels and circles * | Ctrl Alt e | ⌘ Option e | ||
| toggle nebula labels and circles | n | n | ||
| toggle nebula background images * | i | i | ||
| show Sky and Viewing Options | F4 | Fn F4 | ||
| controlling grid-lines | | | ||
| toggle altitude/azimuth grid | z | z | ||
| toggle equatorial grid | e | e | ||
| toggle ecliptic line | , (comma) | , | ||
| toggle celestial equator | . (period) | . | ||
| toggle meridian line | ; | ; | ||
| changing image presentation | | | ||
| toggle horizontal flipping | Ctrl Shift h | ⌘ Shift h | ||
| toggle vertical flipping | Ctrl Shift v | ⌘ Shift v | ||
| controlling time flow | | | ||
| set date/time to now | 8 | 8 | ||
| set time rate to zero | 7 | 7 | ||
| increase time flow | l (lower case L) | l | ||
| decrease time flow | j | j | ||
| run time at normal rate | k | k | ||
| increase time flow a little | Shift l (that's L) | Shift l | ||
| decrease time flow a little | Shift j | Shift j | ||
| controlling "regular" time | | | ||
| show date/time window | F5 | Fn F5 | ||
| forward 1 hour solar | Ctrl = (equal) | ⌘ = | ||
| backward 1 hour | Ctrl - (hyphen) | ⌘ - | ||
| forward 1 day solar | = (equal) | = | ||
| backward 1 day | - (hyphen) | - | ||
| forward 1 week solar | ] | ] | ||
| backward 1 week | [ | [ | ||
| controlling sidereal time | | | ||
| forward 1 day sidereal | Alt = (equal) | Option = | ||
| backward 1 day | Alt - (hyphen) | Option - | ||
| forward 1 week sidereal | Alt ] | Option ] | ||
| backward 1 week | Alt [ | Option [ | ||
| forward 1 month sidereal * | Alt Shift ] | Option Shift ] | ||
| backward 1 month * | Alt Shift [ | Option Shift [ | ||
| forward 1 year sidereal * | Ctrl Alt Shift ] | ⌘ Option Shift ] | ||
| backward 1 year * | Ctrl Alt Shift [ | ⌘ Option Shift [ | ||
| zooming | | | ||
| quickly zoom in/out | mouse wheel | mouse wheel | ||
| zoom in | PgUp or Ctrl Up Arrow | Fn Up Arrow | ||
| zoom out | PgDn or Ctrl Dn Arrow | Fn Down Arrow | ||
| zoom in or out slowly | Shift with keys | (untested) | ||
| zoom close to selected object | / (slash) | / | ||
| zoom out fully | \ (backslash) | \ | ||
| zoom very close to planet | / twice | / twice | ||
| panning | | | ||
| quickly pan celestial sphere | left-drag | drag | ||
| pan right | Right Arrow | Right Arrow | ||
| pan left | Left Arrow | Left Arrow | ||
| pan up | Up Arrow | Up Arrow | ||
| pan down | Down Arrow | Down Arrow | ||
| pan a small amount | Shift Arrow-key | Shift Arrow-key | ||
| toggle EQ or alt/az mount | Ctrl m | ⌘ m | ||
| working with objects | | | ||
| select an object visually | left-click | click | ||
| centre on selected object | spacebar | spacebar | ||
| toggle tracking of object | t | t | ||
| deselect object | right-click | ⌘-click | ||
| display search dialog box | Ctrl f or F3 | ⌘ f or Fn F3 | ||
| go, i.e. travel, to a planet | Ctrl g | ⌘ g | ||
| toggle angular measurement † | Ctrl a | ⌘ a | ||
| copy object info to clipboard * | Ctrl c | ⌘ c | ||
| working with satellites † | | | ||
| configure artificial satellites | Alt z | Option z | ||
| toggle satellite display | Ctrl z | ⌘ z | ||
| toggle satellite labels | Shift z | Shift z | ||
| controlling the application | | | ||
| toggle night (red light) mode * | (none) | (none) | ||
| show configuration window | F2 | Fn F2 | ||
| show help/about window | F1 | Fn F1 | ||
| show script console window | F12 | (none) | ||
| toggle full-screen/window | F11 | (none) | ||
| toggle toolbars/menus, i.e. GUI | Ctrl t | ⌘ t | ||
| save screenshot to disk | Ctrl s | ⌘ s | ||
| show keyboard shortcuts window * | F7 | Fn F7 | ||
| close a window | Esc | Esc | ||
| quit from Stellarium | Ctrl q | ⌘ q |
* Recently new or changed shortcuts are marked with an asterisk.
† Keyboard shortcuts noted with a dagger are associated with a plug-in. They may not function if the plug-in is not active.
Some shortcuts were omitted. Notably those for the oculars plug-in. And those to do with scripting.
Most quick reference listings are improperly designed. They show the key first then the action, forcing you to think about a key combination, even if you're not interested in it. You'll see I've done the opposite. Initially, even the list inside Stellarium's help was structured this way but now, like mine, it is procedurally oriented.
Finally, when using Stellarium on the Apple Macintosh computer, the keyboard shortcuts shown in the help window and toolbar tip pop-ups are incorrect. For example, there are references to using the Ctrl key. That's a reference to Windows. In general, on a Mac, substitute the Command or ⌘ key for the Ctrl...
Please report errors in the comments below...
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A number of errors were found and corrected. Compass marks: the keyboard shortcut Ctrl or ⌘ c is not correct; more to the point, it is already assigned to the Copy Info command. Return to "home" (start-up) view: ⌘ h is used on the Mac to hide an application. Toggle night (red light) mode: Ctrl or ⌘ n is not correct.
It should also be noted that while the shortcuts for changing sidereal time by month or year work, the display is adjusted incorrectly.
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