Performed testing with Stellarium 0.20.2 on Windows 10.
This is an update of my keyboard and mouse shortcuts listing. This reference is for Windows and Macintosh computers.
The "notes" column to the far right with numbers are keyed to the footnotes. For example, 1 is used to indicate newly added or recently changed items.
controlling the surroundings | * | ||||
show Location window | F6 | Fn F6 | 4 | ||
toggle cardinal compass points | — | q | — | q | |
toggle ground and buildings | g | g | |||
toggle ground fog | f | f | |||
toggle atmosphere or air | a | a | |||
toggle sky glow/building lights | Shift g | Shift g | |||
ground (mountain) labels | Ctrl Shift g | ⌘ Shift g | |||
return to "home" (start-up) view | Ctrl h | (none) | 2 | ||
controlling the sky - deep sky | |||||
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 asterism lines | Alt a | Option a | |||
toggle asterism labels | Alt v | Option v | |||
toggle ray helpers | Alt r | Option r | |||
toggle DSO/nebula labels | n or d | n or d | |||
nebula background images | i | i | |||
toggle quasars | Ctrl Alt q | ⌘ Option q | 3, 5 | ||
toggle zodiacal light | Ctrl Shift z | ⌘ Shift z | |||
toggle Milky Way | m | m | |||
toggle digital sky survey | Ctrl Alt d | ⌘ Option d | 6 | ||
exoplanet labels, indicators | Ctrl Alt e | ⌘ Option e | 5 | ||
show Sky and Viewing Options | F4 | Fn F4 | |||
single constellation mode | |||||
remove previous constellations | w | w | 7 | ||
show all constellations | Alt w | Option w | 1 | ||
the sky - solar system | |||||
toggle planets and Moon | p | p | |||
toggle planet and Moon labels | Alt p | Option p | |||
toggle planet markers | Ctrl p | ⌘ p | |||
toggle planet orbits | o | o | |||
toggle star-lore planet names | Ctrl Shift n | ⌘ Shift n | |||
toggle planet trails | Shift t | Shift t | |||
toggle planet surface labels | Alt n | Option n | 9 | ||
toggle meteor radiants | Ctrl Shift m | ⌘ Shift m | |||
toggle meteor radiant labels | Shift m | Shift m | |||
controlling lines | |||||
toggle altitude/azimuth grid | z | z | |||
toggle equatorial grid | e | e | |||
toggle ecliptic line | , (comma) | , | |||
toggle celestial equator | . (period) | . | |||
toggle meridian line | ; | ; | |||
toggle horizon line | h | h | |||
changing image presentation | |||||
flip horizontally | Ctrl Shift h | ⌘ Shift h | |||
flip vertically | Ctrl Shift v | ⌘ Shift v | |||
equatorial or azimuthal mode | Ctrl m | ⌘ m | |||
look to east (or n, w, s) | Shift e | Shift e | |||
look up to zenith | Shift z | Shift z | |||
look to NCP | Alt Shift n | Option Shift n | |||
look to SCP | Alt Shift s | Option Shift s | |||
zooming | |||||
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 | Shift with keys | |||
quickly zoom in/out | mouse wheel | mouse wheel | |||
zoom close to selected object | / (slash) | / | |||
zoom out fully | \ (backslash) | \ | |||
zoom very close to planet | / twice | / twice | |||
set field of view (FOV) to 180° | Ctrl Alt 1 | (none) | |||
set FOV to 90° | Ctrl Alt 2 | (none) | |||
... through ... | ... | ... | |||
set FOV to 2° | Ctrl Alt 8 | (none) | |||
set to 1° | Ctrl Alt 9 | (none) | |||
to ½° | Ctrl Alt 0 | (none) | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
drag for time | Ctrl drag | Control drag | 10 | ||
flip time direction | 0 (zero) | 0 (zero) | 1 | ||
time with mouse wheel | |||||
increase/decrease by minutes | Ctrl | ⌘ | |||
increase/decrease by hours | Ctrl Shift | ⌘ Shift | |||
increase/decrease by days | Ctrl Alt | ⌘ Option | |||
increase/decrease by years | Ctrl Alt Shift | (none) | |||
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 year sidereal | Ctrl Alt Shift ] | ⌘ Option Shift ] | |||
backward 1 year | Ctrl Alt Shift [ | ⌘ Option Shift [ | |||
working with objects | |||||
select an object | left-click | click | |||
centre on selected object | spacebar | spacebar | |||
toggle tracking of object | t | t | |||
deselect object | right-click or | ⌘-click or | 1 | ||
display search dialogue 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 | 5 | ||
copy object info to clipboard | Ctrl Shift c | ⌘ Shift c | 1 | ||
add custom marker | Shift click | Shift click | |||
remove custom marker | Shift right-click | Control Shift click | |||
remove all custom markers | Alt Shift right-click | Opt. Ctrl. Sh. click | |||
working with satellites | 5 | ||||
configure artificial satellites | Alt z | Option z | |||
toggle satellite display or "hints" | Ctrl z | ⌘ z | |||
toggle satellite labels | Alt Shift z | Alt Shift z | |||
controlling the screen | |||||
toggle night (red light) mode | Ctrl n | ⌘ n | |||
toggle full-screen mode | F11 | F11 | 8 | ||
toggle toolbars/menus, i.e. GUI | Ctrl t | ⌘ t | |||
save screenshot to disk | Ctrl s | ⌘ s | |||
toggle planet selection marker | Ctrl Shift p | ⌘ Shift p | |||
close a window/dialogue box | Esc | Esc | |||
controlling the application | |||||
show configuration window | F2 | Fn F2 | |||
show help/about window | F1 | Fn F1 | |||
show script console window | F12 | (none) | |||
keyboard shortcuts window | F7 | Fn F7 | |||
show Astro. Calc. window | F10 | Fn F10 | |||
show Bookmarks window | Alt b | Option b | |||
show Exoplanets config window | Alt e | Option e | 5 | ||
show meteor settings window | Ctrl Alt Shift m | ⌘ Option Shift m | 5 | ||
show meteor search window | Ctrl Alt m | ⌘ Option m | 5 | ||
quit from Stellarium | Ctrl q | ⌘ q |
Notes:
- Recently added or changed shortcuts.
- On the Mac, the shortcut ⌘ h hides the app. This is an operating system shortcut.
- On the Mac, the shortcut ⌘ Shift q causes Stellarium to quit.
- The operation of function keys on both Windows and Mac computers may require the use of a function or Fn key.
- Keyboard shortcuts associated with a plug-in. They may not function if the plug-in is not active.
- The digital sky survey layering feature refers to the display as a "hierarchical progressive" sky survey.
- The "remove" constellation shortcut applies when "single constellation mode" is active, as triggered in Configuration, Tools.
- The F11 does not work on iMac 21.5 and 2011 wireless keyboard.
- Referred to as surface "nomenclature" labels. This marks detailed surface features on planets, for example, Olympus Mons on Mars.
- On the Mac, only works when mouse is dragged horizontally. Only changes seconds.
Some shortcuts were omitted. Notably those for the oculars plug-in. And those to do with scripting.
Finally, of course, Mac documentation and keyboard labelling is inconsistent. We note the symbols below:
⌘ (cloverleaf) is the Command key,
with the apple symbol on very old systems
⌃ (carat) is the Control key
⌥ is the Option (alt) or alternate key
⇧ (up arrow) is the Shift key
⇪ (up arrow with segments) indicates that the Caps Lock is used
fn or Fn is the Function key
Please report errors in the comments below...
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See my "top" list for a very short collection of most frequently used, most helpful, techniques. Handy if heading into a presentation.
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