Monday, June 29, 2020

noted Stellarium 0.20.2 shortcuts

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
Ctrl Spacebar


⌘-click or 
⌘ Spacebar

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:

  1. Recently added or changed shortcuts.
  2. On the Mac, the shortcut ⌘ h hides the app. This is an operating system shortcut.
  3. On the Mac, the shortcut ⌘ Shift q causes Stellarium to quit. 
  4. The operation of function keys on both Windows and Mac computers may require the use of a function or Fn key.
  5. Keyboard shortcuts associated with a plug-in. They may not function if the plug-in is not active.
  6. The digital sky survey layering feature refers to the display as a "hierarchical progressive" sky survey.
  7. The "remove" constellation shortcut applies when "single constellation mode" is active, as triggered in Configuration, Tools.
  8. The F11 does not work on iMac 21.5 and 2011 wireless keyboard.
  9. Referred to as surface "nomenclature" labels. This marks detailed surface features on planets, for example, Olympus Mons on Mars.
  10. 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


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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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