Use the arrow keys to pan the display. Holding down the Shift key doubles the scrolling speed.
Zoom In/Out
Restore the default Zoom setting
Zoom to specified field-of-view angle
Center Display on a major Solar System body:
0: Sun
1: Mercury
2: Venus
3: Moon
4: Mars
5: Jupiter
6: Saturn
7: Uranus
8: Neptune
9: Pluto
Center the display at the Zenith Point (straight up)
Center the display above the North point on the horizon
Center the display above the East point on the horizon
Center the display above the South point on the horizon
Center the display above the West point on the horizon
Toggle tracking mode
Advance the simulation clock backwards by one time step
Advance the simulation clock forwards by one time step
Open a new KStars window
Close a KStars window
Download extra data
Open a FITS image in the FITS Editor
Export sky image to a file
Run a KStars DCOP script
Print the current sky map
Quit KStars
Sync the simulation clock with the current system time
Set the simulation clock to a specified Time and Date
Toggle full-screen mode
Toggle between the Horizontal and Equatorial Coordinate Systems
Open the KStars Handbook
Each of the following keystrokes performs an action on the selected object. The selected object is the last object which was clicked on (identified in the status bar). Alternatively, if you hold down the Shift key, then the action is performed on the centered object instead.
Open the Details window for the selected object
Toggle a name label for the selected object
Add the selected object to the observing list
Open the selected object's popup menu
Toggle a trail on the selected object (solar system bodies only)
Open the Find Object window, for specifying a sky object on which to center
Open the Set Focus Manually... tool, for specifying RA/Dec or Az/Alt coordinates on which to center
Start/End an Angular Distance measurement at the current mouse cursor position. The angular distance between start and end points is displayed in the statusbar.
Open the Set Geographic Location window
Open the AstroCalculator
Open the AAVSO Lightcurve Generator
Open the Altitude vs. Time tool
Open the What's Up Tonight? tool
Open the Script Builder tool
Open the Solar System Viewer
Open the Jupiter Moons tool
Open the Observing List tool
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