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+|style="width: 50%;|Positioning your mouse at the lower left hand corner of the screen will reveal the main tool bars. They automatically disappear when the mouse is moved away.
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+|style="width: 50%;|Basic Moves
+Moving around Stellarium can be accomplished using mouse and keyboard
+commands.<br>
+Hold the left mouse button down while moving the mouse to change your orientation. <br>
+You can also use the cursor keys on your keyboard to change your orientation.<br>
+Press and hold the keyboard Page Up and Page Down keys to zoom in and out. Press the space bar
+to centre a selected object. <br>
+Press the forward slash key “ / ” to quickly zoom in on a selected object. <br>
+Press the back slash key ” \ “ to return quickly to a 60° field of view.<br>
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+|style="width: 50%;|'''Setting the Location and Time :''' <br>
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+Setting the correct location and time must be done before Stellarium can be used to
+plan an evening’s observations. <br>
+Press F6 to open the Location Window. Alternatively, click on the Location Window
+icon in the tool bar. <br>
+Type the name of the city in the search box, then select it t. Click on “use as default”
+if you wish to retain the setting the next time Stellarium starts. Close when finished.
+|style="width: 50%;|The main display should reflect the new location details:
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