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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.
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|style="width: 50%;|Image Image Image Image (Step 9)