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− | |style="width: 50%;| | + | |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. |
− | |style="width: 50%;| | + | |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%;| | + | |style="width: 50%;|'''Setting the Location and Time :''' <br> |
− | |style="width: 50%;| | + | 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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