Keyboard Commands

Navigation Keys

Arrow Keys

Use the arrow keys to pan the display. Holding down the Shift key doubles the scrolling speed.

+ / -

Zoom In/Out

Ctrl+Z

Restore the default Zoom setting

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Zoom to specified field-of-view angle

0–9

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

Z

Center the display at the Zenith Point (straight up)

N

Center the display above the North point on the horizon

E

Center the display above the East point on the horizon

S

Center the display above the South point on the horizon

W

Center the display above the West point on the horizon

Ctrl+F

Open the Find Object window, for specifying a sky object on which to center

Ctrl+M

Open the Set Manual Focus tool, for specifying RA/Dec or Az/Alt coordinates on which to center

Ctrl+T

Toggle tracking mode

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Advance the simulation clock backwards by one time step

>

Advance the simulation clock forwards by one time step

Menu Shortcuts

Ctrl+N

Open a new KStars window

Ctrl+W

Close a KStars window

Ctrl+D

Download extra data

Ctrl+O

Open a FITS image in the FITS Editor

Ctrl+I

Export sky image to a file

Ctrl+R

Run a KStars DCOP script

Ctrl+P

Print the current sky map

Ctrl+Q

Quit KStars

Ctrl+E

Sync the simulation clock with the current system time

Ctrl+S

Set the simulation clock to a specified Time and Date

Ctrl+Shift+F

Toggle full-screen mode

Space

Toggle between the Horizontal and Equatorial Coordinate Systems

F1

Open the KStars Handbook

Opening Tools

Ctrl+G

Open the Set Geographic Location window

Ctrl+C

Open the AstroCalculator

Ctrl+V

Open the AAVSO Lightcurve Generator

Ctrl+A

Open the Altitude vs. Time tool

Ctrl+U

Open the What's Up Tonight? tool

Ctrl+B

Open the Script Builder tool

Ctrl+Y

Open the Solar System Viewer

Ctrl+J

Open the Jupiter Moons tool