

Press F1 to bring up a help menu that lists many shortcut keys.įinally, finally: Plan to see us in person once we’re able to offer planetarium shows again! Playing with a planetarium on a flat computer screen can be pretty cool, but you’ll be blown away by the immersive experience in Morehead’s 68-foot fulldome theater. Options to add constellation labels, lines, and art Hovering along the bottom of your screen to find.Spacebar), then zooming in and out (shortcuts include Page Up/Down,Ĭtrl+Up/Down, and forward (/) and backward (\) slashes), then right-clicking to Its name and additional information, then centering the object (hit the Left-clicking on an object to select it and reveal.Searching for an object, such as the Moon or Mars,īy using the shortcut key F3 to bring up the search window.Changing the field of view (FOV) to see more, or.You’ve set location, time, and date, start playing around with Stellarium. “UTC-04:00” tells you it’s Eastern Daylight Time.

Is displayed using a 24-hour clock, which means the clock keeps counting up afterġ2 noon, with 1:00 p.m. That Stellarium lists the date as year, then month, then day of the month. Press K to return the time rate to normal. Or press the key for the letter L to move timeįorward faster.Press a given icon multiple times to move time faster. The date and time to bring up options for rewinding, pausing, and fast-forwarding. Or hover over the bottom of the screen underneath.Hover over the left side of the screen to bring up “Date/time.

Ways to set the date and time to show you the sky at whatever time you

JustĪs in Morehead’s fulldome theater, letters on the horizon indicate the directionĭefaults to showing you the current sky, even if it’s daytime. The X at the top right of the location window to remove it, revealing the sky.
