This page writed Celestia this software all shortcut keys.
Mouse Controls description[]
Left Drag: Camera orientation -- Up/Down/Left/Right (also Up & Down arrow keys, and 2/8/4/6 on the Number Pad with NumLock enabled)
Right Drag: Orbit selected object (Shift+Arrow keys)
Left+Right Drag left/right: Roll view left/right (Left/Right arrows)
Left+Right Drag up/down: Adjust distance to selection (Home/End)
Scroll Wheel: Adjust distance to selection (Home/End)
Ctrl+Left Drag up/down: Adjust distance to selection (Home/End)
Shift+Left Drag: Field of View (FOV) adjust. (also . and ,)
Middle Button: Field of View (FOV) toggle -- between 45 degrees and previous setting
Left Click on object: Select object (Enter key -- by object name)
Left Click on no object: Deselect currently selected object
Left Double Click on object: Select and Center object
Right Click on object: Bring up context menu
Keyboard Controls description[]
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1 - 9: Select planet around the nearest star
0 (zero): Select parent star of current planet or system
H: Select Sol, our sun (Home system)
C: Center the selected object on the display
G: Goto selected object
F: Follow selected object
T: Track selected object (keep object centered on the display)
Y: Sync Orbit selected object at a rate synced to its rotation
*Lock two objects together as one (select object #1, press "f", select object #2, press ":")
": Chase selected object (orientation is based on the object's velocity)
Shift+C: Center/orbit--center the selected object without changing the position of the reference object
Ctrl+G: Goto surface of selected object
Ctrl+F: Alt-azimuth mode (toggle). Used with Ctrl-G (Goto surface). The Left & Right Arrow keys become Yaw Left / Yaw Right
Home: Move closer to object
End: Move further away from object
* Look back (Reverse view 180 degrees)
Backspace[]
- Select parent of current object or clear the selection:
- - If selection is a location, select the parent object
- - If selection is an object, select the parent object / star
- - If selection is a star, clear the selection
Esc: Cancel: scripts, Goto, Follow, Track, Lock, Sync Orbit
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Up Arrow: Pitch down (moves object Up)
Down Arrow: Pitch up (moves object Down)
Left Arrow: Roll left (rolls object Right)
Right Arrow: Roll right (rolls object Left)
Shift+Left Arrow: Orbit object: right (rotates object Left)
Shift+Right Arrow: Orbit object: left (rotates object Right)
Shift+Up Arrow: Orbit object: down (rotates object Up)
Shift+Down Arrow: Orbit object: up (rotates object Down)
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8: Pitch down (moves object Up, also Down arrow)
2: Pitch up (moves object Down, also Up arrow)
7: Roll left (rolls object Right, also Left arrow)
9: Roll right (rolls object Left, also Right arrow)
5: Stop rotation
4: Yaw left
6: Yaw right
Motion (Spaceflight)[]
A: Increase velocity
Z: Decrease velocity
Q: Reverse direction
X: Set direction toward center of screen
S: Stop motion
F1: Stop motion
F2: Set velocity to 1 km/second
F3: Set velocity to 1,000 km/second
F4: Set velocity to speed of light (1 c/second)
F5: Set velocity to 10x the speed of light (c)
F6: Set velocity to 1 AU/second
F7: Set velocity to 1 light year/second
Time Control[]
Spacebar: Pause/Resume the flow of time and scripts (toggle)
J: Reverse/Forward time (toggle)
\: Set time: 1x forward (norm), cancels faster/slower x factors
L: Change time rate: 10x faster
K: Change time rate: 10x slower
Shift+L: Change time rate: 2x faster
Shift+K: Change time rate: 2x slower
!: Set time to current date and time
?: Display light-travel delay between observer / selected object
- (hyphen): Add / Subtract light-travel delay from current simulation time
What Label to display (on/off toggles)[]
E: Galaxies
Shift+E: Globulars
B: Stars
P: Planets
Shift+P: Dwarf Planets
M: Moons
Shift+M: Minor Moons
W: Asteroids
Shift+W: Comets
N: Spacecraft
=: Constellations
&: Locations
What Items to Render / Display (on/off toggles)[]
U: Galaxies
Shift+U: Globulars
^: Nebulae
Ctrl+A: Atmospheres
I: Clouds
Ctrl+L: Night side planet lights (light pollution)
Ctrl+T: Comet tails
Ctrl+E: Eclipse shadows
Ctrl+B: Constellation boundaries
/: Constellation diagrams
- Earth-based equatorial coordinate sphere
Ctrl+K: Markers (placed on objects)
O: Orbits (toggle ON/OFF ALL selected orbits in the Preferences/General dialog box)
Render / Display Options[]
{ Decrease Ambient Light
} Increase Ambient Light
( Decrease Galaxy Light Gain (Dimmer)
) Increase Galaxy Light Gain (Brighter)
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Decrease Magnitude Limit:
- - If AutoMag OFF: Decrease limiting magnitude (fewer stars)
- - If AutoMag ON : Decrease limiting magnitude at 45 deg FOV
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Increase Magnitude Limit:
- - If AutoMag OFF: Increase limiting magnitude (more stars)
- - If AutoMag ON : Increase limiting magnitude at 45 deg FOV
Ctrl+Y: Toggle Auto Magnitude (auto adaptation of star visibility to FOV)
, Narrow Field Of View [FOV] (also Shift+Left Mouse Button Drag)
. Widen Field Of View [FOV] (also Shift+Left Mouse Button Drag)
Ctrl+X: Toggle Antialias lines (ie. orbits)
Alt+Enter: Toggle Display mode (Full-Screen / Windowed)
Ctrl+P: Mark selected object (Marker display must be active -- Ctrl+K)
Ctrl+V: OpenGL Render Paths -- Cycle through the paths supported on your graphics card
+ Toggle Planet Texture Type (Artistic / Limit of Knowledge)
% Toggle star color table
Ctrl+S: Cycle the Star Style (points / fuzzy discs / scaled discs)
V: Cycle the Info text verbosity ( Terse / Verbose / None )
Ctrl+W: Toggle Wireframe mode
Multiview Options[]
Ctrl+U: Split view horizontally
Ctrl+R: Split view vertically
Tab: Cycle through all active views
Delete: Delete active view
Ctrl+D: Delete all views except active one (reset to Single view)
Other Functions[]
Ctrl+C: Copy location URL to clipboard (Cel:// URL)
Ctrl+Insert: Copy location URL to clipboard (Cel:// URL)
F10: Capture Image to file (screenshot)
Shift+F10: Capture Movie to file (video)
F11: While in Movie Capture: Start / Pause capture
F12: While in Movie Capture: Stop capture
~ Toggle debug console (display "file loading" information) Use to debug texture loading problems. Up/Down arrow keys scroll list
` Toggle display of "frames per second" (FPS) being rendered
Ctrl+O: Display "Select Object" dialog box
@ Edit Mode toggle (to assist in the placements of objects)
D Run demo script (demo.cel)
Enter[]
Activate object/location name entry mode
- - Esc to exit
- - Type an object or location name and press Enter
- - Type a partial name then use Tab / Shift+Tab to highlight an item
- Enter will then select the highlighted item
Joystick Controls description[]
F8: Toggle Joystick control
X axis: Yaw Left/Right
Y axis: Pitch Up/Down
L trigger: Roll Left
R trigger: Roll Right
Button 1: Move slower
Button 2: Move faster