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Centering and Tracking
KStars will automatically begin tracking on an object whenever one is centered in
the display, either by using the Find Object window, by double-clicking on it, or
by selecting Center & Track from its right-click popup menu. You can disengage
tracking by panning the display, pressing the Stop Tracking icon in the Main
toolbar, or selecting Stop Tracking from the Pointing menu.
Note
When tracking on a Solar System body, KStars will automatically attach
an “orbit trail”, showing the path of the body across the sky. You will
likely need to change the clock's timestep to a large value (such as “1
day”) to see the trail.
Keyboard Actions
When you click on an object in the map, it becomes the selected object, and its
name is identified in the statusbar. There are a number of quick key commands
available which act on the selected object:
C
Center and Track on the selected object
D
Show the Details window for the selected object
L
Toggle a visible name label on the selected object
O
Add the selected object to the Observing wish-list
T
Toggle a visible curve on the sky, showing the path of the object across the sky
(only applicable to Solar System bodies)
Note
By holding down the Shift key, you can perform these actions on the
centered object, rather than the selected object.
18.1.4 End of the Tour
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