https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha Celestia en-gb Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:43:58 +0200 https://www.os4depot.net/images/rss.gif https://www.os4depot.net https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha <STRONG>By:</STRONG>&nbsp;Thematic (88.113.183.93)<BR /><pre>This is an imperfect aid to using the program (most things are correct): Celestia Keystroke Summary Mouse Functions: Left click on object: select object Right drag: orbit the selected object in any direction Left drag: orient scene in any direction Rotate Mouse Wheel: adjust distance to selection Right + Left drag: adjust distance to selection Ctrl + Left drag: adjust distance to selection Shift + Left drag: change field of view (FOV) (e.g. => telescopic view) Wheel (middle button) click: toggle field of view between 45 degrees and the previous field (e.g. telescopic view) Left double click center selection Right - click bring up context/select menu Label Functions - Keyboard: R Decrease texture resolution Shift+R Increase texture resolution P Toggle (turns on or off) planet labels M Toggle moon labels E Toggle galaxy and nebula labels B Toggle star labels W Toggle asteroid and comet labels N Toggle spacecraft labels = Toggle constellation labels Shift + & Toggle Location labels Ctrl + K Toggle Markers Ctrl + P Set a Marker V Toggle info text Render Functions - Keyboard: U Toggle galaxy rendering O Toggle planet orbits I Toggle clouds ; Toggle Celestial grid (Earth-based equatorial coordinate sphere) / Toggle constellation diagrams Ctrl+A Toggle atmospheres Ctrl+B Toggle constellation boundaries Ctrl+E Toggle eclipse shadows Ctrl+L Toggle nightside lights Ctrl+S Toggle stars as points, discs or fuzzy points Ctrl+T Toggle comet tails Ctrl+V Cycle through vertex shading options Ctrl+X Toggle antialias lines mode Ctrl+Y Toggle autoMag = auto adaptation of star visibility to field of view Shift + ^ Toggle Nebula on or off [ If autoMag OFF: Decrease magnitude (fewer stars visible) If autoMag ON: Decrease magnitude at 45 deg field of view ] If autoMag OFF: Increase magnitude (more stars visible) If autoMag ON: Increase magnitude at 45 deg field of view Shift + { Decrease ambient light Shift + } Increase ambient light Shift + ( Decrease galaxy brightness Shift + ) Increase galaxy brightness Shift + % Toggle Star Color highlights Shift + + Toggle Limit of Knowledge textures Esc Escape key = cancels command, cancels script, cancels movement or lock commands Navigation Functions - Keyboard: H Select the Sun (Home) C Center on selected object G Goto selected object Ctrl+G Goto surface of the object F Follow selected object ENTER Select a star or planet by typing its name, then press Enter again Y Orbit the selected object at a rate synchronized to its rotation . Increase Field Of View (FOV) , Decrease Field of View (FOV) Shift + : Lock on selected object. Point at 2nd object and press again to pair the two. Shift + " Chase selected object (orientation is based on selection's velocity) T Track selected object (keep selected object centered in view) HOME Move closer to object END Move farther from object Up arrow Your view pitches downward (also see # 8 key on numerical keypad) Down arrow Your view pitches upward (also see # 2 key on numerical keypad) Left arrow Your view rolls counter-clockwise (also see # 7 key on numerical keypad) Right arrow Your view rolls clockwise (also see # 9 on numerical keypad) # 4 number key on numerical keypad - Your view yaws (swings) to the left # 6 number key on numerical keypad - Your view yaws to the right # 5 number key on numerical keypad instantly stops yaw, pitch or roll Shift+arrow keys Orbit around the object automatically Shift + * Look back view (rear view) 1-9 Select planets around nearby Sun Esc Cancel hold on object, cancel command or script action Backspace Cancel current selection Time Functions - Keyboard: Spacebar Stop or pause time (or if paused, resume time) L Time 10x faster (repeat for faster time) K Time 10x slower (repeat for slower time) J Reverse time (it flows backward) \ Return to Real Time Shift + ! Set time to the current clock time Shift + ? Display light-travel delay between observer and selected object - Subtract light-travel delay from current simulation time (toggle on or off) Joystick Functions typical (Note: joystick buttons differ in function experiment with yours): F8 Enable joystick (press again to disable) X axis yaw Y axis pitch L trigger roll left (button C on a Microsoft Sidewinder Pro) R trigger roll right (button D) Button 1 slower (trigger on Microsoft Sidewinder Pro) Button 2 faster (thumb button on Sidewinder Pro) Multiview Functions - Keyboard: Ctrl+R Split view vertically Ctrl+U Split view horizontally TAB Cycle active view DEL Delete active view Ctrl+D Delete all views except active one Spaceship commands - Keyboard: A Increase velocity Z Decrease velocity Q Reverse direction X Set movement direction toward center of screen S or F1 Stop F2 Set velocity to 1 km/s F3 Set velocity to 1,000 km/s F4 Set velocity to speed of light F5 Set velocity to 10x the speed of light. F6 Set velocity to 1 AU/s F7 Set velocity to 1 ly/s Other commands - Keyboard: D Run demo F10 Capture image to file F11 and F12 Start and stop Movie Save Ctrl+INS or Ctrl+C Copy location URL to clipboard (Windows) ` Display frames per second (FPS) useful for measuring Celestia response times Shift + ~ Toggle Console Mode (shows text of what is going on in the background) Page up Moves the Console display up a few lines Page Down Moves the console display down a few lines Ctrl+W Toggle wireframe mode (displays objects as wireframe models) F9 Toggle overlay texture </pre> 1345467234 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:53:54 +0200 https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha <STRONG>By:</STRONG>&nbsp;Thematic (88.112.226.248)<BR /><pre>It's possible to copy 1.6.1 files over, as an "astronomy" update: At the very least in directory 'data': extrasolar.ssc extrasolar.stc starnames.dat numberedmoons.ssc </pre> 1320688527 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:55:27 +0100 https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha <STRONG>By:</STRONG>&nbsp;afxgroup (82.185.125.162)<BR /><pre>i don't think it could be fast enough.. and however you should rewrite celestia from scratch.. </pre> 1247668371 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:32:51 +0200 https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha <STRONG>By:</STRONG>&nbsp;oRANgE (79.107.120.36)<BR /><pre>"what do you mean with "non minigl?" version?" I mean something like a "2D" version. For those who are using graphics cards such as CyberVision PPC. </pre> 1247656745 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:19:05 +0200 https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha <STRONG>By:</STRONG>&nbsp;afxgroup (82.185.125.162)<BR /><pre>i test it on my little 533 sam.. and is not so slow.. of course program like this are hardware dependendant..so faster is your amiga better it runs.. what do you mean with "non minigl?" version? </pre> 1247649065 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:11:05 +0200 https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha <STRONG>By:</STRONG>&nbsp;Amigan (79.107.125.41)<BR /><pre>@afxgroup I went to the official website and have had a look at some screenshots. This piece of software is damn amazing! What are the minimum hardware requirements for the OS4 port? Would a non-MiniGL port make sense or it would be too slow to be usable? </pre> 1247646800 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:33:20 +0200 https://www.os4depot.net/?function=comments&file=utility/scientific/celestia.lha <STRONG>By:</STRONG>&nbsp;afxgroup (79.34.55.215)<BR /><pre>Sorry, Change the Icon type of Celestia.. i've forgot to do in one of my last test.. </pre> 1247589868 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:44:28 +0200