Show flip buttons When enabled, two buttons will be added to the main tool-bar which allow the main view to be mirrored in the vertical and horizontal directions.The Tools tab of the configuration window contains miscellaneous utility features: When “Other” is selected, some fixed time can be chosen which will be used every time Stellarium starts.This is a useful setting for those people who use Stellarium during the day to plan observing sessions for the upcoming evening. When “System date at” is selected, Stellarium will start with the same date as the operating system clock, but the time will be fixed at the specified value.When “Syetem date and time” is selected, Stellarium will start with the simulation time equal to the operating system clock.
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The Navigation tab allows for enabling/disabling of keyboard shortcuts for panning and zooming the main view, and also how to specify what simulation time should be used when the program starts: The information displays in various colours depending on the type and level of the stored data.Ticking or unticking the relevant boxes will control this.The Information tab allows you to set the type and amount of information displayed on a selected object. The Main tab in the configuration window provides controls for changing the program language, how much information is shown about selected sky objects, and provides a button for saving the current program configuration. The configuration window contains general program settings, and many other settings which do not concern specific display options. Once you're happy that the location is set correctly, click on the “use as default” checkbox, and close the location window. Enter a new location using the longitude, latitude and other data.Search for a city where you live using the search edit box at the top right of the window, and select the right city from the list.There are a few ways you can set your location: To set your location, press F6 to open the location window. You only need to do this once - Stellarium can save your location so you won't need to set it again until you move. For Stellarium to show accurately what is (or will be/was) in the sky, you must tell it where you are. The positions of the stars in the sky is dependent on your location on Earth (or other planet) as well as the time and date. The values for year, month, day, hour, minutes and seconds may be modified by typing new values, by clicking the up and down arrows above and below the values, and by using the mouse wheel. In addition to the time rate control buttons on the main toolbar, you can use the date and time window to set the simulation time.