Keyboard shortcuts

Everywhere

Keys	Action
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+Shift+P	Open the command palette
Ctrl+1	Tonight
Ctrl+2	Sky
Ctrl+3	Planner
Ctrl+4	Observatory
Ctrl+5	Deep sky
Ctrl+6	Process
Ctrl+7	Planetary
Ctrl+8	Astrometry
Ctrl+9	Photometry
Ctrl+Shift+N	Night vision (red) mode on or off

Command palette

Keys	Action
↑ / ↓	Move through the results
Enter	Run the selected command or show the selected object
Esc	Close

Sky chart

Click the chart first so that it has the keyboard focus.

Keys	Action
Arrow keys	Pan
+ / − or Page Up / Page Down	Zoom in / out
N	Look north (planetarium mode)
E	Look east
S	Look south
W	Look west
Z	Look at the zenith

Mouse	Action
Drag	Pan
Wheel	Zoom
Click	Select an object
Double-click	Centre on that point
Right-click	Context menu

Image viewers

In Process, Deep sky, Planetary, Astrometry, Spectra, the Observatory and MPC astrometry.

Keys	Action
+ / −	Zoom in / out
0	Fit to window
1	Actual pixels (100%)
Arrow keys	Pan

Mouse	Action
Wheel	Zoom around the cursor
Drag	Pan
Drop a file	Open it (where supported)

Process

Keys	Action
Ctrl+O	Open an image
Ctrl+S	Save as
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo

Scripts

Keys	Action
F5	Run (or stop) the script
Ctrl+S	Save the script
Tab	Insert four spaces

Plots

Mouse	Action
Drag	Zoom to a box, or select a range in light curves and spectra
Double-click	Reset zoom
Right-click	Reset zoom, copy image, save as PNG, export data as CSV