Open the Get Hot New Stuff dialog to download additional data for KStars.

Open a FITS image in the FITS Viewer tool

Create image on disk from current display

Run the specified KStars script

Send the current sky map to the printer (or to a PostScript/PDF file)

Quit KStars

Sync time to system clock

Set time and date

Toggle whether time passes

Center the display at the Zenith point (straight up)

Center the display above the North point on the horizon

Center the display above the East point on the horizon

Center the display above the South point on the horizon

Center the display above the West point on the horizon

Center the display on specific sky coordinates

Locate an object by name using the Find Object Window

Toggle tracking on/off. While tracking, the display will remain centered on the current position or object.

Zooms view in

Zooms view out

Restore the default Zoom setting

Zoom to specified field-of-view angle

Toggle full-screen mode

Toggle between the Horizontal and Equatorial Coordinate Systems

Opens the Telescope Wizard, which provides a step-by-step guide to help you connect to your telescope and control it with KStars.

Opens up the device manager, which allows you to start/shutdown device drivers and connect to remote INDI servers.

Opens up INDI Control Panel, which allows you to control all the features supported by a device.

Acquire images from a CCD camera or webcam device

Opens the AstroCalculator Tool, which provides full access to many of the mathematical functions used by KStars.

Opens the Altitude vs. Time Tool, which can plot curves representing the altitude of any object as a function of time. This is useful for planning observing sessions.

Opens the What's Up Tonight Tool, which presents a summary of the objects which are observable from your location on a given date.

Opens the Script Builder Tool, which provides a GUI interface for building KStars D-Bus scripts.

Opens the Solar System Viewer, which displays an overhead view of the solar system on the current simulation date.

Opens the Jupiter Moons Tool, which displays the positions of Jupiter's four brightest moons as a function of time.

Toggle display of all three Info Boxes

Toggle display of the Time Info Box

Toggle display of the Focus Info Box

Toggle display of the Location Info Box

Toggle display of the Main and View Toolbar

Toggle display of the Statusbar

Toggle display of the mouse cursor's horizontal coordinates in the statusbar

Toggle display of the mouse cursor's horizontal coordinates in the statusbar

This submenu contains all of the defined color schemes, including your custom schemes. Select any item to set that color scheme.

This submenu lists the available field-of-view (FOV) Symbols. The FOV Symbol is drawn at the center of the display. You may choose from the list of predefined symbols (No symbol, 7x35 Binoculars, One degree, or HST WFPC2), or you may define your own symbols (or modify existing symbols) using the Edit FOV Symbols... item.

Select a new geographic location

Modify configuration options

Invokes the KDE Help system starting at the KStars help pages. (this document).

Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within KStars will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.

Opens a dialog where you can edit the Primary language and Fallback language for this application.

This will display version and author information.

This displays the KDE version and other basic information.

Identification and type: The top one to three lines are devoted to the name(s) of the object, and its type. For stars, the Spectral Type is also shown here.

Rise, Transit, and Set times for the object on the current simulation date are shown on the next three lines.

Center & Track: Center the display on this location, and engage tracking. Equivalent to double-clicking.

Angular Distance To...: Enter "angular distance mode". In this mode, a dotted line is drawn from the first target object to the current mouse position. When you click with the right mouse button on a second object, this will display the angular distance between the two objects near the second object. You can press the Esc key to exit angular distance mode without measuring an angle.

Details: Open the Object Details window for this object.

Attach Label: Attach a permanent name label to the object. If the object already has a label attached, this item will read Remove Label.

Show ... Image: download an image of the object from the internet, and display it in the Image Viewer tool. The "..." text is replaced by a short description of the image's source. An object may have multiple image links available in its popup menu.

... Page: Display a webpage about the object in your default web browser. The "..." text is replaced by a short description of the page. An object may have multiple web links available in its popup menu.