Disks are drawn to scale relative to each other in an upright (binocular) view with celestial north up.
Angular diameters are in arcseconds. Each planet is tilted by the on-sky position angle of its rotation pole,
so Saturn's rings, Jupiter's belts, Mars's polar caps, and Jupiter's moons sit on the planet's true equator.
Mercury, Venus, and Mars show phase illumination with the bright limb on the correct side; the
Pole tilt column is the sub-Earth latitude (positive = north face toward us).
Keyboard Shortcuts
Global
Open Star MapAlt+M
Open CatalogAlt+C
Open PlanetariumAlt+O
Star Map — Navigation
Pan the viewArrow Keys / WASD
Zoom in / out+ / −
Reset view0
Toggle fullscreenF
Star Map — Display
Toggle gridG
Toggle labelsL
Toggle constellation linesC
Toggle constellation boundariesB
Toggle night modeN
Toggle print modeP
Show help? / H
Mouse Controls
Select objectLeft Click
Context menuRight Click
PanDrag
ZoomScroll Wheel
Zoom inDouble Click
Touch Controls
PanDrag
ZoomPinch
Select objectTap
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