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Firstly, this has got to be the best thing I've seen on the net in years. Found it by accident too! Seems weird to look at the computer instead of going outside but I'm in Melbourne and most of the time there is clouds and smog and I get a better view indoors now!.

A few questions though:

1) Whats the easiest way to get a sky map? I can get to Melboune fine, but doing an about face to look at the sky is a real pain to get right. Sometimes upside down/sideways etc. Is there a turn around, look back command? Also if I save the location, when I reload it I get placed 230au from where I was? N.B. my altitude was 2metres initialy. Yes I do wish I could turn off the clouds in real life as I do here but only 300 or so times a night!

2) How accurate are the orbits of the satellites? I can see them buzzing in the sky when I get everything right, it looks fantastic.

3) Are there any plans to make the FOV 180 deg to enable a full star map?

Thank you for an amazing program, if anyone sees this running and shows no interest its time to check their pulse!

for question 1:
Use the NuberPad keys 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
To move your view around

7 & 8 swivels your view diagonally
4 & 6 moves your view left and right (or all the way round)
2 & 8 moves your view Up and Down

And 5 is movement stop

Other shortcut keys are...
1 to 9 on the main keyboard selects the nine main planets
and G will take you to your selection

If you get lost in outa space just hit H to select our sun
and then G again to go to it.

Have fun, and welcome to Celestia