Initializing Solar System…
Earth Surface View
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Fixed Location
Drag to orbit · Scroll to zoom · Esc to exit
Guide Reach 1× 1000×
1×
Coordinates
Click planet · Drag to orbit · Scroll to zoom · Double-click for overview
? How To Use
How To Use This Solar System
This guide matches the controls currently built into the app, including Earth surface views, time controls, guide overlays, and stats panels.
Core Navigation
  • Click a planet to focus it and open its stats panel.
  • Drag to orbit or pan around your current target.
  • Scroll to zoom toward your mouse position.
  • Double-click empty space to return to the solar-system overview.
  • Use the top-left Solar System Overview button after focusing a planet.
Planet Panels
  • The top-right stats box shows the selected planet’s details.
  • If you hide that box, use the top-right Show … Stats button to bring it back.
  • Focus Camera recenters the camera on that planet again.
Earth Surface Views
  • Right-click Earth to open the surface-view menu.
  • Fixed Location View plants you on Earth as if you are standing there.
  • Traveling Location View keeps you locked to the same light zone as Earth rotates.
  • Press Esc to exit a surface view.
Fixed Location View
  • Use WASD or the arrow keys to move your surface position around Earth.
  • Use the Lat and Lon inputs, then press Snap, to jump to exact coordinates.
  • The day, dusk, and night guide overlay still shows the current lighting around your location.
Traveling Location View
  • The colored fan shows where it is day, dusk, and night from your current traveling viewpoint.
  • The hour labels are centered on Noon and Midnight, with +Nh and −Nh offsets around them.
  • The Guide Reach slider extends the guide fan and the hour labels farther out into space.
Time And Scale
  • Use the bottom Time bar to pause, play, speed up, or slow down the simulation.
  • The Reverse button makes time run backward.
  • Use the Planet Size slider to scale planets from true size up to 50×.
  • The Sun Direction widget shows the seasonal solar direction and ecliptic longitude.
Tip: if something seems missing, check whether you are in overview, fixed view, or traveling view. Some controls only appear in the matching mode.
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Sun Direction
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ecliptic longitude
Planet
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Planet Size 1× 50×
True Scale
Time
1 day/s