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 ====== Position and Field of Vision ====== ====== Position and Field of Vision ======
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-===== Position ===== 
  
 From the menu **View -> Position** From the menu **View -> Position**
 You can also open this window by clicking on {{en:documentation:i78.png|}} icon in the **[[main_bar#position|main tool bar]]**. You can also open this window by clicking on {{en:documentation:i78.png|}} icon in the **[[main_bar#position|main tool bar]]**.
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 +===== Position ===== 
 This provides a quick and easy way to read or set the coordinates of the center of the chart. Coordinates can be equatorial or azimuthal. The conversion is done automatically.  This provides a quick and easy way to read or set the coordinates of the center of the chart. Coordinates can be equatorial or azimuthal. The conversion is done automatically. 
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 You also can read the equinox setting of the equatorial coordinate system that your chart uses. If you want to change this, you can specify the equinox (and epoch) for your chart by the tab Chart, Coordinates from the menu by **setup -> [[chart_coordinates#type_of_coordinates|Chart, Coordinates]]**, in the **type of coordinates** part.  You also can read the equinox setting of the equatorial coordinate system that your chart uses. If you want to change this, you can specify the equinox (and epoch) for your chart by the tab Chart, Coordinates from the menu by **setup -> [[chart_coordinates#type_of_coordinates|Chart, Coordinates]]**, in the **type of coordinates** part. 
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 +You can also change the position in a less controlled way, see for that the **[[keyboard_shortcuts#directions_and_displacements|directions and displacements]]** shortcuts.
  
 ===== Field of Vision (FOV) ===== ===== Field of Vision (FOV) =====
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