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I can't get tours to work in the web client?

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The web client is under development at the moment and this feature should be available soon.

What is a tour?

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"Tours" are interactive paths through the night sky, designed to tell a story or teach a particular astronomy concept. They look like movies, but when viewed in WWT, you can pause the tour to explore regions of the sky that catch your interest, and you...

How do I change the scale in WWT?

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In the bottom right corner of the WWT window, you should see a small horizontal scale labeled “Planet Size” and going from “Actual” to “Large.” Adjusting this will enlarge the planets, stars, and other objects, keeping their relative sizes accurate, but...

In the bottom right corner of the WWT window, you should see a small horizontal scale labeled “Planet Size” and going from “Actual” to “Large.” Adjusting this will enlarge the planets, stars, and other objects, keeping their relative sizes accurate, but...

The “Search” bar doesn’t recognize an object I want to look at. How can I work around this?

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Not every object in the sky has been curated in WWT yet. You can still see this object as it appears in the all-sky surveys by entering specific coordinates (also under the “Search” tab), but there will not be additional images from other telescopes...

I can’t get the Finder Scope to line up with my desired object. What can I do?

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If you cannot manually line up the Finder Scope with your desired object, you can find the thumbnail of your desired object in the bottom context bar, right click on the thumbnail, and select “Properties.” This will bring up the Finder Scope screen.

I’m having trouble making the finder scope work. What should I do?

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First, check to make sure the Finder Scope is lined up with the correct object. You can do this by reading the name listed on the Finder Scope and comparing it to the name of your desired object. If the object the Finder Scope is focused on is not the...

First, check to make sure the Finder Scope is lined up with the correct object. You can do this by reading the name listed on the Finder Scope and comparing it to the name of your desired object. If the object the Finder Scope is focused on is not the...

WorldWide Telescope is acting really strangely and I don't know how to fix it.

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Try restoring your defaults. Click the sub-menu under the “Settings” tab (click on the little rectangle at the bottom of the tab) and click “Restore Defaults." If that still doesn't work, try closing WorldWide Telescope and then restarting it.

Try restoring your defaults. Click the sub-menu under the “Settings” tab (click on the little rectangle at the bottom of the tab) and click “Restore Defaults." If that still doesn't work, try closing WorldWide Telescope and then restarting it.

My overlaid images are blinking. What do I do?

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Type "b" and the blinking should stop.

What do I do if the sky/universe starts spinning out of control in WWT?

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If the sky begins spinning out of control, try clicking on an image thumbnail in the context bar at the bottom of the screen to reset the location.

What are all these streaks and lines? When I try to use the Finder Scope, it doesn't know about them.

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The streaks and lines that appear in WWT, but are not astronomical objects, are usually imperfections in the imagery of the telescopes. Many line segments are the result of things like meteors, aircraft, and satellites. Meteors usually show up as lines...

The streaks and lines that appear in WWT, but are not astronomical objects, are usually imperfections in the imagery of the telescopes. Many line segments are the result of things like meteors, aircraft, and satellites. Meteors usually show up as lines...