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Setting

Description of Setting

Method(s) to Control Setting

Milky Way

Show the Milky Way galaxy in the background

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Milky Way: On/Off

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Milky Way

Clouds

Display cloud layers on planets that have them

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Clouds: On/Off

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Cloud Layers

Atmospheres

Enable atmospheric scattering effect; makes Earth look more realistic

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Atmospheres: On/Off

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Atmosphere

• Keyboard: COMMAND-A

Eclipse Shadows

Show shadows cast by planets and moons

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Eclipse Shadows: On/Off

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Eclipse Shadows

Other Shadows

Show shadows cast by small, irregular bodies (spacecraft, asteroids, etc.)

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Other Shadows: On/Off

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Shadows

Reflections

Show reflections on polished and metallic surfaces; not visible for all spacecraft

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Reflection: On/Off

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Reflections

Sun Glare

Show a glare halo around the sun when it isn’t obscured

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Sun Glare: On/Off

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Sun Glare

Star Style

Adjust graphics style of background stars to be Points, Gaussian, or Gaussian with Diffraction Spikes

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Star Style, select desired style

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Star Style, select desired style

Stereo Mode

Disables stereo mode or enables it to be Side-By-Side (two offset images to create a stereo 3D effect when viewing with a stereoscope) or Anaglyph (overlaid red and cyan images to create a stereo 3D effect when viewing with red/blue glasses).

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Stereo Mode

• Top Menu: Menu Bar > Graphics > Stereo Mode

• Keyboard: SHIFT-COMMAND-M for Stereo Disabled

• Keyboard: SHIFT-COMMAND-S for Side-by-Side Stereo

• Keyboard: SHIFT-COMMAND-A for Anaglyph (Red-Cyan) Stereo

Earth Map

[Not available in Cosmographia 4.0 or later] Adjust Earth’s topography by selecting desired month

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Earth Map, select desired month

Star Brightness

Adjust apparent brightness of stars in the background

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Star Brightness, adjust scale

Extra Light

Adjust amount of artificial light added to shadowed areas

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Extra Light, adjust scale

Anti-aliasing

Improve visual quality by smoothing jagged edges; may slow down Cosmographia

• Left Toolbar: Toolbar > Gears > Graphics > Anti-aliasing: On/Off