![]() ![]() There's currently no easy (and mouse only) way to lock your focus on a planet or star and then rotate the camera 90 to launch the new body parallel to the focused body. You can learn about adding new bodies in "Learn the Basics" under Help on the Main Menu. You can also manually introduce new bodies into the system at the right position and at the right velocity to achieve orbits. You can also try introducing a larger body in "Cosmic Billiards" (under Fun Things to Do) and then command all bodies to orbit its parent. You can get some interesting results by loading up a Galaxy or a ringed planet (like Saturn) and clicking "Orbit All" since the new orbits are in different directions. ![]() You can do this for all bodies at once by clicking "Orbit All" under System Commands (in the control panel). In the control panel under View Controls click the "Relation" button to see lines drawn between a body and its parent. You can get a body (planet, moon, star, galaxy etc.) to orbit its parent (a more massive body) by right clicking on it (which opens the control panel) and then in the Commands group clicking the 'Orbit Parent' button. You can load up the Earth & Moon system file which already has the Moon in orbit around the Earth. You can create orbits a number of different ways:
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