Bug 442611

Summary: Free hand orientation
Product: [Applications] kstars Reporter: Marcos Dione <mdione>
Component: generalAssignee: Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 3.4.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian unstable   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 3.6.5
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Description Marcos Dione 2021-09-17 17:14:55 UTC 
Sometimes I take star pictures with a ball head tripod and a DSLR camera. Some of those times I want to use kstars to see what objects are within. But kstars has only two 'browsing' modes: horizontal and equatorial. Both only allow movement along lines on a sphere, but not rotation. The ball head provides an extra axe which I can't reproduce in kstars, so I can't really align with the photo. 

I'm not even asking about adding a rectangle that simulates the sensor + lens setup, just be able to rotate the image around the axis that would go through the center of the image. 

Of course, a first implementation could start with just a couple of shortcuts, maybe a couple of buttons, and a later implementation could include mouse control.

OTOH, I just noticed my version is somewhat old, so I don't know if this has been implemented. I would guess not, since I can't find another wish for this.
Comment 1 Jasem Mutlaq 2021-09-18 07:40:13 UTC 
there is "Simulate Eyepiee View" in the context menu where you can free rotate and flip the view, this doesn't satisfy your requirements?
Comment 2 Marcos Dione 2021-09-18 08:02:58 UTC 
Yes, kind of like that, but for the main view. Either that, or a way to add more eyepieces, extra points if it can be expressed in terms of sensor + lens.
Comment 3 Jasem Mutlaq 2023-05-29 07:46:10 UTC 
Sky map rotation should be available in 3.6.5