Simulate eyepiece view

[Akarsh Simha]

We removed the simulate eyepiece view feature in a recent version of KStars
because most of its functionality is now served by the “Views” feature, and
the HiPS and Image Overlays, in the sky map itself.

Here is a tutorial on the Views feature which is much more powerful than
the previous simulate eyepiece view:
https://youtu.be/icqQOmi52_8
<https://youtu.be/icqQOmi52_8?si=60Wxs1qipndqFQLw>
However it works in the skymap itself. You can overlay the DSS using HiPS
or Image Overlays features. You can save the sky image using the usual save
sky image functionality. You can also rotate the sky map freely in case
there is a mismatch.

Please let us know if there are any features from the old simulate eyepiece
view that you think are useful and not possible with the new ways of doing
things!

Regards
Akarsh


On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 12:51 Grzegorz MUCHA <grzulek at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am starting to uncover KStars features.
> I cannot find the  "Simulate eyepiece view" under Tools menu.
> I'm running KStars Version 3.8.0 Stable on Windows 11 and the same
> version on Kubuntu in VBox.
> I have defined my dobson telescope and eyepieces' fields of view using
> the FOV Symbol editor
> <https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/kstars/kstars/customize.html>.
> I can see the eyepiece circle on the map. I've read and seen youtube
> videos and I'm not able to find the menu neither in map nor observation
> planner.
>
> Any advice on this issue.
> Thanks.
>
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