Changing Focus From A Moon To Kerbin

[Clipperride]

1.  Is there a hotkey or similar to switch focus back to either your vechile or Kerbin?

When I'm setting up a maneuvere node for the burn to one of Kerbins moon's, I switch focus to that moon to check I'm heading for the correct side of the moon (so my final orbit will be in the same direction as any orbital lab).  I then need to return the focus to Kerbin to click on the appropriate part of my vechiles orbit to use "warp to next maneuvere node".  Currently I do this by zooming out, positioning the camera behind Kerbin, then zooming back in enough to click on the planet.  Is there an easier/quicker way?

2. Additional.  When visiting Kerbins closest neighbours, do you tend to aim in front or behind the moon?  I always aim a little in front, purely because that's what Apollo did and it keeps things consistent when I want to dock with something already in orbit.  Is there any advantage in choosing one direction over the other? Or is it just down to player preference?

[Theysen]

Backspace  

[Clipperride]

Thank you! Both for the very quick and very succinct answer 

[Starhawk]

28 minutes ago, Clipperride said:

When visiting Kerbins closest neighbours, do you tend to aim in front or behind the moon?  I always aim a little in front, purely because that's what Apollo did and it keeps things consistent when I want to dock with something already in orbit.  Is there any advantage in choosing one direction over the other? Or is it just down to player preference?

If you plan to land then it's slightly more efficient to orbit in the same direction as the moon's rotation.  i.e. counter-clockwise when viewed from 'above'.

The difference in efficiency is very small as far as Kerbin's moons go.  Probably small enough to be negligible.

Happy landings!

[Clipperride]

I guess the reason why Apollo went "clockwise" round the Moon was to do with the free return trajectory?  Must look that up sometime 

[Starhawk]

7 minutes ago, Clipperride said:

I guess the reason why Apollo went "clockwise" round the Moon was to do with the free return trajectory?  Must look that up sometime 

That is exactly the reason AFAIK.

Happy landings!

[eddiew]

4 hours ago, Clipperride said:

I guess the reason why Apollo went "clockwise" round the Moon was to do with the free return trajectory?  Must look that up sometime 

Correct. If you enter a retrograde orbit but don't burn to slow down, you come home to Kerbin - usually. If you enter a prograde orbit and don't burn, you leave Kerbin's SoI