Orbit problem

[kodemunkey]

So my ion probe is in a wide orbit of the sun, crossing "above" and "underneath" pretty much every planet in the solar system. It has enough fuel for years and enough thruster fuel for a good long while. I want to try and get the probe to Eve and it's set as my target on the map, but how do i tell what my target is using the navball, and how can i break out of my current orbit?

[Merinsan]

Your target on the navball is the purple circle, however that is pretty much useless to you.

To get to Eve, you are going to have to burn in different directions. You need a burn that alters the orbit to move you into Eves SOI, and you'll probably need to execute that burn as far from Eve as possible.

I recommend you use the map view with maneuver nodes to plan the burns.

[kodemunkey]

How do i get those to show up? i think i did it yesterday but wasn't sure how i did it.

[Superfluous J]

Click the orbit and select "Maneuver node"