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graphics - Composition: how to make a day and night world map?


Given the following world images:


night = Import["http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/55000/55167/earth_lights_lrg.jpg"]
day = Import["http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.tif"]


day and night maps


how would you use Mathematica to create an accurate “day and night map” (examples here and there) of the Earth for a given date and time?



Answer



Let me first name your maps correctly (you switched night and day maps):


night= Import["http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/55000/55167/earth_lights_lrg.jpg"];
day= Import["http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.tif"];

The images have different sizes:


ImageDimensions[day]


(*
==> {2048, 1024}
*)

ImageDimensions[night]

(*
==> {2400, 1200}
*)


so, I rescale the night image. Artefacts (if any) will probably be less visible there.


night = ImageResize[night, ImageDimensions[day]];

Now, for the calculation of the mask we don't need to use external sources. AstronomicalData will do:


mask =
 Rasterize[
  RegionPlot[
   AstronomicalData["Sun", {"Altitude", {2012, 6, 21}, {lat, long}}] <
     0, {long, -180, 180}, {lat, -90, 90}, Frame -> None, 

   PlotRange -> Full, PlotStyle -> Black, PlotRangePadding -> 0, 
   AspectRatio -> (#2/#1 & @@ ImageDimensions[day])],
  ImageSize -> ImageDimensions[day]
  ]

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Then, stealing the ImageCompose idea from Yu-Sung:


pl=ImageCompose[night, SetAlphaChannel[day, mask]]

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Borrowing and adapting some code from the Texture doc page:


Show[
 Graphics3D[{White, Tube[{{0, 0, -1.4}, {0, 0, 1.4}}, .04]}],
 SphericalPlot3D[1 , {u, 0, Pi}, {v, 0, 2 Pi}, Mesh -> None, 
  TextureCoordinateFunction -> ({#5, 1 - #4} &), 
  PlotStyle -> Texture[Show[pl, ImageSize -> 1000]], 
  Lighting -> "Neutral", Axes -> False, RotationAction -> "Clip"], 
 Lighting -> "Neutral", Boxed -> False, 
 Method -> {"ShrinkWrap" -> True}
]


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