is an option that specifies the background style of an AstroGraphics map.
AstroBackground
is an option that specifies the background style of an AstroGraphics map.
Details
- The astro background of an AstroGraphics [prims,…] output is the actual map that appears underneath the primitives prims. A map like AstroGraphics [{},…] with no primitives will only show the astro background, and possibly auxiliary elements like astro grid lines.
- AstroBackground values can be given as AstroBackgroundAstroStyling [skystyle] for any valid AstroStyling sky style. For named sky styles, such as "BlackSky" or "GalacticSky", AstroBackgroundAstroStyling ["skystyle"] may also be given as AstroBackground"skystyle".
- Possible sky styles include:
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"BlackSky" stars and planets on black background"GalacticSky" stars and planets on Milky Way image"WhiteSky" stars and planets on white background
- AstroBackgroundAutomatic uses the "BlackSky" sky style by default.
- AstroBackgroundNone specifies that no astro background should be used, meaning no background regions are displayed.
- AstroBackground takes precedence over Background in astro graphics.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Sky map with the default astro background:
Use a background showing the Milky Way:
Show constellation illustrations and remove the equatorial, ecliptic and galactic planes:
Scope (4)
Use the default background sky:
Use a background showing the Milky Way:
Use a white background sky in AstroGraphics :
Specify styling directives for constellation:
See Also
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2022), AstroBackground, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroBackground.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2022. "AstroBackground." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroBackground.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2022). AstroBackground. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroBackground.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_astrobackground, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AstroBackground}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroBackground.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_astrobackground, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AstroBackground}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroBackground.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}