<p>Following this question:</p>
<p><a href="https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/47197/calculate-lines-of-equal-solar-altitude">Calculate lines of equal solar altitude</a></p>
<p>I would like to have the possibility of displaying the lines of equal solar altitude on the map as per the image below:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xCUCi.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xCUCi.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>including also the values below the horizon.</p>
<p>Is there any software or (for example) Pythin library, which could do something like this?</p>

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2023-03-23T02:42:50.773Z
Does the map need to be that detailed, or would a simpler map suffice?
Roy Smart
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2023-03-23T09:11:15.840Z
I would rather to have the detailed map like OpenStreetMaps or something
Geographos
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2023-03-24T13:39:18.033Z
One way would be to compute the [Geographic Position](https://www.celestialprogramming.com/snippets/geographicPosition.html) of a body, then plot a circle of equal altitude around it for each ring you want.
Greg Miller
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Display the lines of solar altitude on the map
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# Display the lines of solar altitude on the map

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-22)

Following this question:

[Calculate lines of equal solar altitude](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/47197/calculate-lines-of-equal-solar-altitude)

I would like to have the possibility of displaying the lines of equal solar altitude on the map as per the image below:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xCUCi.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/xCUCi.jpg)

including also the values below the horizon.

Is there any software or (for example) Pythin library, which could do something like this?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Does the map need to be that detailed, or would a simpler map suffice?  
> **username_0**: I would rather to have the detailed map like OpenStreetMaps or something  
> **username_2**: One way would be to compute the [Geographic Position](https://www.celestialprogramming.com/snippets/geographicPosition.html) of a body, then plot a circle of equal altitude around it for each ring you want.  

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