Night On Earth

An animated moon orbiting the earth

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A simple animation of the earth orbiting the moon. The relative sizes of the earth and moon are correct, although the distance between them are not.

Cite As

Sam Roberts (2026). Night On Earth (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/14632-night-on-earth), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.1

Updated license

1.1.0.0

Updated to make the image credits clearer.

1.0.0.0

Requires Image Processing Toolbox.