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# plot_sky_24hr

`astroplan.plots.``plot_sky_24hr`(target, observer, time, delta=<Quantity 1. h>, ax=None, style_kwargs=None, north_to_east_ccw=True, grid=True, az_label_offset=<Quantity 0. deg>, center_time_style_kwargs=None)

  Plots target positions in the sky with respect to the observer’s location over a twenty-four hour period centered on `time`.

  Parameters
    target `FixedTarget`

      The celestial body of interest.

    observer: `~astroplan.Observer`

      The person, telescope, observatory, etc. doing the observing.

    time `Time`

      If pass in an `Time` object with just one instance in time, whether it be a scalar or an array (e.g. `Time('2000-1-1')`, `Time(['2000-1-1'])`, `[Time('2000-1-1')]`), `plot_sky` will return plot at one instance in time. If pass in an `Time` object with multiple instances in time (e.g. `Time(['2000-1-1', '2000-1-2'])`) will show positions plotted at the exact times specified.

    delta `Quantity` (optional)

      Interval between times plotted.

    ax `Axes` or None, optional.

      The `Axes` object to be drawn on. If None, uses the current `Axes`.

    style_kwargs dict or None, optional.

      A dictionary of keywords passed into `scatter` to set plotting styles.

    north_to_east_ccw bool, optional.

      True by default, meaning that azimuth is shown increasing counter-clockwise (CCW), or with North at top, East at left, etc. To show azimuth increasing clockwise (CW), set to False.

    grid bool, optional.

      True by default, meaning that grid is drawn.

    az_label_offset`~astropy.units.degree`, optional.

      DANGER: It is not recommended that you change the default behavior, as to do so makes it seem as if N/E/S/W are being decoupled from the definition of azimuth (North from az = 0 deg., East from az = 90 deg., etc.). An offset for azimuth labels from the North label. A positive offset will increase in the same direction as azimuth (see `north_to_east_ccw` option).

    center_time_style_kwargs dict or `None` (optional)

      Dictionary of style keyword arguments to pass to `scatter` to set plotting style of the point at time `time`.

  Returns
    An `Axes` object (ax) with a map of the sky.