Matlab Map Projection Plot: How to Plot Supernovae Coordinates on a Hammer Plot

[birdhen]

Hi there,

I am trying to plot the coordinates of Supernovae onto what I think is known as a hammer plot i.e a 2D plot representing the surface of a sphere. I have no idea how to do this, and have been searching the internet to no avail. Can anyone offer any advice ? I only have a basic knowledge of Matlab.

Thank you.

 

[MATLABdude]

Unfortunately, I've never heard of a hammer plot, and a search for it (even in quotes, which looks for exactly that phrase) turns up nothing of relevance (though it does turn up your post, and a link to the Hebrew Hammer, which I thought was a hilarious movie).

Perhaps you can make something work with MATLAB's polar plot function? You'd probably have to figure out how to plot lines for appropriate lobes (like a one-piece orange skin) but you can probably work something out:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/polar.html