Using this undocumented option suggested by [MichaelE2](http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/a/25949/9490), we can change the color of the border to the same as the background color of the plot: Manipulate[ SphericalPlot3D[1, {theta, 0, Pi}, {phi, t, 2 Pi + t}, Mesh -> {7, 7}, MaxRecursion -> ControlActive[2, 5], PlotRange -> All, Boxed -> False, Axes -> None, SphericalRegion -> True, Method -> {"RotationControl" -> "Globe"}, ImageSize -> {400, 400}, Background -> Black], {{t, 0, Style["t", 10]}, 0, 2 Pi, 0.01}, Method -> {"ContentAreaBackground" -> Black}] [![enter image description here][1]][1] But this option does not work for version 7, so it is then necessary to set the `FrameMargins` to a small negative value, Manipulate[ SphericalPlot3D[1, {theta, 0, Pi}, {phi, t, 2 Pi + t}, Mesh -> {7, 7}, MaxRecursion -> ControlActive[2, 5], PlotRange -> All, Boxed -> False, Axes -> None, SphericalRegion -> True, Method -> {"RotationControl" -> "Globe"}, ImageSize -> {400, 400}, Background -> Black], {{t, 0, Style["t", 10]}, 0, 2 Pi, 0.01}, FrameMargins -> # ] & /@ {Automatic, None, -5} [![enter image description here][2]][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/4M2oJ.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/DqAuD.png