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by Gimmeslack12
Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:03 am
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: APOD Image File Name
Replies: 5
Views: 16616

Re: APOD Image File Name

After seeing the daily image for the first time a few hours ago, I've been exploring to see if there is a Subscribe option that would send the image to my email account, So far I haven't had much luck. Is this even a service that APOD provides? If someone would be so kind as to direct me to the pro...
by Gimmeslack12
Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:44 am
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: NASA Open API for APOD
Replies: 47
Views: 307438

Re: NASA Open API for APOD

Ok, I just realized the conversation that was happening in this thread after I posted my post above ^^^ about my extension (and that I wasn't really adding to the topic at hand). So I went and read through everything to understand what's going on. All I'll say in regards to breaking older browsers i...
by Gimmeslack12
Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:08 am
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: NASA Open API for APOD
Replies: 47
Views: 307438

Re: NASA Open API for APOD

Overall the API runs great and the options for it are generally good, I wish it had a search functionality to it, or the ability to query multiple, non-sequential dates. I also wish the concept_tags option was enabled to provide more categorical descriptions of the APOD's. I have also discovered tha...
by Gimmeslack12
Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:49 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon (2020 Feb 04)
Replies: 22
Views: 9163

Re: APOD: A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon (2020 Feb 04)

I know it's a composite, but this APOD amazed me when I saw it this morning. Even better as the full res image.
by Gimmeslack12
Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: APOD on New Tab in Chrome
Replies: 2
Views: 1476

APOD on New Tab in Chrome

Hey guys, I posted this in the wrong forum last time. Anyway I put together (and am actively working on) an APOD chrome extension that shows you todays (or a random) APOD when you load a new tab. You still will have access to your top sites (as the default new tab page has). Just wanted to share! ht...
by Gimmeslack12
Thu May 04, 2017 5:44 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: I made an APOD new tab Chrome Extension
Replies: 0
Views: 2086

I made an APOD new tab Chrome Extension

Hope this is the right sub (it seemed most active) Hey guys, I built out a chrome extension that will show you a random or the current day's APOD and wanted to share it with the community. I've had the APOD as my home page for yeeeears and when I found out there was an API for the images I built thi...