Alternative to apod.nasa.gov

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tgx
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Alternative to apod.nasa.gov

Post by tgx » Tue Nov 19, 2024 4:38 am

Hello,

I am working on a side project of mine, it's a sleek web alternative to apod.nasa.gov for viewing APODs and i would love to get some feedback.

What do you think of the current look and feel? What features do you think it's missing? Etc.. Any feedback is well appreciated.

Link: https://apod.akatgx.link

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:!: mobile version not well optimized yet

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Rauf
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Re: Alternative to apod.nasa.gov

Post by Rauf » Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:33 pm

tgx wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2024 4:38 am Hello,

I am working on a side project of mine, it's a sleek web alternative to apod.nasa.gov for viewing APODs and i would love to get some feedback.

What do you think of the current look and feel? What features do you think it's missing? Etc.. Any feedback is well appreciated.

Link: https://apod.akatgx.link

Image

:!: mobile version not well optimized yet
Nice job! Well, it could include the hyperlinks featured on the main APOD website.

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Re: Alternative to apod.nasa.gov

Post by owlice » Sun Dec 01, 2024 1:35 pm

You're missing the credits to the people who bring you APOD each day. A surprising amount of work goes into each day's APOD, and the people who do that work and enable it to carry on every day for nearly 30 years should be credited.
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Re: Alternative to apod.nasa.gov

Post by tgx » Mon Dec 02, 2024 10:39 am

owlice wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2024 1:35 pm You're missing the credits to the people who bring you APOD each day. A surprising amount of work goes into each day's APOD, and the people who do that work and enable it to carry on every day for nearly 30 years should be credited.
Hello,

Originally, the site lacked a button that directed users to view the APOD on its original site, but it has consistently credited the authors in the "About This Website" popup. I have since updated the site to include a quickly accessible button that takes you to the original APOD, and have now revised the "About This Website" text to provide better acknowledgment of the authors.

Thanks for pointing this out! :)