Hello folks,
I was just curious if anyone knew the time and time zone in which the APOD gets updated? For example, I might expect it to be 00:00 UTC - though I've no idea if this is actually correct.
(I could of course check this out myself, though it would involve some intensive trial and error, which I'm hoping to avoid.)
Many thanks.
APOD update time?
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Re: APOD update time?
Thanks. Is it pretty reliably always midnight?
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Re: APOD update time?
Yes, it is, though it might take a bit (couple of minutes, maybe) to propagate across servers. (I assume you're talking about the main APOD site and not a mirror.)
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Re: APOD update time?
I am indeed. Thanks for your quick responses.
Now I can put this information into Task Scheduler so that my APOD wallpaper gets updated precisely at the right time. 00:10 sounds like a good bet.
Now I can put this information into Task Scheduler so that my APOD wallpaper gets updated precisely at the right time. 00:10 sounds like a good bet.
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Re: APOD update time?
The only time it fails is when the power goes out at the APOD server. It happened once in the last couple of years that I remember.
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