Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is a
website provided by
NASA and
Michigan Technological University (MTU). It reads: "Each day a different image or
photograph of our
universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional
astronomer."[1]
The photograph does not necessarily correspond to a celestial event on the exact day that it is displayed, and images are sometimes repeated.[2]
These often relate to current events in astronomy and
space exploration. The text has several hyperlinks to more pictures and websites for more information. The images are either
visible spectrum photographs, images taken at non-visible
wavelengths and displayed in
false color, video footage, animations, artist's conceptions, or
micrographs that relate to space or cosmology.
Past images are stored in the APOD Archive, with the first image appearing on June 16, 1995.[3] This initiative has received support from NASA, the
National Science Foundation, and MTU. The images are sometimes authored by people or organizations outside NASA, and therefore APOD images are often
copyrighted, unlike many other NASA image galleries.[4]
When the APOD website was created, it received a total of 14 page views on its first day. As of 2012[update], the APOD website has received over a billion image views throughout its lifetime.[5] APOD is also translated into 21 languages daily.[6]
APOD was presented at a meeting of the
American Astronomical Society in 1996.[7] Its practice of using
hypertext[2] was analyzed in a paper in 2000.[8] It received a Scientific American Sci/Tech Web Award in 2001.[9] In 2002, the website was featured in an interview with Nemiroff on
CNNSaturday Morning News.[10] In 2003, the two authors published a book titled The Universe: 365 Days[11] from
Harry N. Abrams, which is a collection of the best images from APOD as a hardcover
"coffee table" style book. APOD was the Featured Collection in the November 2004 issue of D-Lib Magazine.[12]
^Carr, Leslie; Hall, Wendy; Miles-Board, Timothy (February 29, 2000).
"Writing and Reading Hypermedia on the Web". Technical Report, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. Archived from
the original on December 11, 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is a
website provided by
NASA and
Michigan Technological University (MTU). It reads: "Each day a different image or
photograph of our
universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional
astronomer."[1]
The photograph does not necessarily correspond to a celestial event on the exact day that it is displayed, and images are sometimes repeated.[2]
These often relate to current events in astronomy and
space exploration. The text has several hyperlinks to more pictures and websites for more information. The images are either
visible spectrum photographs, images taken at non-visible
wavelengths and displayed in
false color, video footage, animations, artist's conceptions, or
micrographs that relate to space or cosmology.
Past images are stored in the APOD Archive, with the first image appearing on June 16, 1995.[3] This initiative has received support from NASA, the
National Science Foundation, and MTU. The images are sometimes authored by people or organizations outside NASA, and therefore APOD images are often
copyrighted, unlike many other NASA image galleries.[4]
When the APOD website was created, it received a total of 14 page views on its first day. As of 2012[update], the APOD website has received over a billion image views throughout its lifetime.[5] APOD is also translated into 21 languages daily.[6]
APOD was presented at a meeting of the
American Astronomical Society in 1996.[7] Its practice of using
hypertext[2] was analyzed in a paper in 2000.[8] It received a Scientific American Sci/Tech Web Award in 2001.[9] In 2002, the website was featured in an interview with Nemiroff on
CNNSaturday Morning News.[10] In 2003, the two authors published a book titled The Universe: 365 Days[11] from
Harry N. Abrams, which is a collection of the best images from APOD as a hardcover
"coffee table" style book. APOD was the Featured Collection in the November 2004 issue of D-Lib Magazine.[12]
^Carr, Leslie; Hall, Wendy; Miles-Board, Timothy (February 29, 2000).
"Writing and Reading Hypermedia on the Web". Technical Report, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. Archived from
the original on December 11, 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2007.