Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD by The Trav

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Displays the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) and allows you to review similar images of planets, stars, galaxies and nebulas

Latest reviews

• (2023-09-29) Rob Bittner: This extension is fantastic. I can't express how much this has improved my browsing experience.
• (2023-08-12) Aabshaar Ahmad: The best new chrome tab extension ever! Have loved this extension for a few years and have installed it on my different chrome profiles. Love ALL the features provided, with me using the favourites one the most to come back to the favs pics. One suggestion/feedback: I would love it if you could significantly increase the amount of pics u can save. I have already hit the max at 57! If that's not possible, at least give me some neat ability to download all the images in a zip file with each image named with the caption and the date? (A simple text file that keeps record of all the data, mainly the image's caption and it's date, would be appreciated too). Otherwise, awesome job! Thank you for this. Love it :)
• (2023-03-30) Joel Wasinger: Just wanted to update in 2023 that this is still the good stuff. Recent enhancements and bug fixes. Two thumbs up, five stars, ten stars, 100 fresh tomatoes. :-) This is easily my favorite new tab extension. In addition to the beauty of the backgrounds it offers (continually updated by NASA), it has a surprising array of useful features, including functions that make perusing past offerings and marking favorites a breeze. Easy access to HD and NASA's descriptive text without having to visit NASA's--sorry, NASA--ugly page are a couple of my other favorite features. I wouldn't have asked, but access to frequently visited sites has proven quite helpful. Great work! And thank you.
• (2022-05-25) Mark Pictor: A really nice extension, and thanks to Travis for fixing the permissions issue. ---- original review ---- A really nice extension, but today I was greeted with a notification that it was disabled. To enable, I need to grant it access to read and change all data on all websites. I _hope_ this is a mistake...
• (2022-05-17) Piotr S.: Hey! Love the extension! Thank you so much. Small issue after last update the APOD that shows up in cart each time is random instead of current day. And setting page for extension doesn't load fully. Pic here: https://i.imgur.com/vwgHMAS.png
• (2022-02-04) Jocelyn C: My favorite new tab extension ever and best APOD Chrome extension out there!
• (2020-11-12) John Forde: I love this extension, it is humbling to say the least to be reminded of our significant insignificance everytime I open a new tab! Thank you!
• (2020-07-08) Frankie Buckle: This is amazing! I love that you can save them as favourites and also go to the APOD image direct from the browser tab! LOVE IT! Thank you!
• (2019-04-02) It is AMAZING! BUT!!!! I have been searching for such a tool for my AstroGate educational YouTube channel. I found it BUT the Today button is broken! please please fix it Trav. and thank you.
• (2017-09-05) Gabriel Chiarelli: Great concept, the favorites feature was also a nice surprise. Neat and well thought-out UI preserves original new tab functionalities conveniently and elegantly.
• (2017-02-15) Tommy Chheng: Great for the space explorers in all of us. It preserves the Top Links too.
• (2017-02-04) Fernando Herrera: 5 seconds and I already love it. Good job TRAV!
• (2017-02-02) 🌌👽
• (2017-01-18) Mark Hambly: This is without a doubt not only my favorite APOD related Chrome extension but also my favorite piece of "by The Trav" software I've ever used. by The Trav is a name you can trust when it comes to pictures of space in your new tabs!

Latest issues

• (2023-06-08, v:4.1.4) Travis: APOD is Back up!
  Just wanted to let everyone know that the APOD API is up and running again and all is well with the chrome extension. Sorry for any confusion or sadness caused by the lack of space pictures for a few days!
• (2023-06-07, v:4.1.4) Rami Emad: Full White Screen after a Chrome Update ... How to fix?
  After the Chrome update today, the APOD is not longer working, it shows a huge white screen. I tried to "unplug it and plug it back again", didn't work. Any fix?
• (2023-06-06, v:4.1.4) Mark Popinchalk: New tab is blank white
  Hi there, the apod extension was working great for several years. This week though, when I open a new tab it flashes like it's going to load an image, and the whole tab goes white. I'm on Chrome Version 114.0.5735.90 (Official Build) (x86_64), and have removed and added the extension multiple times.
• (2022-07-16, v:4.1.2) Piotr S.: changeable "Switch from Today to Random"
  Thanks for working on this addon its my fav by a long! Love being able to swap from Today to random but i really wish i could swap the number from 5 to something else, preferably completely customizable! Much love <3
• (2022-05-20, v:4.1.1) Mark Pictor: excessive permissions (still)
  I left a review noting the extension had the "read and change all sites" permission (somehow didn't see the support tab). You responded that 4.1.1 would remove that, but when I updated, the extension still required that permission. Uninstall/reinstall did not fix it either. Hopefully this isn't some sort of "sticky" extension permission that, once enabled, cannot be revoked...
• (2021-07-19, v:3.5.5) Joel Wasinger: save (and/or share?) favorites
  Again, great extension that I literally use ever time I'm online. :-) Also, stable, with just the right mix of functionality (truly, thanks for not making it too busy). I'm on three workstations regularly for work and have profiles on several others. Our org has blocked my ability to sync my chrome profile among devices, so if favorites are shared that way, it doesn't help me and if you were to implement it that way, I'd be happy for others but without personal joy. I don't even know what would be the best solution, but I'd love some way to sync up or just copy and paste (maybe even edit the list of) my favorites from one PC to another. If it's all just stored in a file I can access, I'd welcome tips for managing it. Thanks!
• (2020-11-12, v:3.5.2) John Forde: NASA APOD error
  FYI: getting NASA APOD error recently
• (2020-06-10, v:3.5.2) David Coble: "only show today" seems to be broken.
  It was working yesterday, broken today.
• (2019-10-28, v:3.1.2) AstroGate بوابة الفضاء: Hi Trav, Can't save Fav.
  Hi Trav, this is me again, Rami from AstroGate channel. I am having a hard time saving the APOD as favorite after the last update. I hope there is an easy fix for that. and I hope there would be a Hi-Res download direct link. or maybe allowing to organize the fav in folders or assign labels to them; that would be just perfect. thank you again for your amazing work. All respect and love from a Syrian in this Pale Blue Dot. Rami Emad AstroGate
• (2019-04-26, v:2.4.2) Joel Wasinger: Stuck on random
  Before I say anything else: I used to use a different APOD new tab extension, but I've loved yours ever since I found it and keep finding new reasons to appreciate it. Thank you. Recently I noticed that each new tab loads up with a random day. While this is kind of a cool feature, I prefer always starting with the current date and I can't find a way to change the "always random" behavior. Is there a way to change this? Or is my system somehow broken (this is conceivable, because I'm in a filtered environment that seems always to be changing)? How do I get back to seeing today's APOD without having to specifically request it? The perfect system would start--maybe the first 6 or so (even better, a configurable number) tabs--with today and then go random. And/or maybe the go random could be a switch (could just replace the current link, but be on/off instead of just loading a new page). Another indirectly related option would let us manually check off previous dates as we ingest them. Anyway, it may just be my OCD, and I still love the extension, but any help with the "today" behavior would be appreciated. Thanks!
• (2019-04-02, v:2.3.3) Today gives random images!
  I really really LOVE your extension. Just please fix the Today button as it is the most important thing in APOD, and it gives random images! Thank you,
• (2018-04-30, v:2.2) MasterHW: New permissions
  Hello! Love the extension. Starting a few days ago the extension now asks to "Read and change all your data on the websites you visit" and "Read and change your browsing history". What is the meaning of these new (invasive) permissions?
• (2017-09-06, v:1.5.3) Samuel Hollifield: Extension needs 'repaired'
  Hello, I was trying to use your Chrome extension. FWIW I'm on Ubuntu 16.04 using Chrome browser. When I enter a new-tab, the APOD begins to load but closes out and gives me the default 'new tab' page. On the extension settings, it says the extension needs repaired. Once I click repair, it does the same thing. I uninstalled/reinstalled with the same result. Just wanted to let you know!