Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD by The Trav
Displays the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) and allows you to review similar images of planets, stars, galaxies and nebulas
What is Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD by The Trav?
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Your New Tab page will now be the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)!
Your top sites are shown in the top left of the page to maintain some usefulness from the default new tab screen.
Set your APOD to show you Today's APOD a set number of times before switching to a Random APOD. Use the menu bar options to set the number of times each day you want to see the most current APOD before it starts showing Random APOD's. Each day this setting will update!
APOD by The Trav has the following features:
- The fastest loading APOD extension available.
- Use the options in the Chrome menu bar to set "Today" or a "Random" APOD on new tab.
- Save your favorite APOD's for viewing again with the "Save Favorites" button at the bottom right.
- Toggle through the history of viewed images with the Left and Right arrow keys.
Navigation shortcuts:
- Random APOD - 'r'
- Today's APOD - 't'
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Pros
- Beautiful and continually updated backgrounds provided by NASA
- Useful features for browsing past offerings and marking favorites
- Easy access to HD images and NASA's descriptive text
- Neat and well thought-out UI
- Great for space enthusiasts and educational purposes
Cons
- Some users encountered permissions issues after an update
- A few users mentioned issues with the 'Today' button not working
Most mentioned
- Favorites feature
- Beautiful backgrounds
- Access to HD images and NASA's text
- Issues with permissions and 'Today' button
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Safety
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Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD by The Trav is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD by The Trav has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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