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Astronomy picture of the day by NASA

This Trigger fires every time NASA posts a new Astronomy Picture of the Day.

About this trigger

Triggers, queries, and actions are the building blocks of Applets. Triggers tell an Applet to start, queries ask a question, and actions are its end result.

Developer info

Description
This Trigger fires every time NASA posts a new Astronomy Picture of the Day.
API endpoint slug
space.new_astronomy_picture_nasa

Trigger fields

No fields for this trigger

Ingredients

Image titleThe entry's title.

Slug
ImageTitle
Filter code
Space.newAstronomyPictureNasa.ImageTitle
Type
String
Example
Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble

Image source URLURL to the astronomy picture of the day.

Slug
ImageSourceURL
Filter code
Space.newAstronomyPictureNasa.ImageSourceURL
Type
String
Example
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1308/ngc7027_tolivia_960.jpg

Explanation HTMLThe full description of the image as HTML.

Slug
ExplanationHTML
Filter code
Space.newAstronomyPictureNasa.ExplanationHTML
Type
String
Example
It is one of the <a href="/index.html">brightest planetary nebulae</a> on the sky -- what should it be named?

ExplanationThe full description of the image as plain text.

Slug
Explanation
Filter code
Space.newAstronomyPictureNasa.Explanation
Type
String
Example
It is one of the rightest planetary nebulae on the sky -- what should it be named?

Gallery URLThe entry's URL.

Slug
GalleryURL
Filter code
Space.newAstronomyPictureNasa.GalleryURL
Type
String
Example
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130826.html

Published dateDate entry was created.

Slug
PublishedDate
Filter code
Space.newAstronomyPictureNasa.PublishedDate
Type
String
Example
August 23, 2014