breyr / mydayintheuniverse

Get NASA's astronomy photo of the day for any date

My Day in the Universe (MDitU)

My Day in the Universe (MDitU) is a Flask web application that allows users to explore the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) provided by NASA's API. This application retrieves and displays the APOD image for a selected date.

Prerequisites

Before running this project, ensure you have the following dependencies installed:

• Python >3.10.0
• Flask
• Requests
• Python-dotenv

You can install these dependencies using pip:

pip install Flask Flask-Session requests python-dotenv

Getting Started

Clone the project repository:

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git clone https://github.com/breyr/mydayintheuniverse.git
cd mydayintheuniverse

Create a .env file in the project directory and set your environment variables: API_KEY: Your API key for NASA's APOD API. SECRET_KEY: A secret key for your Flask application. Run the Flask application:

flask --app app.py run

The app will be available at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Usage

Access the application by opening a web browser and navigating to http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Enter a date in the provided date picker and click the "Submit" button to retrieve the APOD image for that date.

The application will display the image and additional information.

Project Structure

app.py: The main Flask application file.

templates/: Contains HTML templates for the application.

static/: Contains static files, such as CSS and JavaScript.

styles.css: CSS file for styling the application.

index.js: JavaScript file for additional functionality

.env: Configuration file for storing environment variables.

API Credits

This project utilizes NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) API. You can find more information about the API here: https://api.nasa.gov/.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

This project was created for educational and learning purposes.