I once read that a key piece to being happy is to experience the emotion of awe. I wondered, “How can I experience awe every day and boost my chances at being happy every day?”
Most of us feel awe when we look at the night sky and the stars. How could I deliver that every day all the time on demand?
After some brainstorming, I discovered NASA provides this service. They offer the APOD – the Astronomy Photo of the Day. All I had to do was present an interface to make it easy to view the photos and browse them.
Here it is: https://nasaphotos.larrynocella.com/
I used the software development vibe-coding tool Replit. You can use the photo explorer tor free, no ads, no login. Just enjoy and share.
Don’t thank me, well, actually yes, you can thank me, as I’m a USA taxpayer and a teeny tiny bit of my money has funded NASA. But more than me, please thank NASA.
Most of all, though, I hope this little app makes you happy.
Artwork by CoPilot AI and Larry Nocella. Bonus points for anyone who noticed the cool graphic that accompanies this page is a retro design based on the Atari 2600 game system cartridge box art.