How to get a NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

I share my hard earned secrets on how to impress Bob & Jerry and nail your own APOD.

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[AddictedGamer]

Could you post links to the APODs you've recieved?

[taine]

ISS Orion transit, that’s some next level stuff Dylan!

[nicnapier]

Watch NASA make that photo an APOD on April 1st. 😂👍

[Max]

This seems pretty complicated...cant I just download someone elses photo and put my own watermark on it? Asking for a friend.

[rumhead]

You may not win an APOD with that image, but you sir, have won the internet today.

[ChucksAstrophotography]

LOL, awesome video! That pic is a winner!

[kwskyblue]

It does seem like recent APODs have massive saturation lately, dead on!

[dylanslater]

Thank you for sharing great tips like this and how to clean our cameras, it's been a big help to me.

[dgoddard]

You pretty much described my Photoshop sessions. I'm almost a shoe in for an APOD... I can feel it.

[Woloszow]

Astrobin > APOD. The only advantage of APOD are scietific pictures they post from time to time.

[chrisblacklock]

I enjoy your mix of humor and facts....I never much trust or like humorless people.

[Cielosboreales]

Brave. You said with humor what a lot of us thinks.

[seansmith]

Nice Dylan, these videos crack me up. Clear skies man :)

[alantan]

OMG, so funny. I literally laughed out loud. New award, BYTVOD- Best YouTube Video of the Day!

[Jcorban]

Lol. “Go into adjustments, hue/saturation”. That was when I caught on....
Here’s a neat quote: “When Life Pushes You, Stand Straight, Smile & Push It The Heck Back!"
- Anik Singal

[BKBees]

LOL this might be your best satire video yet.

[astroedsastrophotographych]

I was thinking one would have to pay Chuck for one of his pictures and then submit it!?!?

[roshaannadeem]

Watching this after being featured on Sky lol

[aaronsastronomy]

that was hilarious! remember this not only works for APOD but pretty much every astro FB page.

[geldingmakr]

Can you believe it?!? I was actually able to get an Orion APOD without a watermark, cranking the saturation to a million or using crispy MLT 👏🤩, see APOD March 10, 2023 👍