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This is beautiful. Sorry about the potentially noob question: is there an API you plug into for the live moon phase? I'm building an app that could do with thi
by ebbi 5mo ago
This is beautiful. Sorry about the potentially noob question: is there an API you plug into for the live moon phase?
I'm building an app that could do with this live feed if it's easily available.
- adzm 5mo agoIf all you need is the phase it is easily calculated; there are several examples in Google
- ebbi 5mo agoThanks. I wanted the graphic of the moon that comes along with it, but not sure if that's generated procedurally or through the API? (as you can tell I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff). Currently I just use images of each stage of the moon, but it's static so not the most accurate.
- adzm 5mo agoNASA has a bunch of free images of the moon at various dates; you could probably utilize those! I've done it before to create a time lapse for a random presentation at work that was quickly forgotten, yet I remember