We are extremely fortunate to have Italian, Chinese, and Slovak translations of some APODs. The APOD archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet. In real life, Bob and Jerry are two professional astronomers who spend most of their time researching the universe. They are two married, mild, and lazy guys who might otherwise appear normal to an unsuspecting guest. Together, they have found new and unusual ways of annoying their wives such as staging astronomical debates.
Most people are surprised to learn that they have developed the perfect random number generator.
APOD is proud to acknowledge that it received several accolades during its short existence. In 1995, APOD was voted NASA's Cool Site of the Year. In 1996, APODs popularity rose to make it among the most popular astronomy sites on the web. In 1997 and 1998, APOD was mentioned among PC Magazine's Top 100 Web Sites. Some of the images are copyrighted and to use these pictures publicly or commercially one must write to the owners for permission.