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Front page of website
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Contact Us Page
Team Name - Galactic Origin
Members - Phyu Lwin, Vedika Agrawal, Ruhma Hashmi, Jahin Zashim
Inspiration
Our inspiration was our enthusiasm for astronomy. As astronomy is a subject that is not taught in most high schools, many children have questions regarding it. Therefore, this website answers all your problems concerning space and astronomy.
What it does
The user can ask an astronomy-related question and get an answer using the APIs we connected it to. We also plan to input an option to view a picture of space from NASA API which refreshes daily to add to user interest.
How we built it
We used HTML and CSS for the front-end, and for the back-end, we used Wolfram Alpha knowledgebase API. We also used the Flask framework for Python.
Challenges we ran into
For some of us, it was difficult using APIs, so learning new things as we made the website was interesting and challenging at the same time. We ran into lots of issues like the API connection between Python and HTML. :( The design aspect and including a background image was also an issue with the design part. Trying to implement a background image as a constant throughout each page was a challenge at first, but we broke it down to HTML and then uploaded it to the final coding.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud that we were able to implement various APIs with Python in order to make our program. We are also proud that we used a different programming language that we were not as used to.
What we learned
We learned how to use APIs and to collaborate as a team, especially with each person living in a different country.
What's next for Galactic Origins
We’re definitely looking forward to our next hackathons! Also, we will add some more APIs further in time and make it a more robust website than it has ever been and allow more user interaction so that any potential astronomy questions can be answered by inquisitive students.
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