CONCEIVED AS A SIMPLY PRESENTED INSPIRATION FOR PEOPLE WITH AN INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED TOPICS THE ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY (APOD) HAS BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT THAT RETAINS ITS PREMISE OF ELEGANT SIMPLICITY AND ACCESSIBILITY WHILE SERVING A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES ACROSS THE U.S. AND BEYOND. EACH DAY APOD SHOWCASES A SINGLE IMAGE CAPTURED BY A NASA MISSION SUBMITTED BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC CONTRIBUTOR OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE. USING THE IMAGE AS A HOOK APOD THEN OFFERS AN INSIGHTFUL AND EDUCATIONAL DESCRIPTION WITH HYPERLINKED TEXT WRITTEN BY ONE OF ITS TWO PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMER CURATORS. APOD'S DIVERSE AND EDUCATIONALLY ORIENTED LINKS ENCOURAGE INQUISITIVE READERS TO EXPLORE OTHER SITES FREQUENTLY NASA AND SMD SITES THAT CONTAIN A WIDE RANGE OF RELATED NASA AND SCIENCE-ORIENTED INFORMATION. THIS PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL APOD WEBSITE.