Template:Cite APOD/sandbox

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This template is a Citation Style 1 wrapper template based on {{Cite web}}. For centralised Citation Style 1 discussions, see Help talk:Citation Style 1.

Usage

This template aids in the creation and standardization of a citation to NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).

The following 3 named parameters are required, which are then passed to {{Cite web}}. Please refer to {{Cite web}} for more detail on each parameter.

|date= is the date the picture appeared on APOD. See {{Cite web}} for acceptable date formats.
|title= refers to the title of the |date='s APOD image, which normally appears immediately below the image. Do not use |title=Astronomy Picture of the Day.
|access-date= is the date when the |date='s APOD content was last verified.

Any parameter accepted by {{cite web}} is also accepted. The following parameters are often used, but are optional:

|name-list-style=amp to separate the last author with an ampersand & instead of a semicolon ;.
|quote= to quote relevant text from the APOD page.
|df= to set the date format. See Template:Cite web/doc#Date for accepted values.

Empty horizontal template with all parameters: {{Cite APOD |date= |title= |access-date= |name-list-style= |quote= |df=}}

Empty vertical template with all parameters:

{{Cite APOD
| date =
| title =
| access-date =
| name-list-style =
| quote =
| df =
}}

{{Cite APOD |date=19 January 2014 |title=Spiral Galaxies in Collision |access-date=20 February 2015 |quote=Quoted text.}}: Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (19 January 2014). "Spiral Galaxies in Collision". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 20 February 2015. Quoted text.