January 13: The FITS Viewer Takes Shape

A focused session with a single pull request.

Developer Journal

The FITS viewer feature was back to working but the color map part was still incomplete — "it made a feature that should have been an epic." Shared screenshots showing the viewer in its current state. What would have been a full day or more of fighting the code happened in a fraction of the time.

Claude Cowork getting started page showing Max plan requirements

Claude usage limit notification showing reset time

Bulk import verification walkthrough with curl test against Docker backend

FITS viewer displaying a JWST infrared image with color map applied

Advanced FITS Viewer task checklist showing completed research, implementation, and verification steps

Claude debugging the FITS viewer CSS layout issue causing invisible images

What Changed

Features (1)

#6 Advanced FITS Viewer with ZScale and Color Maps

10 commits across 1 pull request. Next: January 14, 2026 — Convert MAST Modified Julian Date to readable date..., Add pagination to MAST search results, Include Metadata in API response and add Docker ve...