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January 27: Image Processing Foundations

A focused session — 2 features.

Developer Journal

Claude debugging a MAST API 404 error by testing alternative endpoints

Highlights

#19 Add import job cancellation and configurable download settings

  • Add cancel endpoint (POST /mast/import/cancel/{jobId}) to abort active MAST imports
  • Implement graceful cancellation using CancellationTokens in ImportJobTracker
  • Remove hardcoded 10-minute timeout - downloads now run until complete or cancelled
  • Make download settings configurable (poll inte...

#18 Add image processing module foundation with photutils

  • Implements Phase 1 of the image processing roadmap (Task #12)
  • Adds photutils and scikit-image dependencies for astronomical image analysis
  • Creates modular processing architecture with 6 specialized modules
  • Includes comprehensive research document covering algorithms and design decisions

What Changed

Features (2)

  • #18 Add image processing module foundation with photutils
  • #19 Add import job cancellation and configurable download settings

8 commits across 2 pull requests. Next: January 28, 2026 — Add observation date display and sort by download ...