Web-based tools for the analysis of TAOS data and much more

TL;DR

This paper introduces a web-based platform for browsing and visualizing telescope network data, adaptable for various astronomical projects, using modern client-side technologies and flexible server-side database approaches.

Contribution

It presents a novel, flexible web-based tool for analyzing TAOS data, applicable to diverse astronomical datasets, with implementations for different server-side database systems.

Findings

Effective visualization of TAOS light curves.

Flexible software architecture for various databases.

Potential for broader astronomical data analysis.

Abstract

We suggest a new web-based approach for browsing and visualizing data produced by a network of telescopes, such as those of the ongoing TAOS and the forthcoming TAOS II projects. We propose a modern client-side technology and we present two examples based on two software packages developed for different kinds of server- side database approaches. In spite our examples are specific for the browsing of TAOS light curves, the software is coded in a way to be suitable for the use in several types of astronomical projects.