1. Lowell Observatory’s Catalog Server (CAT) By: Seg Jaucian Mentor: Dr. Saeid Zoonemat Kermani April 18, 2009 COPYRIGHT © SEG JAUCIAN

2.  Database  Eclipse  The Application  Future Plans

3. MySQL Relational Database Stores UCAC2 Information (USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog) 48.3 Million Stars Potentially UCAC3 when released

4. Optimization Insertion: CreateStatement vs. PreparedStatement PreparedStatements allowed up to 100x faster insertion than a CreateStatement on large data sets. Security: Defends against SQL Injections Queries: Indexed Major Columns (RA, Dec, Magnitude) 20x faster queries with indices on columns.

5. Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) Plug-In Development SWT Libraries Multiple platforms (Linux, Windows, Mac OS X…) Uses JFreeChart Examples of other applications: NASA/JPL Ensemble Project Vuze/Azureus (Bit Torrent Client) IDL Workbench 7.0

6. Java Messaging Service (JMS) User View Plot View Table View Observing Instrument Distributed communication that is loosely coupled, reliable, and asynchronous.

8. Set up GWAVES (DCT Facility Guider) to receive from CAT Minor enhancements/ bugs Help Menu Interactive Chart Export Ready