Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 03 22.1726* 01 34 21.34 +68 58 26.3 14.3 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461121.6726,14.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260322.1726 14.26CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0021.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 01:34:21.34 +68:58:26.3 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 03 22.1726* 01 36 11.88 +68 35 04.8 14.9 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461121.6726,14.87,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260322.1726 14.87CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0021.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 01:36:11.88 +68:35:04.8 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461121.6726,14.85,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260322.1726 14.85CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0021.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 03:22:55.77 +68:17:45.9 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461121.6726,14.82,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260322.1726 14.82CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0021.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 03:48:38.17 +73:11:21.8 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 03 22.1726* 01 57 50.20 +66 57 42.6 14.8 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461121.6726,14.84,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260322.1726 14.84CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0021.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 01:57:50.20 +66:57:42.6 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 03 22.1726* 03 24 19.14 +71 38 02.2 15.0 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461121.6726,14.96,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260322.1726 14.96CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-21_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_235105_TTUQ2b1x1_20270_TKffSfiI/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0021.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 03:24:19.14 +71:38:02.2 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0021_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-01-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0280_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_23-08-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0020_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
