Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 22.4684 2461121.9684 13.61 22:59:41.86 +46:02:07.5
103.46841 -12.57089 galactic And Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.7" and 3.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J344.9101+46.0427 | 22:59:41.86 +46:02:07.5 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 22.4684* 22 59 41.86 +46 02 07.5 13.6 U And 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
ATO J344.9101+46.0427,2461121.9684,13.61,0.05,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
ATO J344.9101+46.0427 20260322.4684 13.61CV 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/Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0038.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0409.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0410.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 22:59:41.86 +46:02:07.5 ;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_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_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,2461121.9684,13.74,0.05,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 20260322.4684 13.74CV 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/Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0038.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0409.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0410.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 22:44:32.35 +49:29:41.9 ;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_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 22.4684 2461121.9684 13.83 22:24:21.11 +47:38:48.3
98.88403 -8.23944 galactic Lac Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 3.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 1987282162437038336 | 22:24:24.22 +47:38:15.7 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: G5III 1957StoAn..20a...1R [R57] 40
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 1987282162437038336,2461121.9684,13.83,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 1987282162437038336 20260322.4684 13.83CV 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/Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0038.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0409.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0410.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 22:24:21.11 +47:38:48.3 ;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_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_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,2461121.9684,13.70,0.05,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 20260322.4684 13.70CV 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/Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0038.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0409.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_063418_TTUQ2b1x1_23739_mxYRSKIS/fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0410.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 22:51:01.38 +43:15:19.8 ;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_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-14-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0410_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-37-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0038_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_06-13-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0409_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2388 2461124.7388 13.94 07:47:02.65 +10:22:36.8
209.78199 17.00525 galactic CMi Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.5" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J116.7617+10.3886 | 07:47:02.65 +10:22:36.8 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J116.7617+10.3886,2461124.7388,13.94,0.05,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
ATO J116.7617+10.3886 20260325.2388 13.94CV 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/Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0163.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_004752_TTUQ2b1x1_13871_r26G4m2h/fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-43-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0006.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_004752_TTUQ2b1x1_13871_r26G4m2h/fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-44-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0007.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:47:02.65 +10:22:36.8 ;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_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-44-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0007_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-43-14_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0006_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-44-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0007_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-43-14_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0006_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2388 2461124.7388 13.82 07:44:15.48 +17:29:30.8
202.66697 19.32705 galactic Gem Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.6" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 07:44:15.48 +17:29:30.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: K3 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.7388,13.82,0.05,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 20260325.2388 13.82CV 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/Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0163.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_004752_TTUQ2b1x1_13871_r26G4m2h/fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-43-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0006.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_004752_TTUQ2b1x1_13871_r26G4m2h/fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-44-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0007.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:44:15.48 +17:29:30.8 ;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_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-44-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0007_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-43-14_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0006_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-44-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0007_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-37-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0163_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cnc-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-43-14_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0006_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 22.4139 2461121.9139 13.48 19:24:02.00 +07:04:59.2
42.96977 -3.95437 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 2.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ASASSN-V J192401.51+070524.2 | 19:24:01.51 +07:05:24.1 (Gaia DR3) | SR (local) | 796.000000000000 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE SpType: M6.5 1959ApJ...130..178W LF 1 C 81
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ASASSN-V J192401.51+070524.2,2461121.9139,13.48,0.05,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
ASASSN-V J192401.51+070524.2 20260322.4139 13.48CV 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/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_081239_TTUQ2b1x1_11389_wCmKuIAk/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_081239_TTUQ2b1x1_11389_wCmKuIAk/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:24:02.00 +07:04:59.2 ;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_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0341_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0340_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0341_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0340_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 22.4139 2461121.9139 13.88 19:55:09.35 +09:24:28.5
48.75972 -9.58085 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.6" and 2.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J298.8021+09.4059 | 19:55:11.40 +09:24:17.1 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J298.8021+09.4059,2461121.9139,13.88,0.05,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
ATO J298.8021+09.4059 20260322.4139 13.88CV 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/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_081239_TTUQ2b1x1_11389_wCmKuIAk/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_081239_TTUQ2b1x1_11389_wCmKuIAk/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:55:09.35 +09:24:28.5 ;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_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0341_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0340_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0341_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0340_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 22.4139 2461121.9139 11.57 19:43:36.96 +03:02:50.7
41.70244 -10.15736 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 2.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J295.9121+03.0483 | 19:43:36.75 +03:02:52.6 (Gaia DR3) | NSINE (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J295.9121+03.0483,2461121.9139,11.57,0.05,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
ATO J295.9121+03.0483 20260322.4139 11.57CV 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/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-59-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0050.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_081239_TTUQ2b1x1_11389_wCmKuIAk/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-22_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_081239_TTUQ2b1x1_11389_wCmKuIAk/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:43:36.96 +03:02:50.7 ;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_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0341_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0340_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-57-48_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0341_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-54-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0340_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2376 2461124.7376 13.83 08:09:54.20 -04:23:59.1
226.16794 15.24375 galactic Mon Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 1.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:09:54.20 -04:23:59.1 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: F9 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.7376,13.83,0.05,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 20260325.2376 13.83CV 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/Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0106.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_005350_TTUQ2b1x1_9735_FjDIGKtn/fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-41-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_005350_TTUQ2b1x1_9735_FjDIGKtn/fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-42-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 08:09:54.20 -04:23:59.1 ;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_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-42-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0005_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-41-37_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0004_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-42-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0005_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-41-37_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0004_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,2461124.7376,14.64,0.05,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 20260325.2376 14.64CV 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/Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0106.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_005350_TTUQ2b1x1_9735_FjDIGKtn/fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-41-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_005350_TTUQ2b1x1_9735_FjDIGKtn/fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-42-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 08:51:32.91 -04:18:45.5 ;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_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-42-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0005_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-41-37_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0004_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-42-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0005_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-41-37_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0004_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2353 2461124.7353 13.61 07:23:00.96 +07:28:35.5
209.80169 10.40081 galactic CMi Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.0" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 07:23:00.96 +07:28:35.5 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: G9 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.7353,13.61,0.05,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 20260325.2353 13.61CV 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/CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:23:00.96 +07:28:35.5 ;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_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2353 2461124.7353 13.76 07:45:20.00 +07:59:50.0
211.82496 15.59232 galactic CMi Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.5" and 6.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 3145165208961570560 | 07:45:17.73 +08:00:15.2 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 3145165208961570560,2461124.7353,13.76,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 3145165208961570560 20260325.2353 13.76CV 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/CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:45:20.00 +07:59:50.0 ;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_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2353 2461124.7353 13.97 07:30:16.18 +05:41:37.6
212.24346 11.21981 galactic CMi Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 3141381415790102912 | 07:30:14.63 +05:42:17.8 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: A0 1950TOYal..22.....B BD+06 1692
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 3141381415790102912,2461124.7353,13.97,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 3141381415790102912 20260325.2353 13.97CV 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/CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:30:16.18 +05:41:37.6 ;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_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2353 2461124.7353 13.93 07:38:10.68 +06:57:58.9
211.97274 13.54591 galactic CMi Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.8" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J114.5486+06.9749 | 07:38:11.68 +06:58:29.8 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: G5 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J114.5486+06.9749,2461124.7353,13.93,0.05,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
ATO J114.5486+06.9749 20260325.2353 13.93CV 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/CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:38:10.68 +06:57:58.9 ;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_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_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,2461124.7353,13.96,0.05,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 20260325.2353 13.96CV 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/CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:38:38.90 +04:38:00.8 ;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_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_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,2461124.7353,14.33,0.05,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 20260325.2353 14.33CV 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/CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_004951_TTUQ2b1x1_26133_CRrXgGOp/fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:56:59.84 +03:22:41.2 ;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_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-39-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0001_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-19-27_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0145_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CMi-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-38-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0000_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,2461124.7476,12.83,0.05,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 20260325.2476 12.83CV 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/Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_010356_TTUQ2b1x1_7304_MqJZW9Ai/fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0018.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_010356_TTUQ2b1x1_7304_MqJZW9Ai/fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0019.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:06:22.01 +62:51:50.3 ;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_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0019_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0018_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0019_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0018_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2476 2461124.7476 14.46 07:06:04.19 +64:27:24.7
151.49507 25.84258 galactic Cam Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.9" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 1099976175735127296 | 07:06:08.69 +64:26:48.3 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 1099976175735127296,2461124.7476,14.46,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 1099976175735127296 20260325.2476 14.46CV 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/Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_010356_TTUQ2b1x1_7304_MqJZW9Ai/fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0018.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_010356_TTUQ2b1x1_7304_MqJZW9Ai/fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0019.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:06:04.19 +64:27:24.7 ;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_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0019_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0018_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0019_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_23-12-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cam-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_00-56-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0018_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2585 2461124.7585 13.59 11:46:44.50 -21:28:28.6
283.46480 38.93909 galactic Crt Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.6" and 3.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J176.6947-21.4774 | 11:46:44.50 -21:28:28.6 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J176.6947-21.4774,2461124.7585,13.59,0.05,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
ATO J176.6947-21.4774 20260325.2585 13.59CV 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/Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-30-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_012354_TTUQ2b1x1_13878_Lre9Z5G5/fd_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-11-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_012354_TTUQ2b1x1_13878_Lre9Z5G5/fd_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0037.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:46:44.50 -21:28:28.6 ;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_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-30-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0119_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-12-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0037_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-30-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0119_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-11-43_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0036_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-30-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0119_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-12-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0037_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-30-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0119_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Crt-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-11-43_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0036_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2686 2461124.7686 12.83 08:33:53.12 +56:23:55.4
161.21823 36.34880 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.4" and 1.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:33:53.12 +56:23:55.4 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.720+/-0.032 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.7686,12.83,0.05,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 20260325.2686 12.83CV 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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012752_TTUQ2b1x1_23047_UTpwvPhh/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0052.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012752_TTUQ2b1x1_23047_UTpwvPhh/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0053.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 08:33:53.12 +56:23:55.4 ;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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0053_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0052_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0053_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0052_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,2461124.7686,12.82,0.05,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 20260325.2686 12.82CV 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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012752_TTUQ2b1x1_23047_UTpwvPhh/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0052.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012752_TTUQ2b1x1_23047_UTpwvPhh/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0053.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 07:59:12.67 +51:00:35.8 ;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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0053_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0052_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0053_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0052_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2686 2461124.7686 12.95 08:36:17.01 +52:11:59.2
166.41573 36.95789 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 1.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J129.0620+52.2025 | 08:36:17.01 +52:11:59.2 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.2686* 08 36 17.01 +52 11 59.2 12.9 U UMa 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
ATO J129.0620+52.2025,2461124.7686,12.95,0.05,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
ATO J129.0620+52.2025 20260325.2686 12.95CV 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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012752_TTUQ2b1x1_23047_UTpwvPhh/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0052.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012752_TTUQ2b1x1_23047_UTpwvPhh/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0053.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 08:36:17.01 +52:11:59.2 ;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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0053_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0052_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-27-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0053_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0318_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-26-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0052_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.2614 2461124.7614 13.21 08:13:14.56 +45:59:35.9
173.80931 32.95733 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.5" and 6.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:13:14.56 +45:59:35.9 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: G3 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.7614,13.21,0.05,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 20260325.2614 13.21CV 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/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_012953_TTUQ2b1x1_20471_vhi1e25k/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0040.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_012953_TTUQ2b1x1_20471_vhi1e25k/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-16-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0041.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 08:13:14.56 +45:59:35.9 ;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_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0237_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-16-40_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0237_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-15-49_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0040_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0237_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-16-40_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0237_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_01-15-49_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0040_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,2461124.8806,12.99,0.05,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 20260325.3806 12.99CV 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/Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-54-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-55-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0046.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Her-10-Q2b1x1_040859_TTUQ2b1x1_8819_LPqczpIx/fd_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-07-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0075.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Her-10-Q2b1x1_040859_TTUQ2b1x1_8819_LPqczpIx/fd_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-08-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0076.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:13:09.96 +11:27:58.1 ;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_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-54-33_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0045_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-08-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0076_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-54-33_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0045_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-07-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0075_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-54-33_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0045_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-08-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0076_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-54-33_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0045_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-07-28_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0075_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3843 2461124.8843 12.84 17:56:25.72 +01:44:22.6
28.14342 13.02155 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 0.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ASAS J175623+0144.3 | 17:56:23.47 +01:44:21.0 (Gaia DR3) | MISC (local) | 391.514196000000 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ASAS J175623+0144.3,2461124.8843,12.84,0.05,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
ASAS J175623+0144.3 20260325.3843 12.84CV 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/Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_04-10-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0135.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_041435_TTUQ2b1x1_11469_rLDagz01/fd_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-12-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_041435_TTUQ2b1x1_11469_rLDagz01/fd_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-13-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 17:56:25.72 +01:44:22.6 ;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_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_04-10-36_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0135_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-13-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0082_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_04-10-36_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0135_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-12-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0081_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_04-10-36_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0135_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-13-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0082_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_04-10-36_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0135_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-12-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0081_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3869 2461124.8869 14.34 09:50:55.27 +28:33:05.1
200.01322 50.30658 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 2.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 09:50:55.27 +28:33:05.1 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=14.437+/- (unrealisitic color!)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.3869* 09 50 55.27 +28 33 05.1 14.3 U Leo 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,2461124.8869,14.34,0.05,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 20260325.3869 14.34CV 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/Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-33-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_041837_TTUQ2b1x1_15020_WIdAG3EM/fd_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-16-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_041837_TTUQ2b1x1_15020_WIdAG3EM/fd_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-17-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 09:50:55.27 +28:33:05.1 ;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_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-33-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0232_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-17-21_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0086_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-33-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0232_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-16-35_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0085_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-33-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0232_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-17-21_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0086_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-33-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0232_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-16-35_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0085_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 14.05 19:54:07.45 +34:04:27.4
69.91730 3.22985 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.6" and 0.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J298.5410+34.0800 | 19:54:07.45 +34:04:27.4 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J298.5410+34.0800,2461124.8832,14.05,0.05,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
ATO J298.5410+34.0800 20260325.3832 14.05CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:54:07.45 +34:04:27.4 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.86 19:41:21.56 +34:49:51.7
69.25470 5.88696 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.2" and 0.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J295.3441+34.8225 | 19:41:24.92 +34:49:34.7 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J295.3441+34.8225,2461124.8832,13.86,0.05,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
ATO J295.3441+34.8225 20260325.3832 13.86CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:41:21.56 +34:49:51.7 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.34 19:49:50.87 +36:32:15.2
71.60110 5.23213 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.0" and 1.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ASASSN-V J194953.44+363140.9 | 19:49:53.43 +36:31:40.6 (Gaia DR3) | SR (local) | 2458316.41660 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ASASSN-V J194953.44+363140.9,2461124.8832,13.34,0.05,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
ASASSN-V J194953.44+363140.9 20260325.3832 13.34CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:49:50.87 +36:32:15.2 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.54 19:37:43.52 +34:59:50.8
69.03938 6.61967 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 1.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J294.4326+34.9963 | 19:37:43.52 +34:59:50.8 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J294.4326+34.9963,2461124.8832,13.54,0.05,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
ATO J294.4326+34.9963 20260325.3832 13.54CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:37:43.52 +34:59:50.8 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.51 20:07:25.11 +38:28:46.6
75.08066 3.26529 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.5" and 1.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J301.8456+38.4771 | 20:07:22.95 +38:28:37.8 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J301.8456+38.4771,2461124.8832,13.51,0.05,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
ATO J301.8456+38.4771 20260325.3832 13.51CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:07:25.11 +38:28:46.6 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.64 20:03:45.92 +38:19:32.1
74.56719 3.78808 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.2" and 1.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J300.9372+38.3229 | 20:03:45.92 +38:19:32.1 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J300.9372+38.3229,2461124.8832,13.64,0.05,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
ATO J300.9372+38.3229 20260325.3832 13.64CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:03:45.92 +38:19:32.1 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.73 19:38:12.20 +34:11:44.3
68.37922 6.14835 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.5" and 1.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | HAT 199-00434 | 19:38:09.34 +34:12:11.9 (Gaia DR3) | LPV (local) | (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
HAT 199-00434,2461124.8832,13.73,0.05,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
HAT 199-00434 20260325.3832 13.73CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:38:12.20 +34:11:44.3 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.73 19:35:06.41 +35:38:11.3
69.34949 7.39358 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 0.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J293.7718+35.6369 | 19:35:06.41 +35:38:11.3 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J293.7718+35.6369,2461124.8832,13.73,0.05,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
ATO J293.7718+35.6369 20260325.3832 13.73CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:35:06.41 +35:38:11.3 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.79 19:53:16.42 +36:46:06.4
72.14975 4.75601 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 1.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 2071772067596884096 | 19:53:17.97 +36:45:24.2 (Gaia DR3) | E (local) | (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 2071772067596884096,2461124.8832,13.79,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 2071772067596884096 20260325.3832 13.79CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:53:16.42 +36:46:06.4 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 13.81 19:41:14.15 +40:09:34.0
73.94771 8.47862 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 0.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J295.3111+40.1650 | 19:41:14.15 +40:09:34.0 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J295.3111+40.1650,2461124.8832,13.81,0.05,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
ATO J295.3111+40.1650 20260325.3832 13.81CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:41:14.15 +40:09:34.0 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 14.07 19:53:58.19 +35:56:30.0
71.50821 4.21365 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.8" and 1.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J298.4909+35.9400 | 19:53:58.19 +35:56:30.0 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J298.4909+35.9400,2461124.8832,14.07,0.05,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
ATO J298.4909+35.9400 20260325.3832 14.07CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:53:58.19 +35:56:30.0 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_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,2461124.8832,14.23,0.05,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 20260325.3832 14.23CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:04:57.14 +34:27:50.9 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_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,2461124.8832,14.65,0.05,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 20260325.3832 14.65CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:15:34.74 +40:16:53.3 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3832 2461124.8832 14.47 19:15:53.74 +39:19:22.7
70.95949 12.45187 galactic Lyr Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.1" and 0.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ASAS J191552+3919.0 | 19:15:52.47 +39:18:57.8 (Gaia DR3) | LPV (local) | 96.800000000000 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE SpType: M8IIIe 2016A&A...594A..39F KIC 4252979
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ASAS J191552+3919.0,2461124.8832,14.47,0.05,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
ASAS J191552+3919.0 20260325.3832 14.47CV 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/Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_041244_TTUQ2b1x1_10639_slCTkVCc/fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0080.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:15:53.74 +39:19:22.7 ;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_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0080_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-44-43_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0035_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-11-14_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0079_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3894 2461124.8894 13.91 12:12:41.10 -14:00:50.7
288.86485 47.79639 galactic Crv Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 6.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 3570830385351817856 | 12:12:41.10 -14:00:50.7 (user input) | 2021A&A...648A..44M | | (position from user input) (the VSX policy as of May 2022 seems to be NOT to regard variables from 2021A&A...648A..44M as 'known' for the lack of classification)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 3570830385351817856,2461124.8894,13.91,0.05,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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 3570830385351817856 20260325.3894 13.91CV 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/Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_042231_TTUQ2b1x1_18522_pKN2yzTQ/fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0089.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_042231_TTUQ2b1x1_18522_pKN2yzTQ/fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0090.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 12:12:41.10 -14:00:50.7 ;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_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0090_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0089_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0090_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0089_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,2461124.8894,14.19,0.05,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 20260325.3894 14.19CV 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/Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_042231_TTUQ2b1x1_18522_pKN2yzTQ/fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0089.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_042231_TTUQ2b1x1_18522_pKN2yzTQ/fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0090.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:51:30.07 -11:25:25.7 ;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_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0090_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0089_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0090_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-17-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0379_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-20-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0089_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3959 2461124.8959 13.81 19:34:03.71 +26:04:40.1
60.81133 3.01692 galactic Vul Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.5" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J293.5109+26.0772 | 19:34:03.71 +26:04:40.1 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J293.5109+26.0772,2461124.8959,13.81,0.05,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
ATO J293.5109+26.0772 20260325.3959 13.81CV 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/Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0041.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0100.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:34:03.71 +26:04:40.1 ;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_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3959 2461124.8959 13.89 19:44:42.84 +26:06:25.6
62.01223 0.94803 galactic Vul Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.6" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J296.1833+26.1043 | 19:44:43.48 +26:06:01.6 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J296.1833+26.1043,2461124.8959,13.89,0.05,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
ATO J296.1833+26.1043 20260325.3959 13.89CV 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/Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0041.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0100.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:44:42.84 +26:06:25.6 ;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_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3959 2461124.8959 14.63 19:39:31.95 +25:45:06.5
61.12601 1.78377 galactic Vul Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 6.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J294.8854+25.7515 | 19:39:31.95 +25:45:06.5 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=1.113+/-0.142 (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J294.8854+25.7515,2461124.8959,14.63,0.05,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
ATO J294.8854+25.7515 20260325.3959 14.63CV 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/Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0041.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0100.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:39:31.95 +25:45:06.5 ;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_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_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,2461124.8959,14.51,0.05,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 20260325.3959 14.51CV 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/Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0041.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0100.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:59:47.92 +23:51:07.4 ;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_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_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,2461124.8959,14.54,0.05,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 20260325.3959 14.54CV 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/Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0041.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_043230_TTUQ2b1x1_1377_qW79pNxo/fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0100.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:17:27.06 +24:54:18.6 ;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_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-30-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0100_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-50-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0041_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-29-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0099_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.3995 2461124.8995 14.27 13:19:51.75 -22:16:42.3
311.54104 40.11770 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.0" and 5.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J199.9667-22.2790 | 13:19:51.75 -22:16:42.3 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=2.454+/- (Very red!)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.3995* 13 19 51.75 -22 16 42.3 14.3 U Vir 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
ATO J199.9667-22.2790,2461124.8995,14.27,0.05,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
ATO J199.9667-22.2790 20260325.3995 14.27CV 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/Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-51-10_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0478.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_043831_TTUQ2b1x1_28890_clW6fbz6/fd_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-34-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_043831_TTUQ2b1x1_28890_clW6fbz6/fd_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-35-34_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0106.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 13:19:51.75 -22:16:42.3 ;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_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-51-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0478_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-35-34_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-51-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0478_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-34-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0105_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-51-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0478_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-35-34_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0106_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-51-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0478_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-13-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-34-46_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0105_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4022 2461124.9022 13.47 18:29:06.20 +09:04:38.8
38.54568 9.05895 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.8" and 10.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J277.2777+09.0742 | 18:29:06.20 +09:04:38.8 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J277.2777+09.0742,2461124.9022,13.47,0.05,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
ATO J277.2777+09.0742 20260325.4022 13.47CV 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/Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:29:06.20 +09:04:38.8 ;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_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4022 2461124.9022 12.93 18:47:29.21 +09:35:21.3
41.04303 5.22618 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 9.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4311434479833206528 | 18:47:29.85 +09:35:11.4 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4311434479833206528,2461124.9022,12.93,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4311434479833206528 20260325.4022 12.93CV 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/Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:47:29.21 +09:35:21.3 ;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_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4022 2461124.9022 13.64 18:38:42.35 +07:06:25.6
37.83472 6.05332 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.0" and 10.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ASASSN-V J183842.25+070711.7 | 18:38:42.24 +07:07:11.7 (Gaia DR3) | SRS (local) | 27.909000000000 (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=0.421+/-0.054 (G)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ASASSN-V J183842.25+070711.7,2461124.9022,13.64,0.05,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
ASASSN-V J183842.25+070711.7 20260325.4022 13.64CV 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/Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:38:42.35 +07:06:25.6 ;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_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4022 2461124.9022 14.22 19:04:40.11 +10:02:30.0
43.36949 1.65861 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.0" and 10.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4310784114368310400 | 19:04:42.24 +10:02:59.2 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=1.922+/- (Very red!)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4310784114368310400,2461124.9022,14.22,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4310784114368310400 20260325.4022 14.22CV 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/Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:04:40.11 +10:02:30.0 ;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_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4022 2461124.9022 14.10 18:39:26.64 +06:10:53.2
37.08654 5.47338 galactic Ser Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.1" and 10.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4286307989106999936 | 18:39:26.70 +06:11:18.6 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4022* 18 39 26.64 +06 10 53.2 14.1 U Ser 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
Gaia DR3 4286307989106999936,2461124.9022,14.10,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4286307989106999936 20260325.4022 14.10CV 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/Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:39:26.64 +06:10:53.2 ;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_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_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 25.4022* 18 28 50.31 +05 27 58.6 14.1 U Ser 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,2461124.9022,14.11,0.05,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 20260325.4022 14.11CV 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/Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_044432_TTUQ2b1x1_23774_OiXJ6Soo/fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:28:50.31 +05:27:58.6 ;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_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-39-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0110_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_04-27-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0267_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ser-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-38-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0109_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4061 2461124.9061 13.51 17:57:28.63 -13:54:29.9
14.35807 5.27432 galactic Ser Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.3" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | NSVS J1757271-135449 | 17:57:27.25 -13:54:49.6 (Gaia DR3) | L: (local) | 90.000000000000 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4061* 17 57 28.63 -13 54 29.9 13.5 U Ser 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
NSVS J1757271-135449,2461124.9061,13.51,0.05,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
NSVS J1757271-135449 20260325.4061 13.51CV 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/Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0319.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_044632_TTUQ2b1x1_2577_FEmXCOgh/fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_044632_TTUQ2b1x1_2577_FEmXCOgh/fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0116.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 17:57:28.63 -13:54:29.9 ;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_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0116_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0115_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0116_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0115_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4061 2461124.9061 13.90 17:45:14.49 -13:01:49.6
13.62337 8.28886 galactic Ser Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.9" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J266.3077-13.0293 | 17:45:14.49 -13:01:49.6 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4061* 17 45 14.49 -13 01 49.6 13.9 U Ser 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
ATO J266.3077-13.0293,2461124.9061,13.90,0.05,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
ATO J266.3077-13.0293 20260325.4061 13.90CV 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/Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0319.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_044632_TTUQ2b1x1_2577_FEmXCOgh/fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_044632_TTUQ2b1x1_2577_FEmXCOgh/fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0116.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 17:45:14.49 -13:01:49.6 ;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_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0116_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0115_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0116_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0115_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 25.4061* 17 51 08.29 -13 08 19.7 14.2 U Ser 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,2461124.9061,14.16,0.05,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 20260325.4061 14.16CV 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/Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0319.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_044632_TTUQ2b1x1_2577_FEmXCOgh/fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_044632_TTUQ2b1x1_2577_FEmXCOgh/fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0116.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 17:51:08.29 -13:08:19.7 ;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_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0116_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0115_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-59_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0116_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-20-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0319_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Oph-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-44-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0115_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4049 2461124.9049 14.01 19:51:39.77 +41:44:35.2
76.31349 7.53266 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.9" and 3.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J297.9103+41.7424 | 19:51:39.77 +41:44:35.2 (user input) | IRR (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J297.9103+41.7424,2461124.9049,14.01,0.05,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
ATO J297.9103+41.7424 20260325.4049 14.01CV 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/Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0002.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:51:39.77 +41:44:35.2 ;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_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4049 2461124.9049 12.37 20:19:44.52 +47:52:31.3
84.20290 6.53671 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.9" and 2.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J304.9264+47.8826 | 20:19:45.02 +47:52:27.5 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J304.9264+47.8826,2461124.9049,12.37,0.05,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
ATO J304.9264+47.8826 20260325.4049 12.37CV 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/Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0002.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:19:44.52 +47:52:31.3 ;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_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4049 2461124.9049 13.75 19:52:17.58 +42:42:42.2
77.21962 7.91421 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 3.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 2078471396241806720 | 19:52:16.31 +42:43:17.9 (Gaia DR3) | ROT (local) | (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: A0IV/V 1928MeUpp..37....1S BD+42 3500 J-Ks=0.902+/- (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 2078471396241806720,2461124.9049,13.75,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 2078471396241806720 20260325.4049 13.75CV 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/Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0002.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:52:17.58 +42:42:42.2 ;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_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4049 2461124.9049 14.04 19:54:48.90 +41:58:57.0
76.81926 7.14521 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 3.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 19:54:48.90 +41:58:57.0 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: F6 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.9049,14.04,0.05,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 20260325.4049 14.04CV 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/Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0002.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:54:48.90 +41:58:57.0 ;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_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4049 2461124.9049 14.22 19:57:49.73 +44:56:51.6
79.67846 8.17552 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.0" and 3.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 19:57:49.73 +44:56:51.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: G8 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.9049,14.22,0.05,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 20260325.4049 14.22CV 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/Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0002.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_044834_TTUQ2b1x1_17979_DqMmP3RK/fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:57:49.73 +44:56:51.6 ;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_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-43-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0114_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-01-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0002_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-42-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0113_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 14.18 20:24:22.77 +31:17:14.2
71.04108 -3.62596 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.9" and 3.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J306.0919+31.2884 | 20:24:22.77 +31:17:14.2 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.634+/-0.040 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J306.0919+31.2884,2461124.9103,14.18,0.05,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
ATO J306.0919+31.2884 20260325.4103 14.18CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:24:22.77 +31:17:14.2 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 13.54 19:41:57.30 +33:22:49.9
68.04351 5.07115 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.6" and 3.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 2046939219517619072 | 19:41:58.50 +33:22:56.2 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 2046939219517619072,2461124.9103,13.54,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 2046939219517619072 20260325.4103 13.54CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:41:57.30 +33:22:49.9 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 13.45 19:34:17.30 +30:20:27.5
64.58258 5.02343 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.2" and 4.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J293.5794+30.3409 | 19:34:17.30 +30:20:27.5 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=2.374+/- (Very red!)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J293.5794+30.3409,2461124.9103,13.45,0.05,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
ATO J293.5794+30.3409 20260325.4103 13.45CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:34:17.30 +30:20:27.5 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 13.42 19:32:45.92 +33:53:28.1
67.56977 6.99398 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.2" and 3.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J293.1952+33.8893 | 19:32:45.92 +33:53:28.1 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J293.1952+33.8893,2461124.9103,13.42,0.05,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
ATO J293.1952+33.8893 20260325.4103 13.42CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:32:45.92 +33:53:28.1 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 13.28 19:28:37.24 +31:09:22.0
64.72502 6.48191 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.8" and 3.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J292.1630+31.1589 | 19:28:37.24 +31:09:22.0 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=1.622+/- (Very red! L if it's a dwarf)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J292.1630+31.1589,2461124.9103,13.28,0.05,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
ATO J292.1630+31.1589 20260325.4103 13.28CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:28:37.24 +31:09:22.0 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 13.54 20:16:23.11 +25:53:24.4
65.57709 -5.21626 galactic Vul Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 2.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J304.0884+25.8892 | 20:16:23.11 +25:53:24.4 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J304.0884+25.8892,2461124.9103,13.54,0.05,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
ATO J304.0884+25.8892 20260325.4103 13.54CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:16:23.11 +25:53:24.4 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 13.88 19:57:29.90 +33:16:00.1
69.58840 2.21148 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.3" and 1.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 2034386267059406080 | 19:57:27.51 +33:15:29.9 (Gaia DR3) | DSCT/GDOR (local) | F (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 2034386267059406080,2461124.9103,13.88,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 2034386267059406080 20260325.4103 13.88CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:57:29.90 +33:16:00.1 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 14.12 20:18:14.62 +32:35:38.4
71.37866 -1.81265 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.1" and 2.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J304.5598+32.6027 | 20:18:14.62 +32:35:38.4 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J304.5598+32.6027,2461124.9103,14.12,0.05,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
ATO J304.5598+32.6027 20260325.4103 14.12CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:18:14.62 +32:35:38.4 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4103 2461124.9103 14.09 20:08:41.02 +34:16:08.9
71.67358 0.77512 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.4" and 2.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J302.1778+34.2570 | 20:08:40.62 +34:15:24.9 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J302.1778+34.2570,2461124.9103,14.09,0.05,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
ATO J302.1778+34.2570 20260325.4103 14.09CV 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/Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0039.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_045436_TTUQ2b1x1_7070_iVJyJLsm/fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0122.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:08:41.02 +34:16:08.9 ;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_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-57_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0122_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-48-52_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0039_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-50-13_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0121_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4126 2461124.9126 12.26 11:00:23.89 +28:58:31.7
202.07527 65.48745 galactic LMi Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 4.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 732243274873973376 | 11:00:23.89 +28:58:31.7 (user input) | 2021A&A...648A..44M | | (position from user input) (the VSX policy as of May 2022 seems to be NOT to regard variables from 2021A&A...648A..44M as 'known' for the lack of classification) J-Ks=1.022+/-0.057 (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 732243274873973376,2461124.9126,12.26,0.05,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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 732243274873973376 20260325.4126 12.26CV 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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_050433_TTUQ2b1x1_2401_0nwFzUVc/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-53-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_050433_TTUQ2b1x1_2401_0nwFzUVc/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-54-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0126.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:00:23.89 +28:58:31.7 ;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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0366_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-54-24_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0126_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0366_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-53-38_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0125_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0366_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-54-24_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0126_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0366_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-53-38_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0125_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,2461124.9198,13.80,0.05,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 20260325.4198 13.80CV 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/Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0051.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0138.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:12:12.86 -01:27:15.0 ;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_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4198 2461124.9198 13.56 19:14:53.69 +02:09:51.7
37.54262 -4.22341 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 1.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J288.7277+02.1670 | 19:14:52.64 +02:10:23.4 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: A0 1986SAAOC..10...27K KK 881- 72
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J288.7277+02.1670,2461124.9198,13.56,0.05,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
ATO J288.7277+02.1670 20260325.4198 13.56CV 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/Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0051.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0138.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:14:53.69 +02:09:51.7 ;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_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_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,2461124.9198,13.97,0.05,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 20260325.4198 13.97CV 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/Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0051.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0138.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:02:17.34 +01:30:00.6 ;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_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_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,2461124.9198,14.14,0.05,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 20260325.4198 14.14CV 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/Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0051.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0138.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:44:29.35 -04:48:08.8 ;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_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4198 2461124.9198 14.12 19:05:15.21 -02:32:54.6
32.23502 -4.23457 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.0" and 2.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J286.3137-02.5495 | 19:05:15.21 -02:32:54.6 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J286.3137-02.5495,2461124.9198,14.12,0.05,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
ATO J286.3137-02.5495 20260325.4198 14.12CV 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/Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0051.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_050834_TTUQ2b1x1_21087_P0yjgWqx/fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0138.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:05:15.21 -02:32:54.6 ;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_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-04-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-00-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0051_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-03-56_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0137_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4161 2461124.9161 13.66 19:34:33.89 +16:19:39.5
52.33596 -1.80989 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.8" and 6.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4321850875042254336 | 19:34:33.50 +16:19:30.8 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=1.557+/-0.036 (Very red! L if it's a dwarf)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4321850875042254336,2461124.9161,13.66,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4321850875042254336 20260325.4161 13.66CV 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/Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0047.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0132.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:34:33.89 +16:19:39.5 ;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_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4161 2461124.9161 13.75 19:52:57.70 +14:24:51.5
52.86660 -6.61035 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J298.2252+14.4254 | 19:52:56.49 +14:25:07.6 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J298.2252+14.4254,2461124.9161,13.75,0.05,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
ATO J298.2252+14.4254 20260325.4161 13.75CV 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/Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0047.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0132.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:52:57.70 +14:24:51.5 ;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_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4161 2461124.9161 13.74 19:54:05.73 +15:17:50.6
53.77299 -6.40081 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.4" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J298.5129+15.3047 | 19:54:05.73 +15:17:50.6 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J298.5129+15.3047,2461124.9161,13.74,0.05,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
ATO J298.5129+15.3047 20260325.4161 13.74CV 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/Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0047.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0132.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:54:05.73 +15:17:50.6 ;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_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4161 2461124.9161 14.13 19:51:45.77 +15:55:43.4
54.03533 -5.59709 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.6" and 6.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 1819894573833540608 | 19:51:48.71 +15:55:52.1 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 1819894573833540608,2461124.9161,14.13,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 1819894573833540608 20260325.4161 14.13CV 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/Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0047.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0132.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:51:45.77 +15:55:43.4 ;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_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4161 2461124.9161 14.44 19:56:53.04 +16:22:50.2
55.05477 -6.42691 galactic Sge Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.3" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J299.2199+16.3787 | 19:56:53.04 +16:22:50.2 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J299.2199+16.3787,2461124.9161,14.44,0.05,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
ATO J299.2199+16.3787 20260325.4161 14.44CV 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/Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0047.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_050631_TTUQ2b1x1_14733_05lgLl4G/fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0132.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:56:53.04 +16:22:50.2 ;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_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-59-27_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0132_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-56-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0047_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_04-58-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0131_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4255 2461124.9255 13.47 20:43:04.34 +51:08:47.5
89.09556 5.38061 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.5" and 0.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 2180479652659338368 | 20:43:01.69 +51:09:09.6 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 2180479652659338368,2461124.9255,13.47,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 2180479652659338368 20260325.4255 13.47CV 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/Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-15-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_051837_TTUQ2b1x1_2120_iQKEOqG5/fd_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-12-10_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0143.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_051837_TTUQ2b1x1_2120_iQKEOqG5/fd_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-12-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0144.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:43:04.34 +51:08:47.5 ;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_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-15-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-12-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0144_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-15-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-12-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0143_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-15-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-12-54_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0144_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-15-01_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-12-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0143_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4292 2461124.9292 14.11 21:06:42.56 +37:13:48.8
81.15783 -6.80587 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.5" and 1.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J316.6867+37.2446 | 21:06:43.54 +37:14:20.3 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J316.6867+37.2446,2461124.9292,14.11,0.05,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
ATO J316.6867+37.2446 20260325.4292 14.11CV 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/Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0008.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_052033_TTUQ2b1x1_13679_OEboJEG0/fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-17-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0149.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_052033_TTUQ2b1x1_13679_OEboJEG0/fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-18-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 21:06:42.56 +37:13:48.8 ;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_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-18-12_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0150_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-17-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0149_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-18-12_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0150_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-17-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0149_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4292 2461124.9292 14.03 21:07:43.45 +36:47:08.4
80.96103 -7.25367 galactic Cyg Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.1" and 1.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J316.9365+36.7814 | 21:07:43.45 +36:47:08.4 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.193+/- (F)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J316.9365+36.7814,2461124.9292,14.03,0.05,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
ATO J316.9365+36.7814 20260325.4292 14.03CV 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/Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0008.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_052033_TTUQ2b1x1_13679_OEboJEG0/fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-17-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0149.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_052033_TTUQ2b1x1_13679_OEboJEG0/fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-18-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 21:07:43.45 +36:47:08.4 ;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_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-18-12_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0150_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-17-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0149_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-18-12_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0150_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-07-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0008_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cyg-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-17-29_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0149_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 25.4336* 13 21 48.98 -13 12 19.0 14.0 U Vir 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,2461124.9336,13.97,0.05,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 20260325.4336 13.97CV 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/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_052636_TTUQ2b1x1_15810_2goD6UPa/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-23-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_052636_TTUQ2b1x1_15810_2goD6UPa/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0154.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 13:21:48.98 -13:12:19.0 ;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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-24-40_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0154_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-23-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0153_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-24-40_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0154_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-23-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0153_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 25.4336* 13 30 16.73 -10 03 13.0 14.2 U Vir 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,2461124.9336,14.17,0.05,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 20260325.4336 14.17CV 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/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_052636_TTUQ2b1x1_15810_2goD6UPa/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-23-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_052636_TTUQ2b1x1_15810_2goD6UPa/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0154.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 13:30:16.73 -10:03:13.0 ;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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-24-40_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0154_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-23-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0153_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-24-40_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0154_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0204_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-23-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0153_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 25.4364* 12 44 45.38 +12 21 05.0 14.5 U Vir 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,2461124.9364,14.46,0.05,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 20260325.4364 14.46CV 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/Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-48-16_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Com-04-Q2b1x1_053033_TTUQ2b1x1_3218_EcsW76Qk/fd_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-27-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Com-04-Q2b1x1_053033_TTUQ2b1x1_3218_EcsW76Qk/fd_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-28-41_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 12:44:45.38 +12:21:05.0 ;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_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-48-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-28-41_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0158_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-48-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-27-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0157_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-48-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-28-41_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0158_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-48-16_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0138_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Com-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-27-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0157_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4312 2461124.9312 13.70 17:20:50.63 -17:41:37.9
6.46265 10.83107 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.4" and 7.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J260.2131-17.6964 | 17:20:50.63 -17:41:37.9 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J260.2131-17.6964,2461124.9312,13.70,0.05,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
ATO J260.2131-17.6964 20260325.4312 13.70CV 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/Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-08-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_052431_TTUQ2b1x1_23489_4toGKkl0/fd_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-19-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_052431_TTUQ2b1x1_23489_4toGKkl0/fd_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 17:20:50.63 -17:41:37.9 ;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_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-08-18_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0061_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-22-33_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0152_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-08-18_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0061_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-19-06_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0151_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-08-18_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0061_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-22-33_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0152_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_06-08-18_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0061_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-19-06_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0151_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4350 2461124.9350 13.94 20:22:52.02 +21:40:32.7
62.87779 -8.79154 galactic Vul Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.0" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 1829186099902137984 | 20:22:51.18 +21:40:56.7 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 1829186099902137984,2461124.9350,13.94,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 1829186099902137984 20260325.4350 13.94CV 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/Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0043.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0155.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0156.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:22:52.02 +21:40:32.7 ;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_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4350 2461124.9350 13.27 20:36:52.74 +18:35:20.4
62.18152 -13.24961 galactic Del Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J309.2082+18.5858 | 20:36:52.74 +18:35:20.4 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4351* 20 36 52.74 +18 35 20.4 13.3 U Del 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
ATO J309.2082+18.5858,2461124.9350,13.27,0.05,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
ATO J309.2082+18.5858 20260325.4350 13.27CV 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/Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0043.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0155.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0156.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:36:52.74 +18:35:20.4 ;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_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4350 2461124.9350 13.53 19:58:12.86 +22:16:19.0
60.28405 -3.65606 galactic Vul Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.7" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ZTF J195810.51+221546.1 | 19:58:10.51 +22:15:46.1 (Gaia DR3) | SR (local) | 2458250.77080 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ZTF J195810.51+221546.1,2461124.9350,13.53,0.05,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
ZTF J195810.51+221546.1 20260325.4350 13.53CV 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/Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0043.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0155.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0156.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:58:12.86 +22:16:19.0 ;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_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4350 2461124.9350 13.55 20:06:33.36 +20:03:50.0
59.42260 -6.47040 galactic Sge Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.3" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 1822690769335010560 | 20:06:32.44 +20:03:27.7 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 1822690769335010560,2461124.9350,13.55,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 1822690769335010560 20260325.4350 13.55CV 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/Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0043.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0155.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0156.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:06:33.36 +20:03:50.0 ;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_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4350 2461124.9350 14.12 20:15:03.60 +25:44:02.4
65.28110 -5.05376 galactic Vul Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ASASSN-V J201501.76+254418.1 | 20:15:01.75 +25:44:18.1 (Gaia DR3) | SR (local) | 167.000000000000 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ASASSN-V J201501.76+254418.1,2461124.9350,14.12,0.05,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
ASASSN-V J201501.76+254418.1 20260325.4350 14.12CV 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/Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0043.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0155.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_052832_TTUQ2b1x1_8879_wsKGDtPg/fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0156.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:15:03.60 +25:44:02.4 ;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_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-26-42_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0156_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-52-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0043_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Vul-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-25-53_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0155_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4379 2461124.9379 12.04 20:06:52.60 +09:51:12.9
50.63057 -11.85369 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4299649330059115776 | 20:06:52.74 +09:51:13.0 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=0.743+/-0.034 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4299649330059115776,2461124.9379,12.04,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4299649330059115776 20260325.4379 12.04CV 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/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-59-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0050.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_053232_TTUQ2b1x1_5109_FiIbxgsS/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-29-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_053232_TTUQ2b1x1_5109_FiIbxgsS/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-30-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:06:52.60 +09:51:12.9 ;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_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-30-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0160_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-29-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0159_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-30-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0160_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-29-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0159_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4379 2461124.9379 12.74 19:24:59.06 +01:59:32.6
38.55855 -6.53873 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J291.2477+01.9930 | 19:24:59.06 +01:59:32.6 (user input) | STOCH (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) SpType: F0 (LAMOST DR5)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J291.2477+01.9930,2461124.9379,12.74,0.05,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
ATO J291.2477+01.9930 20260325.4379 12.74CV 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/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-59-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0050.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_053232_TTUQ2b1x1_5109_FiIbxgsS/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-29-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_053232_TTUQ2b1x1_5109_FiIbxgsS/fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-30-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:24:59.06 +01:59:32.6 ;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_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-30-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0160_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-29-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0159_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-30-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0160_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_05-58-09_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0049_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-29-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0159_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4435 2461124.9435 14.33 12:17:48.34 +26:01:51.7
219.33515 82.40246 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 6.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 4008580461546566912 | 12:17:48.34 +26:01:51.7 (user input) | 2021A&A...648A..44M | | (position from user input) (the VSX policy as of May 2022 seems to be NOT to regard variables from 2021A&A...648A..44M as 'known' for the lack of classification) J-Ks=1.055+/-0.097 (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4435* 12 17 48.34 +26 01 51.7 14.3 U Com 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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 4008580461546566912,2461124.9435,14.33,0.05,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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 4008580461546566912 20260325.4435 14.33CV 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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_054037_TTUQ2b1x1_27498_XHc6CdNe/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-05_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0167.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_054037_TTUQ2b1x1_27498_XHc6CdNe/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0168.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 12:17:48.34 +26:01:51.7 ;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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0168_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-05_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0167_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0168_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-05_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0167_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4435 2461124.9435 14.46 12:20:04.83 +27:58:30.8
204.17955 82.99953 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 6.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 4009986565119891072 | 12:20:04.83 +27:58:30.8 (user input) | 2021A&A...648A..44M | | (position from user input) (the VSX policy as of May 2022 seems to be NOT to regard variables from 2021A&A...648A..44M as 'known' for the lack of classification) J-Ks=0.862+/-0.110 (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4435* 12 20 04.83 +27 58 30.8 14.5 U Com 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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 4009986565119891072,2461124.9435,14.46,0.05,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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 4009986565119891072 20260325.4435 14.46CV 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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_054037_TTUQ2b1x1_27498_XHc6CdNe/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-05_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0167.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_054037_TTUQ2b1x1_27498_XHc6CdNe/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0168.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 12:20:04.83 +27:58:30.8 ;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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0168_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-05_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0167_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-55_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0168_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-13-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0096_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-38-05_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0167_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4446 2461124.9446 13.16 11:14:48.70 +55:01:31.0
148.47861 57.04689 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.3" and 3.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 11:14:48.70 +55:01:31.0 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: PN 1918PLicO..13...75C NGC 3587
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4446* 11 14 48.70 +55 01 31.0 13.2 U UMa 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,2461124.9446,13.16,0.05,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 20260325.4446 13.16CV 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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-49-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0296.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_054230_TTUQ2b1x1_1304_9mcmiTmr/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_054230_TTUQ2b1x1_1304_9mcmiTmr/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-40-31_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0170.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:14:48.70 +55:01:31.0 ;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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-49-21_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0296_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-40-31_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0170_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-49-21_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0296_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0169_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-49-21_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0296_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-40-31_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0170_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-49-21_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0296_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0169_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4420 2461124.9420 13.79 18:45:17.05 -09:34:15.0
23.70958 -2.99527 galactic Sct Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.5" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4203359942935644544 | 18:45:19.29 -09:33:50.3 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4203359942935644544,2461124.9420,13.79,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4203359942935644544 20260325.4420 13.79CV 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/Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:45:17.05 -09:34:15.0 ;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_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4420 2461124.9420 12.93 18:24:12.29 -11:13:10.7
19.85772 0.84619 galactic Sct Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 6.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4154073470840831744 | 18:24:10.85 -11:13:34.7 (Gaia DR3) | L (local) | (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4154073470840831744,2461124.9420,12.93,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4154073470840831744 20260325.4420 12.93CV 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/Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:24:12.29 -11:13:10.7 ;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_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4420 2461124.9420 13.06 18:43:24.78 -05:46:05.8
26.88501 -0.84971 galactic Sct Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.7" and 6.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | GDS_J1843263-054620 | 18:43:26.31 -05:46:21.1 (Gaia DR3) | M (local) | 2458649.07010 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE J-Ks=0.921+/- (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
GDS_J1843263-054620,2461124.9420,13.06,0.05,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
GDS_J1843263-054620 20260325.4420 13.06CV 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/Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:43:24.78 -05:46:05.8 ;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_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4420 2461124.9420 13.57 18:31:25.67 -12:02:57.0
19.94590 -1.10532 galactic Sct Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 6.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J277.8564-12.0507 | 18:31:23.83 -12:03:09.2 (Gaia DR3) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J277.8564-12.0507,2461124.9420,13.57,0.05,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
ATO J277.8564-12.0507 20260325.4420 13.57CV 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/Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_053835_TTUQ2b1x1_6134_X8KxluJ9/fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:31:25.67 -12:02:57.0 ;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_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-36-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0166_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-32-39_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0190_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sct-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_05-35-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4670 2461124.9670 13.04 18:14:39.08 -16:17:22.0
14.29343 0.49459 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.6" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4097666879379986816 | 18:14:37.05 -16:17:55.8 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: G1Ib/II 1988MSS...C04....0H HD 167142
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4097666879379986816,2461124.9670,13.04,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4097666879379986816 20260325.4670 13.04CV 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/Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0191.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:14:39.08 -16:17:22.0 ;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_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4670 2461124.9670 13.42 18:28:46.51 -19:10:07.5
13.32913 -3.82627 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.6" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4093079304637346944 | 18:28:47.87 -19:10:42.4 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: G0 1949AnHar.112....1C HD 313350
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4093079304637346944,2461124.9670,13.42,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4093079304637346944 20260325.4670 13.42CV 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/Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0191.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:28:46.51 -19:10:07.5 ;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_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4670 2461124.9670 13.90 18:38:46.52 -15:23:32.7
17.78975 -4.22345 galactic Sct Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.6" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ASASSN-V J183849.28-152336.7 | 18:38:49.28 -15:23:36.8 (Gaia DR3) | SRS (local) | 26.193000000000 (local) | Gaia3var=VARIABLE
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ASASSN-V J183849.28-152336.7,2461124.9670,13.90,0.05,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
ASASSN-V J183849.28-152336.7 20260325.4670 13.90CV 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/Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0191.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:38:46.52 -15:23:32.7 ;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_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_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,2461124.9670,13.09,0.05,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 20260325.4670 13.09CV 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/Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0191.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_061500_TTUQ2b1x1_6783_2PpAjHyp/fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:31:49.81 -17:25:10.4 ;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_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-14-11_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0192_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-57-11_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Sgr-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-10-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0191_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,2461124.9735,13.46,0.05,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 20260325.4735 13.46CV 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/Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_062245_TTUQ2b1x1_27861_NBt65li5/fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_062245_TTUQ2b1x1_27861_NBt65li5/fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:02:00.51 +79:25:23.9 ;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_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-58_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-16_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-58_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-16_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_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,2461124.9735,13.47,0.05,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 20260325.4735 13.47CV 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/Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_062245_TTUQ2b1x1_27861_NBt65li5/fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_062245_TTUQ2b1x1_27861_NBt65li5/fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:37:38.22 +81:01:29.7 ;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_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-58_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-16_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-58_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_05-59-00_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-21-16_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0199_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,2461124.9748,13.65,0.05,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 20260325.4748 13.65CV 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/Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0526.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_062430_TTUQ2b1x1_19252_RUwDbduf/fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_062430_TTUQ2b1x1_19252_RUwDbduf/fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 12:51:55.89 +71:30:02.7 ;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_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0202_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0202_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0201_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 25.4748* 10 48 58.27 +70 06 55.3 13.1 U UMa 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,2461124.9748,13.14,0.05,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 20260325.4748 13.14CV 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/Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0526.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_062430_TTUQ2b1x1_19252_RUwDbduf/fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_062430_TTUQ2b1x1_19252_RUwDbduf/fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 10:48:58.27 +70:06:55.3 ;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_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0202_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0202_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0201_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,2461124.9748,13.99,0.05,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 20260325.4748 13.99CV 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/Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0526.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_062430_TTUQ2b1x1_19252_RUwDbduf/fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_062430_TTUQ2b1x1_19252_RUwDbduf/fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 13:01:17.75 +69:56:33.9 ;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_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0202_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-50_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0202_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_04-56-46_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0526_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-23-08_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0201_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 12.07 20:05:26.21 -11:05:04.9
31.13942 -21.39481 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:05:26.21 -11:05:04.9 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.838+/-0.033 (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.9776,12.07,0.05,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 20260325.4776 12.07CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:05:26.21 -11:05:04.9 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 12.14 20:06:16.25 -11:55:54.6
30.40439 -21.93588 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 6880765795510700416 | 20:06:16.25 -11:55:54.6 (user input) | 2021A&A...648A..44M | | (position from user input) (the VSX policy as of May 2022 seems to be NOT to regard variables from 2021A&A...648A..44M as 'known' for the lack of classification) J-Ks=0.616+/-0.029 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 6880765795510700416,2461124.9776,12.14,0.05,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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 6880765795510700416 20260325.4776 12.14CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:06:16.25 -11:55:54.6 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 12.00 20:04:26.02 -11:54:07.0
30.23162 -21.51506 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:04:26.02 -11:54:07.0 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.466+/-0.029 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.9776,12.00,0.05,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 20260325.4776 12.00CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:04:26.02 -11:54:07.0 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 11.51 20:04:32.21 -11:48:01.9
30.34199 -21.49559 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4190609073995019136 | 20:04:32.23 -11:48:02.7 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=0.734+/-0.033 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 4190609073995019136,2461124.9776,11.51,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4190609073995019136 20260325.4776 11.51CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:04:32.21 -11:48:01.9 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 12.09 20:05:53.73 -11:39:00.9
30.63856 -21.73470 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:05:53.73 -11:39:00.9 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.761+/-0.035 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.9776,12.09,0.05,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 20260325.4776 12.09CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:05:53.73 -11:39:00.9 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 12.13 20:05:28.63 -10:57:48.7
31.26183 -21.35257 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.5" and 8.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:05:28.63 -10:57:48.7 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.466+/-0.035 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.9776,12.13,0.05,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 20260325.4776 12.13CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:05:28.63 -10:57:48.7 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 11.86 20:07:11.69 -11:30:35.3
30.91969 -21.96470 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 6880884989446105344 | 20:07:11.64 -11:30:36.8 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=0.437+/-0.030 (G)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 25.4776* 20 07 11.69 -11 30 35.3 11.9 U Cap 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
Gaia DR3 6880884989446105344,2461124.9776,11.86,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 6880884989446105344 20260325.4776 11.86CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:07:11.69 -11:30:35.3 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4776 2461124.9776 12.06 20:06:02.14 -10:46:07.2
31.51375 -21.39427 galactic Aql Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:06:02.14 -10:46:07.2 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.772+/-0.033 (K)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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,2461124.9776,12.06,0.05,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 20260325.4776 12.06CV 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/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0217.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-32-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_062844_TTUQ2b1x1_29221_t4dys0zT/fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 20:06:02.14 -10:46:07.2 ;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_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-28-01_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0206_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-31-15_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0217_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Aql-06-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-27-06_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0205_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4819 2461124.9819 12.69 19:37:25.28 +70:24:57.2
102.22545 21.72499 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.5" and 1.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 2263182370372871168 | 19:37:21.41 +70:24:30.6 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: G0V 1948UppAn...2d....S BD+70 1079 J-Ks=0.440+/-0.085 (G)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
Gaia DR3 2263182370372871168,2461124.9819,12.69,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 2263182370372871168 20260325.4819 12.69CV 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/Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0209.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_063459_TTUQ2b1x1_30107_X18CgW03/fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-33-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0211.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_063459_TTUQ2b1x1_30107_X18CgW03/fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-34-10_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0212.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:37:25.28 +70:24:57.2 ;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_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-34-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0212_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-33-24_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0211_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-34-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0212_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-33-24_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0211_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,2461124.9819,13.46,0.05,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 20260325.4819 13.46CV 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/Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0209.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_063459_TTUQ2b1x1_30107_X18CgW03/fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-33-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0211.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_063459_TTUQ2b1x1_30107_X18CgW03/fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-34-10_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0212.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 18:55:25.22 +67:23:42.3 ;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_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-34-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0212_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-33-24_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0211_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-34-10_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0212_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-10-12_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0209_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Dra-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-33-24_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0211_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4843 2461124.9843 12.59 22:16:40.18 +54:38:46.0
101.71611 -1.72170 galactic Lac Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.5" and 0.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ZTF J221643.06+543900.6 | 22:16:42.84 +54:38:39.9 (Gaia DR3) | RS (local) | 2458360.80840 (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: A0 1955ApJS....2...75M LF 4 +54 309
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ZTF J221643.06+543900.6,2461124.9843,12.59,0.05,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
ZTF J221643.06+543900.6 20260325.4843 12.59CV 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/Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-35-41_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0036.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_063814_TTUQ2b1x1_30629_X2155SJG/fd_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-36-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_063814_TTUQ2b1x1_30629_X2155SJG/fd_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-37-34_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0216.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 22:16:40.18 +54:38:46.0 ;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_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-35-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0036_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-37-34_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0216_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-35-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0036_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-36-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0215_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-35-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0036_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-37-34_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0216_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-35-41_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0036_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Lac-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-36-50_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0215_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,2461124.9893,13.71,0.05,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 20260325.4893 13.71CV 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/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-12-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0067.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_064602_TTUQ2b1x1_22825_ltd6wyFP/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-44-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_064602_TTUQ2b1x1_22825_ltd6wyFP/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-44-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 22:28:00.81 +79:01:40.3 ;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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-12-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0067_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-44-45_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0224_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-12-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0067_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-44-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0223_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-12-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0067_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-44-45_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0224_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-12-22_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0067_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-44-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0223_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 03 25.4934 2461124.9934 13.02 19:42:26.78 +60:39:46.4
92.85623 17.53298 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.1" and 7.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J295.6071+60.6618 | 19:42:26.78 +60:39:46.4 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
ATO J295.6071+60.6618,2461124.9934,13.02,0.05,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
ATO J295.6071+60.6618 20260325.4934 13.02CV 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/Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-59-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_065207_TTUQ2b1x1_31625_YIVMXdLH/fd_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-49-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0229.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_065207_TTUQ2b1x1_31625_YIVMXdLH/fd_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-50-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 19:42:26.78 +60:39:46.4 ;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_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-59-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0233_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-50-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0230_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-59-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0233_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-49-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0229_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-59-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0233_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-50-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0230_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_06-59-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0233_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Cep-05-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-49-58_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0229_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif