This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
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 01 21.1434* 23 22 44.50 +39 32 50.9 13.1 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
target,2461061.6434,13.12,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260121.1434 13.12CV 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 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 23:22:44.50 +39:32:50.9 ;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_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0125_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0124_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0125_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0124_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 01 21.1434 2461061.6434 13.79 00:36:18.24 +40:19:34.0
119.81160 -22.45393 galactic And Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" 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 | Gaia DR3 varaible 380801867868485376 | 00:36:18.24 +40:19:34.0 (user input) | | 2022yCat.1358....0G | (position from user input) Gaia DR3 varaible (the VSX policy as of July 2022 is to regard variables from Gaia DR3 as 'known') SpType: K0 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.540+/-0.054 (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!
TCP 2026 01 21.1434* 00 36 18.24 +40 19 34.0 13.8 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
Gaia DR3 varaible 380801867868485376,2461061.6434,13.79,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 varaible 380801867868485376 20260121.1434 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 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 00:36:18.24 +40:19:34.0 ;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_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0125_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0124_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0125_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0124_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 01 21.1434 2461061.6434 14.36 23:48:57.71 +36:41:29.8
109.20626 -24.50937 galactic And Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.6" 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 | Gaia DR3 2879601853427469696 | 23:48:58.58 +36:40:50.8 (Gaia DR3) | DSCT/GDOR (local) | (local) | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=0.452+/-0.059 (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 01 21.1434* 23 48 57.71 +36 41 29.8 14.4 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
Gaia DR3 2879601853427469696,2461061.6434,14.36,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 2879601853427469696 20260121.1434 14.36CV 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 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 23:48:57.71 +36:41:29.8 ;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_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0125_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0124_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0125_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0127_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0124_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
Processing complete!
Total number of candidates identified: 3
Processing log:
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.65271176 23.12.2025 03:39:44.296 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
First image: 2461032.65271176 23.12.2025 03:39:44.296 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
Last image: 2461061.64377284 21.01.2026 03:26:51.973 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 112 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 16004
Objects passed selection criteria: 15987
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 15173.8
Average stars matched: 14916.8 (98.3063 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 117912 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Wed Jan 14 09:05:05 CST 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-183-g45c3f81a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-01-14)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Jan 21 01:02:40 CST 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.65271176 23.12.2025 03:39:44.296 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
First image: 2461032.65271176 23.12.2025 03:39:44.296 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
Last image: 2461061.64377284 21.01.2026 03:26:51.973 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 96
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.25
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 183 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 2.1 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 2.1 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 104108
Objects passed selection criteria: 103870
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 99386.5
Average stars matched: 96763 (97.3603 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 1885040 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Wed Jan 14 09:05:05 CST 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-183-g45c3f81a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-01-14)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Jan 21 01:08:13 CST 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Filtering log:
######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 14.5
FLAT_FIELD_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2025-12-22.fit
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 25
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= 500
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 3000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 2000
OMP_NUM_THREADS=
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 3.5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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Reference image directory is set to /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.china-vo.org
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
And-04-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting And-04-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing And-04-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 194865 MB at /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 194865 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.png' -> 'transient_report/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits_preview.png'
And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
renamed 'And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.png' -> 'transient_report/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits_preview.png'
And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 553.6137
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 662.1434
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1222.3578
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 656.0218
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1224.0107
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 654.9101
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.20796
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2025-12-22.fit
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
Exploring image header: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Header: 61 keys total, 10 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/d_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits :)
Spent 0.527376 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/d_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2025-12-22.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 38918.354428
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=27736.5, right_median=26453.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2025-12-22.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
Exploring image header: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Header: 61 keys total, 10 keys left
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Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/d_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits :)
Spent 0.536076 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-01-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/d_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2025-12-22.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 38918.354428
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=27736.5, right_median=26453.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2025-12-22.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
after the calibration attempt:
SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
The reference JD(UT) for computing planet and comet positions: 2461061.64309491
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits'
wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits'
wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits'
wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits'
The image scale is 5.89"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:59:56.871 +38:01:10.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.048 +37:59:57.83
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:59:56.871 +38:01:10.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:03.588 +37:59:28.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.04 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:00:01.048 +37:59:57.83
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:03.588 +37:59:28.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01159 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits &> /tmp/tmp.G9gki0zbrx
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uLFOcIEUPe
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.38lnRoyajz
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rpxvDvGdmg
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits and wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits and wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits and wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat) found
'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Matched with Tycho-2 134 out of 16897 detected stars.
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.980985
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.980985
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.45
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.45
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Filter-out faint candidates...
Filter-out suspiciously bright candidates...
Filter-out candidates with large difference between measured mags in one epoch...
Filter-out small-amplitude flares...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
2.0 pix And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
2.1 pix fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
2.1 pix fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
15.5 mag. And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
15.2 mag. fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
15.2 mag. fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 12.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 14.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.G9gki0zbrx (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1333, passed=16897
Got 16897 stars (including 15544 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16897 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013058 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010447 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 297 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.87"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.92"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 337 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.75"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 4.76"
Excluding outliers - 304 stars left (next iteration limit 253)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.uLFOcIEUPe (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1337, passed=16818
Got 16818 stars (including 15449 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16818 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.38lnRoyajz (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1048, passed=13686
Got 13686 stars (including 12618 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13686 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.rpxvDvGdmg (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1019, passed=13701
Got 13701 stars (including 12661 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13701 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits' -> '/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits' -> '/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20971.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
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Considering the candidate 20956_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 20956_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:45:24.92 +39:17:15.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20971_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 20971_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:51:54.64 +37:55:30.8 in Gaia DR2 single (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=12.41, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.39, VIZIER_COMMAND=#lib/vizquery -site=vizier.china-vo.org -mime=text -source=I/345/gaia2 -out.max=3 -out.add=_r -out.form=mini -sort=Gmag Gmag=0.0..13.39 -c=23:51:54.64 +37:55:30.8 -c.rs=14.75 -out=Source,RA_ICRS,DE_ICRS,Gmag,RPmag,Var#)VIZIER_GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.313 2881271874150860928 357.97774639057 +37.92516227179 12.2391 11.7990 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.313#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
Prepared the HTML report for the field And-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list_bsc.txt
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list_tycho2.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.89"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:59:56.871 +38:01:10.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.048 +37:59:57.83
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:59:56.871 +38:01:10.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:03.588 +37:59:28.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.04 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:00:01.048 +37:59:57.83
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:03.588 +37:59:28.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01159 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AIr4PAhY91
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fQ5PVp1K8e
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hIkkIKbKJb
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cjWJxmSJ4c
Parallel run for /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits and wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits and wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits and wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat) found
'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Matched with Tycho-2 165 out of 108511 detected stars.
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.268440
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.268440
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.25
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Filter-out faint candidates...
Filter-out suspiciously bright candidates...
Filter-out candidates with large difference between measured mags in one epoch...
Filter-out small-amplitude flares...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 83 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
1.9 pix And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
1.9 pix fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
1.9 pix fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
15.0 mag. And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
14.7 mag. fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
14.7 mag. fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 14.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.AIr4PAhY91 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=28, blended=8803, passed=108483
Got 108483 stars (including 99498 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 108483 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013058 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010447 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 283 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.89"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 330 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.87"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 4.89"
Excluding outliers - 291 stars left (next iteration limit 245)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.fQ5PVp1K8e (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=42, blended=8707, passed=108674
Got 108674 stars (including 99794 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 108674 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-40-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0128.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.hIkkIKbKJb (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=27, blended=6312, passed=91674
Got 91674 stars (including 85202 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 91674 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.cjWJxmSJ4c (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate...
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
verification OK: /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat
The fraction of blended stars is high!
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=6173, passed=91161
Got 91161 stars (including 84822 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 91161 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /mnt/usb2/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-01-20_CI_And-04-Q1b1x1_230317_TTUQ1b1x1_8030_2m9DSSIR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
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Considering the candidate 127129_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127129_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:30:07.69 +35:01:06.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127135_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127135_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:28:51.37 +40:27:06.2 in Gaia DR2 blend (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=14.12, BLEND_MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=, VIZIER_COMMAND=#lib/vizquery -site=vizier.china-vo.org -mime=text -source=I/345/gaia2 -out.max=3 -out.add=_r -out.form=mini -sort=Gmag Gmag=0.0..15.10 -c=00:28:51.37 +40:27:06.2 -c.rs=14.75 -out=Source,RA_ICRS,DE_ICRS,Gmag,RPmag,Var#)
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Considering the candidate 127147_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127147_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:31:52.23 +35:07:13.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127154_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127154_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (15.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 127156_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127156_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:53:55.49 +38:21:12.2 in Gaia DR2 blend (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=13.95, BLEND_MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=, VIZIER_COMMAND=#lib/vizquery -site=vizier.china-vo.org -mime=text -source=I/345/gaia2 -out.max=3 -out.add=_r -out.form=mini -sort=Gmag Gmag=0.0..14.93 -c=23:53:55.49 +38:21:12.2 -c.rs=14.75 -out=Source,RA_ICRS,DE_ICRS,Gmag,RPmag,Var#)
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Considering the candidate 127163_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127163_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:26:45.75 +33:31:25.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127187_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127187_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:04:21.04 +34:45:14.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127200_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127200_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:21:33.17 +39:55:07.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127202_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127202_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:41:06.77 +39:27:30.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127227_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127227_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:51:27.08 +40:12:37.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127251_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127251_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:29:52.89 +40:36:45.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127268_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
Preparing report for the candidate 127268_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
Successfully moved And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.png to transient_report/127268_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_reference.png
Successfully moved And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.png to transient_report/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits_preview.png
Successfully moved fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.png to transient_report/127268_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_discovery1.png
Successfully moved fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.png to transient_report/127268_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_discovery2.png
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Considering the candidate 127276_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127276_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:36:54.75 +37:31:34.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127278_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127278_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:21:57.23 +34:38:24.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127295_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127295_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:28:33.14 +38:50:41.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127321_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127321_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:22:03.41 +40:52:41.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127334_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127334_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:58:26.13 +36:05:23.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127337_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127337_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:32:02.24 +38:59:51.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127339_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127339_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:28:48.81 +36:54:26.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127340_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127340_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:10:54.31 +32:40:17.2 in Gaia DR2 single (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=13.67, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.65, VIZIER_COMMAND=#lib/vizquery -site=vizier.china-vo.org -mime=text -source=I/345/gaia2 -out.max=3 -out.add=_r -out.form=mini -sort=Gmag Gmag=0.0..14.65 -c=00:10:54.31 +32:40:17.2 -c.rs=14.75 -out=Source,RA_ICRS,DE_ICRS,Gmag,RPmag,Var#)VIZIER_GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.884 2862035231027606784 002.72671303587 +32.67105968455 14.2383 13.7629 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.884#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 127343_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
Preparing report for the candidate 127343_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
Successfully moved And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.png to transient_report/127343_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_reference.png
The output file transient_report/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits_preview.png already exist
Successfully moved fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.png to transient_report/127343_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_discovery1.png
Successfully moved fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.png to transient_report/127343_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_discovery2.png
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Considering the candidate 127349_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127349_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:35:53.05 +40:08:48.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127353_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127353_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:42:48.09 +36:07:38.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127355_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127355_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:35:19.10 +40:00:38.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127357_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127357_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:55:49.23 +37:41:16.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127367_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127367_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:24:10.96 +38:52:53.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127405_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127405_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:31:04.91 +40:30:06.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127411_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127411_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:03:26.41 +38:06:54.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127429_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127429_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:36:10.26 +40:55:51.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127433_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127433_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:41:23.07 +42:03:18.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127478_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127478_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:15:33.19 +40:15:08.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127513_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127513_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:36:04.68 +40:16:04.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127535_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 127535_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:22:05.21 +38:05:04.2 in Gaia DR2 single (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=14.30, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.28, VIZIER_COMMAND=#lib/vizquery -site=vizier.china-vo.org -mime=text -source=I/345/gaia2 -out.max=3 -out.add=_r -out.form=mini -sort=Gmag Gmag=0.0..15.28 -c=23:22:05.21 +38:05:04.2 -c.rs=14.75 -out=Source,RA_ICRS,DE_ICRS,Gmag,RPmag,Var#)VIZIER_GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.354 1916908264292521216 350.52157471269 +38.08413886953 14.8478 14.2673 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.354#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 127598_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
Preparing report for the candidate 127598_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
Successfully moved And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.png to transient_report/127598_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_reference.png
The output file transient_report/And-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-39-44_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0127.fits_preview.png already exist
Successfully moved fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-25-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0124.png to transient_report/127598_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_discovery1.png
Successfully moved fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.png to transient_report/127598_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_discovery2.png
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Considering the candidate 59963_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125
The candidate 59963_fd_And-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-26-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125 did not pass the final checks
