## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461061.98752773 21.01.2026 11:41:52.396   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
First image: 2461061.98752773 21.01.2026 11:41:52.396   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
Last  image: 2461124.99509745 25.03.2026 11:52:46.420   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.55
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: 2 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):  5371
Objects passed selection criteria:  5339
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.4    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.4    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 3315.75
Average stars matched: 3233.75 (97.527 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   112004 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on  Sat Mar 21 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc88-354-ge3e751fc
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Mar 25 06:56:21 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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ERROR running VaST on the field UMa-08-Q2b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus?)

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.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= 15.0
FLAT_FIELD_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-03-20.fit
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
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= 4
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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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
UMa-08-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-08-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-08-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 222670 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 222670 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits_preview.png'

UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits


renamed 'UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits_preview.png'

UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.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= 496.7166
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 516.7797
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3086.5454
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 741.5986
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3411.5910
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 827.8075
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 6.2139
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.104
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-03-20.fit
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     8.77999973297119 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
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Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING=                    1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Record 20: "XPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
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Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP=                -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.fit
CCD-TEMP= -15.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
CCD-TEMP= -14.900000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/d_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits :)

Spent 0.490055 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/d_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-03-20.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37165.080609
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23810.0, right_median=27365.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-03-20.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                -15.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                -14.9 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     8.85000038146973 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -14.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
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Record 54: "FOCUSTEM=     8.85000038146973 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 55: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN'           / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 56: "EQUINOX =               2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 57: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 58: "QHY_EXP =            20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 59: "QHY_PP  =              13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
Record 60: "QHY_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 61: "GPS_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 62: "QHY_FP  =           20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 63: "QHY_CPL =               6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
Record 64: "QHY_LPF =             235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_AET =           20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
SET-TEMP= -15.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.fit
CCD-TEMP= -14.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
CCD-TEMP= -14.900000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/d_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits :)

Spent 0.485254 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-15C_20s_2026-03-21.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/d_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-03-20.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37165.080609
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23810.0, right_median=27365.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-03-20.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.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=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits



fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_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 --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.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: 2461124.99454292
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_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits'
wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:42:24.745 +53:59:19.54
Second-epoch image center 12:42:21.619 +53:59:45.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 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 12:42:24.745 +53:59:19.54
Second-epoch image center 12:42:20.947 +54:00:22.62
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 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  12:42:21.619 +53:59:45.49
Second-epoch second image center 12:42:20.947 +54:00:22.62
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01044 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits &> /tmp/tmp.En0loYggrQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits &> /tmp/tmp.atpMsNiuVa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits &> /tmp/tmp.m4u14VL673
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dm2nua3vFn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.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_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits and wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.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_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits and wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat 
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits and wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat) found
'wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.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 3547 out of 6598 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.939160
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.939160
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.55
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.39

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.39

Magnitude calibration plot:


____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
 2.3 pix  UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.4 mag.  UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
 15.4 mag.  UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
 13.4 mag.  fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
 13.1 mag.  fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.1 (SNR )  10.5 (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 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.En0loYggrQ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=387, passed=6598
Got 6598 stars (including 6202 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6598 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 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: 0.28" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits -region wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.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.atpMsNiuVa (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=367, passed=6692
Got 6692 stars (including 6315 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6692 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 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: 0.24" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22" 
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits -region wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.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.m4u14VL673 (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 (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.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=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=96, passed=1193
Got 1193 stars (including 1093 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1193 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 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: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.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.dm2nua3vFn (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 (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.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=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=86, passed=1071
Got 1071 stars (including 985 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1071 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 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: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 956 stars left (next iteration limit 1051)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.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_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/wcs_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/wcs_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 20292_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 20292_fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 03 25.49510    2461124.99510    9.27    12:08:09.01 +55:27:52.4   7729 2156   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits

**** FOUND  12:08:09.05 +55:27:52.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-08-Q2b1x1 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 --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
  
Last  image: 2461124.99454292 25.03.2026 11:51:58.508 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field UMa-08-Q2b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus? -- transient_factory_test31.txt)
____ VaST output ____

--==VaST 1.0rc89==--

Parsing command line arguments...
opt 'r': assuming no rotation larger than 15.0 degrees!
opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor
opt '5': 4.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius!
opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching!
opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source!
opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted!
opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope)
opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag!
WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars.
opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done!
opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually!
opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored!
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images

Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks

Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found.
This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file.
Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA)...  OK
Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor
Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files.
Done with cleaning!

 VaST was started with the following command line: 
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits 


Preparing to process 4 input FITS images...


######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ########
transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search!
transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search!
transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit
transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!!
transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3
transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars
transient search mode: not discarding large sources
################
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  8500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  2000.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Setting the fixed star match radius of 4.00 pix
We have 4 images to process.
The number of processor cores determined from /proc/cpuinfo is 24.
Running SExtractor in 4 parallel threads...
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  8500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  2000.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00001.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits > image00001.cat.sex_log 2>&1
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  8500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  2000.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  8500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  2000.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  8500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  2000.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00002.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits > image00002.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.7,4.7,4.3,5.2,5.7,6.2 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.8,4.8,4.3,5.3,5.7,6.2 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 5.3,5.3,4.8,5.8,6.4,6.9 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00002.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits > image00002.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 5.2,5.2,4.7,5.7,6.3,6.8 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00001.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits > image00001.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Parent process says: we are done fork()ing.
Waiting for thread 3 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Waiting for thread 2 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-42-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0573.fits
Waiting for thread 1 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits


Done with SExtractor!

TIMING SExtractor: 7 seconds


Matching stars between images!

No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine.
Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-21T11:41:52.3967429
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-21T11:41:52.3967429

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-01-21T11:41:52.396
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-41-52_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0572.fits
Exposure 20 sec, 21.01.2026 11:41:52.396 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461061.98752773 mid. exp.
The reference image star  9198.739    31.232 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8553.959    16.817 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8919.172    16.226 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9457.941    15.775 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7602.399    12.272 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7522.308    11.204 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9307.995     7.435 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9257.289    10.192 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8441.496     9.718 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7641.520     7.512 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more reference image stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 26854, (26854 good for image matching)
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 5
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 4056
 * rejected close to frame edge: 120
 * rejected as being too small (<1.3 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>5.2 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 31
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.

Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied.
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.28
Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.3  (5.0 sigma detection)
The simple faintest star detection limit= -6.7
80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -7.8
Selected detection limit= -7.8
Final detection limit= -7.8 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0)

Parameter box for transient search:    10.05.3 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 41
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    26558 * detected, using  494/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.001005, number_of_ambiguous_matches=27 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.001005, number_of_ambiguous_matches=27 
24929 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.001005, number_of_ambiguous_matches=27 
24929 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.001005, number_of_ambiguous_matches=27 
24929 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.008
    26558 stars detected, 24929 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 23865, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 23865 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 23865 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00000*X_pix +0.00000*Y_pix -0.00535
Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)...
Computing robust linear magnitude calibration.
Used 22505 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.31
    28483 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
Magnitude calibration is performed successfully!
Saving observations to the cache... OK
memory:  117032 kB used, 130384 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-03-25T11:51:58.5083017
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-03-25T11:51:58.5083017

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-03-25T11:51:58.508
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-51-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits
The star  9471.259    39.952 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8299.941    44.392 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7832.825    48.853 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8919.361    73.845 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8157.959    85.511 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8105.256   122.834 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8454.377   169.322 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8463.172   191.314 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8792.072   194.705 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9234.203   198.677 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 8018
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 385
 * rejected close to frame edge: 39
 * rejected as being too small (<1.2 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.7 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 21
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
     8018 * detected, using  149/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000176, number_of_ambiguous_matches=5 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000140, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
7795 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000140, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
7795 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000140, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
7795 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   3.490
     8018 stars detected,  7795 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 7189, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 7189 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 6638 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00015*X_pix +0.00005*Y_pix -0.60082
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_B * Y_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 6638 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -8.04
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    28483 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
The transient candidate (new frame position  7422.971   829.969 ; ref frame position:  7557.107  1002.013) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7417.712   396.650 ; ref frame position:  7578.333   571.096) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7465.664   401.930 ; ref frame position:  7625.682   579.275) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7444.325  1788.712 ; ref frame position:  7519.806  1956.037) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7391.976   366.545 ; ref frame position:  7554.584   539.607) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7463.326   644.098 ; ref frame position:  7608.574   819.778) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7476.392   538.045 ; ref frame position:  7628.038   715.190) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7339.047    22.625 ; ref frame position:  7522.960   194.611) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7471.224  1035.828 ; ref frame position:  7592.511  1209.530) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7373.270   211.327 ; ref frame position:  7545.463   384.219) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7419.979  1294.715 ; ref frame position:  7525.760  1463.656) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7457.418  1149.284 ; ref frame position:  7571.859  1321.428) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
The transient candidate (new frame position  7497.335  1385.558 ; ref frame position:  7597.119  1558.659) is rejected as at the reference frame it would land at a bad region listed in bad_region.lst
memory:  123484 kB used, 130384 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-03-25T11:52:46.4207930
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-03-25T11:52:46.4207930

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-03-25T11:52:46.420
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-25_CI_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_065407_TTUQ2b1x1_11319_15aXkaWA/fd_UMa-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-25_06-52-46_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
The star  9470.072    46.395 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7832.459    55.516 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8918.196    80.269 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8156.979    91.823 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8104.328   129.006 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8462.133   197.696 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9233.066   205.095 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8791.050   201.126 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7542.305   213.226 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7809.510   241.523 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 7662
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 5
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 1
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 364
 * rejected close to frame edge: 40
 * rejected as being too small (<1.2 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.8 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 91
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
     7662 * detected, using  142/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000386, number_of_ambiguous_matches=11 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000351, number_of_ambiguous_matches=10 
7043 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000351, number_of_ambiguous_matches=10 
7043 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000351, number_of_ambiguous_matches=10 
7043 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   3.502
     7662 stars detected,  7043 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 6454, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 6454 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 5961 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00017*X_pix +0.00005*Y_pix -0.67742
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_B * Y_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 5961 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -8.13
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    28483 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
memory:  123484 kB used, 130384 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%)
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
Done with measurements! =)

Total number of measurements 53412 (53412 measurements stored in RAM)
Freeing up some memory...  Sorting the measurements cached in memory...
Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory...
Creating vast_image_details.log ... 

Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ...  OK
Selecting the best aperture for each source
Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  5137 stars
Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for     0 stars
Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  6711 stars
Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  3767 stars
Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  3316 stars
Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  5998 stars

done!  =)
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
Computing lightcurve statistics...  Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve
You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make'

Computing, please wait a bit
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vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 24819 objects, the longest string is 385 bytes.
Allocating memory for resorting the file.
Variability index idx00_STD  is enabled
Variability index idx01_wSTD is enabled
Variability index idx08_Npts is enabled
Variability index idx09_MAD  is enabled
Variability index idx11_RoMS is enabled
Variability index idx12_rCh2 is enabled
Variability index idx17_Jtim is enabled
Variability index idx18_Ltim is enabled
Variability index idx21_eta  is enabled
Variability index idx23_S_B  is enabled
Variability index idx25_IQR  is enabled
Computing the expected values of variability indexes and their scatter as a function of magnitude
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Wriring the list of candidate variables to vast_autocandidates.log ................................................................................................................................................................



----***** VaST processing WARNING *****----
You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one.
Please investigate this!



**************************************************************
This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by 
inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic
messages printed above (or the vast*.log files):
 * How many of the input images are matched?
 * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable?
 * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 41 percent?

You may run
 ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit
to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings
(star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration
file, see various examples in the VaST directory).

If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky 
Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log
file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please 
upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/
**************************************************************

Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1)
_____________________
########### Completed UMa-08-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
###################################################################################
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
###################################################################################
0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
###################################################################################
exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is 500
############################################################
Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461124.99454292 -observatory 500
22:43:02.68 -08:13:52.3 Mercury (0.7mag)
01:27:06.17 +08:23:02.1 Venus (-3.9mag)
23:16:14.67 -05:51:31.2 Mars (1.2mag)
07:05:31.05 +22:57:03.1 Jupiter (-2.3mag)
00:19:24.52 -00:12:54.1 Saturn (0.9mag)
03:43:38.57 +19:34:14.4 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:07:54.92 -00:34:00.1 Neptune (7.8mag)
20:32:23.48 -22:53:15.2 Pluto (14.5mag)
06:01:51.52 +28:17:05.3 Moon (-10.3mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Mar 25 06:56 planets.txt
############################################################
Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461124.99454292:
07:05:22.86 +22:57:19.3 Io (5.6mag)
07:05:29.64 +22:57:09.0 Europa (5.8mag)
07:05:49.94 +22:56:23.5 Ganymede (5.2mag)
07:05:21.23 +22:57:31.4 Callisto (6.4mag)
07:09:30.21 +22:56:03.2 Himalia (15.2mag)
07:05:29.86 +22:57:02.5 Thebe (16.1mag)
07:09:10.90 +23:21:12.7 Elara (17.2mag)
07:02:56.73 +23:48:21.1 Pasiphae (17.2mag)
07:14:14.69 +22:52:17.6 Carme (18.3mag)
00:19:35.17 -00:13:00.8 Titan (8.8mag)
00:19:28.93 -00:12:53.4 Rhea (10.1mag)
00:19:48.93 -00:10:42.2 Iapetus (11.5mag)
00:19:33.25 -00:12:37.8 Hyperion (14.8mag)
00:21:16.18 -00:02:00.2 Phoebe (16.8mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 569 Mar 25 06:56 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461124.99454292:
13:25:58.72 +03:58:37.0 JWST
19:43:03.70 +04:33:35.7 Chandra
09:22:04.41 -51:40:29.0 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Mar 25 06:56 spacecraft.txt
############################################################
Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461124.99454292 -observatory 500
18:39:04.75 -27:39:49.9 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
04:53:21.55 -70:46:45.7 17.5mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
05:29:04.39 +31:19:02.6 17.1mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
17:30:16.08 +07:56:52.0 17.6mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)
23:03:16.66 +28:31:56.2 16.9mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
04:05:11.98 +25:25:29.4 15.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:01:33.81 +31:36:46.5 16.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
08:29:53.17 -02:37:15.9 17.2mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
18:56:30.33 +16:40:44.2 17.5mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
15:45:48.95 -11:48:05.7 17.6mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
09:20:54.23 -15:32:06.2 17.4mag C/2023 F3 (ATLAS)
21:28:14.19 +61:51:22.5 17.4mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
19:31:52.23 -03:32:09.5 14.4mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
21:39:44.57 +83:17:10.6 17.7mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon)
06:14:16.04 +63:43:31.5 16.9mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
04:20:10.29 +08:18:35.9 9.5mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
11:18:57.86 +03:36:45.6 18.0mag C/2024 G2 (ATLAS)
16:30:36.12 +02:52:36.9 17.4mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
20:12:21.96 +09:48:25.8 14.8mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
03:08:10.22 -25:52:24.9 16.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
05:00:18.73 +51:12:17.3 17.6mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
15:00:46.41 +23:29:36.9 14.5mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS)
02:54:14.86 -23:09:33.4 17.7mag C/2025 Q3 (ATLAS)
22:36:13.54 +19:19:10.1 11.9mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
13:03:18.74 +01:36:44.8 17.6mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
01:57:22.67 -03:31:39.8 13.0mag C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
22:53:50.78 +32:20:32.6 13.9mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
18:00:52.32 -10:41:57.2 13.1mag 10P/Tempel
15:24:07.57 +04:53:47.8 12.2mag 24P/Schaumasse
11:10:08.59 -02:18:25.4 15.6mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
17:48:01.75 -10:28:12.9 17.4mag 40P/Vaisala
10:42:56.95 -06:06:17.4 16.5mag 43P/Wolf-Harrington
01:15:44.08 +13:43:45.5 17.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
06:34:51.72 +41:27:20.2 17.1mag 63P/Wild
23:00:27.65 -14:09:11.3 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
03:08:59.13 +13:10:12.9 15.9mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura
00:18:59.87 +03:56:44.8 14.6mag 78P/Gehrels
21:54:06.30 -15:33:26.7 14.5mag 88P/Howell
01:12:13.49 +14:33:35.4 15.2mag 93P/Lovas
04:17:29.23 +30:59:02.2 16.4mag 123P/West-Hartley
08:09:30.57 +48:14:57.1 16.2mag 124P/Mrkos
02:00:50.91 +11:53:16.5 16.4mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
02:05:55.49 +11:40:04.5 17.4mag 131P/Mueller
23:40:09.89 +04:54:33.2 12.4mag 141P/Machholz
23:50:24.74 -02:57:25.9 12.5mag 141P-A/Machholz
22:48:16.11 -05:48:58.4 15.5mag 141P-D/Machholz
00:02:49.71 -12:03:31.4 15.4mag 162P/SidingSpring
10:36:26.12 +31:58:47.4 17.6mag 164P/Christensen
05:57:30.12 +24:42:30.1 17.6mag 198P/ODAS
15:27:16.70 -02:45:18.8 17.0mag 210P/Christensen
20:28:38.90 -16:33:52.2 17.2mag 218P/LINEAR
17:03:46.00 -16:16:25.3 16.2mag 235P/LINEAR
04:50:04.62 +32:34:18.4 16.4mag 240P/NEAT
07:30:42.81 -07:46:10.3 17.5mag 242P/Spahr
15:48:12.82 +05:26:23.8 17.6mag 391P/Kowalski
07:28:28.96 +21:10:42.2 17.6mag 450P/LONEOS
05:06:28.74 +46:19:43.8 17.9mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
17:34:53.03 +06:04:29.70  AT2026gzl  2026-03-23.27 15.82
16:54:25.33 +37:49:56.60  SN 2026evz  2026-03-21.32 17.54
17:06:19.20 -18:54:19.50  ASASSN-26bx  2026-03-21.25 16.39
19:01:16.28 -29:29:23.10  ASASSN-26bw  2026-03-21.33 15.81
08:46:05.75 +10:47:39.80  ASASSN-26ca  2026-03-21.13 14.27
12:14:58.16 +63:47:16.20  SN 2026fvx  2026-03-21.12 15.6
18:02:55.90 -75:23:02.60  ASASSN-26bz  2026-03-21.32 16.16
12:16:02.87 -53:16:33.70  ASASSN-26cc  2026-03-20.08 3.93
13:08:21.85 +29:13:44.20  SN 2026fmh  2026-03-20.16 -0.33
19:56:38.48 -34:45:21.50  ASASSN-26cb  2026-03-20.35 -3.26
14:32:41.15 -41:38:48.50  ASASSN-26by  2026-03-20.15 -1.31
13:00:42.99 +37:18:34.60  SN2026fjc  2026-03-19.5 15.97
06:02:44.21 -04:11:06.20  ASASSN-26bv  2026-03-19.19 15.67
12:20:27.90 -45:55:38.40  ASASSN-26bt  2026-03-19.05 16.24
07:49:57.30 -56:14:35.10  ASASSN-26bu  2026-03-19.19 15.74
06:04:29.75 +53:23:34.00  SN 2026eza  2026-03-18.2 17.48
11:54:57.87 +69:19:28.90  AT2026fsf  2026-03-18.14 16.95
10:44:46.95 +58:27:29.30  SN 2026enn  2026-03-18.13 17.53
20:45:54.04 -73:26:43.00  AT 2026ezy  2026-03-18.13 16.83
06:53:18.10 -59:10:49.30  ASASSN-26bs  2026-03-18.02 16.93
07:45:09.29 -62:14:36.20  ASASSN-26br  2026-03-16.16 16.78
19:24:27.93 -52:04:36.40  AT 2023uk  2026-03-16.35 14.2
04:52:54.50 -15:20:57.10  AT2026fhw  2026-03-14.06 SDSS
11:10:34.24 +02:58:48.10  SN2026drr  2026-03-14.08 0.2
07:26:45.73 -27:45:13.90  ASASSN-26bo  2026-03-14.17 13.8
16:35:46.94 +58:12:28.40  SN2026ebt  2026-03-12.41 17.12
13:01:19.45 +15:42:15.00  SN2026ehe  2026-03-12.11 -0.29
09:15:55.41 +10:08:09.70  SN2026efq  2026-03-12.16 0.06
03:31:20.92 -35:29:29.00  SN2026evh  2026-03-12.05 17.29
06:26:19.15 -85:18:28.10  AT2026ffp  2026-03-12.16 0.37
14:16:42.30 -41:18:36.50  AT2026fij  2026-03-12.05 15.97
10:45:04.71 +00:06:13.10  SN 2026exe  2026-03-11.78 16.48
18:07:45.58 +69:43:01.00  SN2026ess  2026-03-12.37 17.37
13:11:03.58 +49:06:31.80  AT2026ewa  2026-03-12.42 16.77
15:03:25.23 -63:11:22.20  ASASSN-26bp  2026-03-11.92 13.33
13:09:37.25 -35:50:25.20  AT2024cmo  2026-03-11.12 16.29
13:06:01.97 -15:50:14.40  AT2026fdy  2026-03-10.33 16.68
11:30:09.67 -47:26:43.70  ASASSN-26bn  2026-03-10.12 15.2
05:03:25.25 -24:16:50.40  (= Gaia  2026-03-9.09 14.32
03:42:32.53 -04:17:53.70  ASASSN-26bm  2026-03-8.04 15.22
04:31:00.53 -68:29:50.20  ASASSN-26bl  2026-03-7.9 10.26
16:18:17.61 +41:25:11.40  SN 2026dkf  2026-03-6.31 16.7
13:45:00.35 +61:16:50.90  SN 2026ejl  2026-03-6.41 -0.66
09:27:45.48 -37:49:32.80  ASASSN-26bk  2026-03-2.3 13.11
20:22:01.20 +23:47:47.30  ASASSN-26bi  2026-02-28.51 15.86
11:16:22.10 +29:26:22.80  AT2026enm  2026-02-28.39 16.88
08:05:59.83 -48:39:35.60  ASASSN-26bh  2026-02-26.05 14.64
13:24:27.02 -45:57:01.40  ASASSN-26bg  2026-02-26.35 15.28
17:27:50.95 -68:28:46.40  ASASSN-26bf  2026-02-26.3 16.28
18:03:39.29 +19:58:46.30  ASASSN-26be  2026-02-25.56 14.95
17:40:18.19 +07:20:59.60  SN 2026crm  2026-02-24.34 16.9
18:38:35.79 -79:28:57.30  ASASSN-26bb  2026-02-24.37 16.2
17:43:29.75 +11:24:00.60  ASASSN-26bc  2026-02-23.37 -3.37
16:59:41.08 -80:01:51.20  ASASSN-26bd  2026-02-23.3 14.38
11:23:31.77 -08:39:15.40  SN2026cff  2026-02-23.15 -1.08
14:55:17.39 -05:56:05.30  SN2026dmk  2026-02-23.22 -0.76
12:28:15.19 +44:27:20.80  SN2026cjz  2026-02-23.47 15.62
12:12:29.55 -02:40:43.30  AT2026dsk  2026-02-23.4 17.21
09:21:05.29 +06:11:42.80  SN2026chr  2026-02-23.1 17.39
16:05:38.61 +18:06:07.40  SN 2026dsy  2026-02-23.36 17.15
04:55:50.66 -29:52:57.70  SN 2026dpg  2026-02-23.11 15.75
04:21:28.18 -53:22:54.40  AT2026drl  2026-02-21.03 17.31
11:50:37.32 +55:21:13.70  SN 2026dix  2026-02-21.43 16.39
16:21:19.69 -63:47:29.40  ASASSN-26az  2026-02-21.03 17.02
02:45:30.93 -54:17:43.10  SN 2026cju  2026-02-21.04 17.54
01:58:40.68 +47:34:50.10  ASASSN-26av  2026-02-21.09 15.97
18:35:53.01 -42:31:38.90  ASASSN-26aw  2026-02-21.12 15.89
11:40:18.88 -39:45:09.20  ASASSN-26ax  2026-02-21.08 15.73
02:26:23.52 -51:42:29.80  ASASSN-26ay  2026-02-21.04 13.93
08:46:07.66 +01:17:43.90  ASASSN-26ba  2026-02-20.23 15.43
14:15:47.69 -48:05:16.40  SN2026dez  2026-02-19.19 15.93
17:25:53.90 -23:28:31.50  ASASSN-26au  2026-02-18.33 15.82
16:07:59.09 -24:00:10.00  SN2026cmv  2026-02-17.28 16.19
18:15:01.25 -37:43:36.70  ASASSN-26at  2026-02-16.36 15.94
13:01:07.08 -11:25:16.30  AT2026bzh  2026-02-12.45 17.3
10:56:29.81 -07:07:25.30  SN 2026bre  2026-02-12.16 17.15
08:55:43.51 -53:26:11.50  ASASSN-26as  2026-02-12.2 16.54
06:33:50.98 -41:46:25.10  ASASSN-26ar  2026-02-12.04 16.42
12:15:22.43 +23:59:39.60  SN2026bzg  2026-02-11.27 16.32
08:01:10.95 -03:43:14.30  AT2026coj  2026-02-9.25 13.73
12:44:00.18 -57:03:46.80  ASASSN-26aq  2026-02-9.18 16
06:26:33.34 -54:06:39.90  AT2026cih  2026-02-8.06 17.26
23:08:59.40 -88:59:11.60  SN 2026bsu  2026-02-8.03 16.02
01:04:14.94 -62:31:02.30  SN 2026azk  2026-02-8.04 16.41
08:44:55.41 +64:55:09.90  SN 2026anq  2026-02-7.16 17.62
12:37:42.99 +33:26:05.40  SN 2026bnm  2026-02-7.29 16.74
00:12:55.45 +33:21:25.90  SN2026cbh  2026-02-7.09 16.33
08:02:12.64 -04:14:20.90  SN 2026auh  2026-02-7.11 16.64
18:03:52.67 -31:27:26.00  TCP J18035290-3127298  2026-02-7.37 15.76
12:18:03.59 +50:27:10.20  SN 2026bjz  2026-02-7.25 16.48
07:51:51.12 +55:05:27.60  SN 2026ail  2026-02-6.21 16.85
08:10:56.38 +36:49:42.80  AT2026bsa  2026-02-6.29 17.47
04:43:45.47 -15:49:01.00  SN2026azr  2026-02-5.24 16.96
06:14:48.48 -34:20:08.90  ASASSN-26ap  2026-02-5.2 13.77
02:42:33.90 -27:21:02.60  SN 2026aip  2026-02-4.09 15.85
00:43:12.26 +38:35:47.90  AT2026brt  2026-02-3.12 14.92
14:34:27.21 +21:56:59.90  SN2026atb  2026-01-29.32 15.59
13:12:04.11 -60:56:12.40  ASASSN-26ao  2026-01-28.35 15.61
13:00:36.49 -06:28:26.00  SN2026azd  2026-01-28.23 15.69
10:33:50.27 -31:00:53.40  SN 2026ayz  2026-01-25.11 15.3
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
15:33:45.28 -22:11:07.3  TCP J15334528-2211073  2026-01-16.8451  14.9mag
22:34:01.26 +39:53:32.8  TCP J22340126+3953328  2026-01-17.5738  16.79Cmag
00:42:52.36 +41:16:13.3  PNV J00425236+4116133  2026-01-18.5502  17.41Cmag
06:57:11.19 -17:24:43.9  TCP J06571119-1724439  2026-01-18.5375  14.2mag
00:42:52.23 +41:01:44.7  PNV J00425223+4101447  2026-01-19.5505  18.74Cmag
09:54:46.47 +69:06:31.7  PNV J09544647+6906317  2026-01-26.8081  19.3mag
18:08:51.99 -26:16:21.9  TCP J18085199-2616219  2026-01-31.8519  12.2mag
08:01:11.02 -03:43:14.1  TCP J08011102-0343141  2026-02-08.8090  15.10Cmag
05:19:15.40 -02:04:51.5  TCP J05191540-0204515  2026-02-13.4306  14.5mag
10:52:41.26 +36:40:08.9  TCP J10524126+3640089  2026-02-17.6065  17.4mag
05:50:50.81 +36:22:45.1  TCP J05505081+3622451  2026-02-17.5511  15.7mag
00:42:51.33 +41:13:49.1  PNV J00425133+4113491  2026-02-20.738  18.3mag
00:43:04.88 +41:29:41.4  PNV J00430488+4129414  2026-02-20.5923  18.84Cmag
17:43:29.74 +11:24:00.3  TCP J17432974+1124003  2026-02-22.3773  13.6mag
09:55:01.59 +69:08:42.7  PNV J09550159+6908427  2026-02-20.893  19.0mag
07:03:25.76 -12:41:40.1  TCP J07032576-1241401  2026-03-10.4268  15.4mag
00:42:36.82 +41:16:05.8  PNV J00423682+4116058  2026-03-12.5744  17.24Cmag
07:26:45.79 -27:45:14.1  TCP J07264579-2745141  2026-03-17.4417  14.8mag
17:57:19.56 -28:08:14.7  TCP J17571956-2808147  2026-03-19.7972  14.5mag
08:46:05.73 +10:47:39.7  TCP J08460573+1047397  2026-03-21.1936  14.5mag
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Mar 25 06:56:05 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 21s (0.35 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 1s (0.02 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 28s (0.47 min)
FIELD_UMa-08-Q2b1x1: 51s (0.85 min)
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TOTAL_RUNTIME: 53s (0.88 min)
Finished: Wed Mar 25 06:56:58 CDT 2026