######## 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_2026-04-08_multinight.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= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 8000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 4000
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:
Her-01-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 593466 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 593466 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits_preview.png'
Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits

renamed 'Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits_preview.png'
Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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= 471.4773
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 595.5856
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 862.4713
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 571.0877
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 860.8240
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 591.1712
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.8293
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.034
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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_2026-04-08_multinight.fit
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 5.84999990463257 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 7.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
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Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
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Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0
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Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 35.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 897.8 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 7.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 59.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
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Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit
CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/d_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits :)
Spent 0.662379 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/d_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-08_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 40671.357813
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=26440.0, right_median=31961.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-08_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 5.53999996185303 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 7.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit
CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/d_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits :)
Spent 0.710171 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/d_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-08_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 40671.357813
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=26440.0, right_median=31961.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-08_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits

fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.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/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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: 2461146.89727198
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'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits'
wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:48:00.995 +46:00:06.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Image size: 936.9'x623.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:47:59.453 +46:00:01.05 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:48:00.995 +46:00:06.57
Second-epoch image center 16:47:59.453 +46:00:01.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0047 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:48:03.933 +45:59:28.68 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:48:00.995 +46:00:06.57
Second-epoch image center 16:48:03.933 +45:59:28.68
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0135 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 16:47:59.453 +46:00:01.05
Second-epoch second image center 16:48:03.933 +45:59:28.68
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01578 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6QafWHyMfN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ohwMKhEfB0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Nx1gLapQbz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PN8VUUvjWK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits and wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits and wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits and wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 11606 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 239.2577 to 263.9055 deg, Dec +39.8800 to +51.3921 deg
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
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 239.2577 to 263.9055 deg, Dec 39.8800 to 51.3921 deg
Loaded 7597 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 5364 out of 5670 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5670 out of 11606 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.940362
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.940362
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Magnitude calibration plot:

____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
2.1 pix Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
3.7 pix fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
2.4 pix fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
15.5 mag. Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
15.1 mag. fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
15.4 mag. fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.1 (SNR ) 12.4 (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.6QafWHyMfN (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/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=771, passed=11606
Got 11606 stars (including 10817 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11606 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.9 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11372 with non-zero local correction accuracy
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.9 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11372 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11372 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits -region wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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.ohwMKhEfB0 (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/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=786, passed=11621
Got 11621 stars (including 10813 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11621 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 945 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11401 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11404 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11404 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits -region wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.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.Nx1gLapQbz (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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1317, passed=11741
Got 11741 stars (including 10421 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11741 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 942 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11496 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.69"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11498 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.70"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11498 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.76"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.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.PN8VUUvjWK (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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=751, passed=11585
Got 11585 stars (including 10827 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11585 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11425 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20455.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20584.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20585.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20597.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20598.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20605.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20609.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20614.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20615.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20616.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20617.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20622.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
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: 0s
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Considering the candidate 20455_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20455_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.50 | 16:36:58.34 +44:08:33.0 | 3565 2121 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:36:58.36 +44:08:33.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.47, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.45)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.933 1405591617428357632 249.24304030801 +44.14231269744 12.4102 11.8730 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.933#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20570_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20570_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.45 | 16:19:08.34 +45:46:45.1 | 1737 3264 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:19:08.39 +45:46:45.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20580_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20580_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.43 | 16:29:07.42 +46:59:24.2 | 2849 3895 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:29:07.39 +46:59:25.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20584_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20584_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.51 | 16:23:49.66 +42:05:25.0 | 2017 0981 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:23:49.68 +42:05:25.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.45, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.43)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.532 1381263578338237952 245.95700523514 +42.09015786987 12.3499 11.7194 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.532#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20585_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20585_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.41 | 16:38:23.28 +41:39:49.5 | 3644 0610 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:38:23.31 +41:39:49.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.40, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.38)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.070 1356883424116429440 249.59733682527 +41.66394590026 12.5426 12.0619 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.070#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20597_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20597_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.46 | 16:48:20.02 +45:40:23.5 | 4814 3002 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:48:20.03 +45:40:23.8 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.46, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.44)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.682 1407452540858100864 252.08320815876 +45.67320500501 12.3700 11.9330 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.682#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20598_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20598_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.66 | 16:18:23.36 +44:50:19.6 | 1593 2705 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:18:23.41 +44:50:19.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.57, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.55)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.480 1385648808666944000 244.59759472470 +44.83836838939 12.4448 11.8423 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.480#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20605_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20605_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.57 | 16:44:09.26 +46:09:04.2 | 4382 3302 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:44:09.33 +46:09:04.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.54, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.52)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.633 1406234075816672896 251.03899871501 +46.15101327510 12.3903 11.8605 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.633#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20609_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20609_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.62 | 16:39:22.08 +44:12:39.1 | 3827 2150 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:39:22.12 +44:12:39.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.57, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.55)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.709 1405770455570641920 249.84228646095 +44.21101050835 12.6193 12.5691 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.709#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20614_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20614_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.78 | 16:13:10.80 +48:08:09.4 | 1290 4762 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:13:10.89 +48:08:09.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.66, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.64)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.714 1399154183006132992 243.29558666189 +48.13577743917 12.5245 11.8663 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.714#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20615_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20615_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.73 | 16:07:08.13 +47:29:33.8 | 0617 4462 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:07:08.17 +47:29:33.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.64, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.62)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.484 1399026811456103424 241.78417340619 +47.49253802179 12.6751 12.1045 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.484#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20616_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20616_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.54 | 16:59:57.95 +44:35:32.1 | 6054 2349 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:59:57.99 +44:35:32.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.53, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.51)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.901 1358375358316615168 254.99127418977 +44.59228983835 12.6872 12.0272 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.901#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20617_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20617_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.55 | 16:59:34.95 +48:15:37.4 | 5975 4566 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:59:34.98 +48:15:37.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.55, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.53)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.025 1408327133638672768 254.89548602068 +48.26022048053 12.4591 12.0249 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.025#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20622_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 20622_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 12.55 | 16:58:14.86 +45:53:48.4 | 5858 3134 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:58:14.93 +45:53:48.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.55, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.53)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.701 1359435459324005632 254.56193875644 +45.89678162819 12.5960 12.4043 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.701#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-01-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/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:48:00.995 +46:00:06.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Image size: 936.9'x623.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:47:59.453 +46:00:01.05 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:48:00.995 +46:00:06.57
Second-epoch image center 16:47:59.453 +46:00:01.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0047 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:48:03.933 +45:59:28.68 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:48:00.995 +46:00:06.57
Second-epoch image center 16:48:03.933 +45:59:28.68
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0135 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 16:47:59.453 +46:00:01.05
Second-epoch second image center 16:48:03.933 +45:59:28.68
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01578 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wuE4bDIdsx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WmAxaMkcLi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZgzcOGpgRh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EHPpYjPes9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits and wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits and wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits and wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 66076 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 239.2577 to 263.9540 deg, Dec +39.8202 to +51.3949 deg
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
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 239.2577 to 263.9540 deg, Dec 39.8202 to 51.3949 deg
Loaded 7661 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4955 out of 5685 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5685 out of 66076 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.835876
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.835876
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.14
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.70
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.70
Magnitude calibration plot:

____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
2.0 pix Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
3.4 pix fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
2.1 pix fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.7 mag. Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
15.7 mag. Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
15.4 mag. fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
15.6 mag. fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.4 (SNR ) 14.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.wuE4bDIdsx (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/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=3580, passed=66062
Got 66062 stars (including 62355 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 66062 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 943 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 65008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 65009 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 65010 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits -region wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.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.WmAxaMkcLi (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/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=3654, passed=65730
Got 65730 stars (including 61982 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 65730 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4)
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...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 64610 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 64612 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 64612 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits -region wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.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.ZgzcOGpgRh (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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=6810, passed=47738
Got 47738 stars (including 40912 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 47738 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 944 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46207 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46206 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46206 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.69"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.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.EHPpYjPes9 (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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=34, blended=3880, passed=63718
Got 63718 stars (including 59752 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 63718 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-55-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0349.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_05-56-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0350.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-31-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/wcs_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out79784.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out79791.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out79794.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out80544.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
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: 0s
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Considering the candidate 79784_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 79784_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 14.92 | 17:09:36.29 +45:35:04.8 | 7064 2982 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 17:09:36.46 +45:35:04.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.97, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.95)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.514 1358858696755584512 257.40132702351 +45.58455348734 15.1022 14.5868 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.514#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 79791_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 79791_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 15.05 | 16:34:30.12 +46:23:37.9 | 3382 3496 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:34:30.11 +46:23:39.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.94, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.92)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.873 1407167492468796800 248.62579527480 +46.39384007701 15.1402 14.6087 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.873#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 79794_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 79794_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 14.51 | 16:12:27.29 +42:25:51.0 | 0758 1324 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:12:27.53 +42:25:48.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.64, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.62)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 3.272 1381977165680510720 243.11386543899 +42.43074574842 14.2899 13.7575 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#3.272#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 79806_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 79806_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 14.16 | 16:50:02.38 +43:56:58.9 | 4980 1958 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:50:02.43 +43:56:59.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 80204_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 80204_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 13.89 | 16:38:31.36 +48:56:45.1 | 3876 5014 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:38:31.44 +48:56:42.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 80544_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378
The candidate 80544_fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 04 16.39972 | 2461146.89972 | 15.04 | 16:28:56.93 +42:49:48.7 | 2631 1383 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Her-01-Q2b1x1_043604_TTUQ2b1x1_22220_19wsN2OH/fd_Her-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_04-35-25_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
**** FOUND 16:28:57.13 +42:49:50.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.86, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.84)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.847 1405411160082270848 247.23737348594 +42.83040366582 15.3853 14.9168 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.847#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Her-01-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 ####
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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).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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Adding identified Gaia sources from exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN= NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Adding the following to the exclusion list ####
16:36:58.36 +44:08:33.2
16:23:49.68 +42:05:25.1
16:38:23.31 +41:39:49.3
16:48:20.03 +45:40:23.8
16:18:23.41 +44:50:19.6
16:44:09.33 +46:09:04.2
16:39:22.12 +44:12:39.0
16:13:10.89 +48:08:09.3
16:07:08.17 +47:29:33.5
16:59:57.99 +44:35:32.3
16:59:34.98 +48:15:37.6
16:58:14.93 +45:53:48.6
17:09:36.46 +45:35:04.1
16:34:30.11 +46:23:39.5
16:12:27.53 +42:25:48.3
16:28:57.13 +42:49:50.0
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The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461146.89727198 -observatory V36
00:09:23.99 -01:50:20.2 Mercury (0.0mag)
03:10:35.69 +18:00:20.8 Venus (-3.9mag)
00:18:58.45 +00:59:20.2 Mars (1.2mag)
07:12:48.68 +22:45:55.4 Jupiter (-2.1mag)
00:29:21.55 +00:50:05.0 Saturn (0.9mag)
03:47:46.85 +19:47:44.5 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:10:53.55 -00:15:02.7 Neptune (7.8mag)
20:33:46.34 -22:52:37.0 Pluto (14.5mag)
00:39:14.56 +06:25:49.1 Moon (-8.5mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461146.89727198:
07:12:56.00 +22:45:41.2 Io (5.8mag)
07:12:58.85 +22:45:35.3 Europa (5.9mag)
07:13:02.62 +22:45:21.0 Ganymede (5.4mag)
07:13:23.93 +22:44:42.2 Callisto (6.6mag)
07:16:07.89 +22:33:21.9 Himalia (15.3mag)
07:12:49.05 +22:45:56.8 Thebe (16.2mag)
07:16:19.79 +23:03:35.1 Elara (17.3mag)
07:11:43.22 +23:25:43.2 Pasiphae (17.4mag)
07:21:07.87 +22:43:59.0 Carme (18.5mag)
00:29:20.94 +00:50:32.0 Titan (8.8mag)
00:29:21.65 +00:50:06.4 Rhea (10.1mag)
00:29:00.89 +00:50:10.6 Iapetus (11.5mag)
00:29:28.45 +00:50:26.5 Hyperion (14.8mag)
00:30:58.13 +00:58:50.6 Phoebe (16.8mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461146.89727198:
15:39:14.39 -16:34:39.0 JWST
15:20:37.27 +53:59:18.3 Chandra
08:50:15.61 -49:55:57.8 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461146.89727198 -observatory V36
-> Warning: Longitude 255.61742 is outside valid range [-180, 180]
18:52:09.80 -28:48:09.8 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
05:07:01.31 -69:38:34.7 17.4mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
05:32:31.97 +31:26:24.0 17.2mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
17:30:23.71 +10:35:41.0 17.6mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)
23:10:19.83 +29:14:41.2 17.1mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
04:29:42.06 +26:02:56.5 16.0mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:03:30.34 +32:01:10.8 16.2mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
08:31:08.08 -00:06:40.3 17.3mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
18:53:38.17 +18:33:56.9 17.6mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
15:40:32.63 -11:30:57.0 17.5mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
09:07:27.16 -11:49:10.8 17.6mag C/2023 F3 (ATLAS)
21:54:36.87 +62:55:48.0 17.5mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
19:18:51.17 -03:44:21.2 14.1mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
21:31:43.68 +85:58:01.0 17.8mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon)
06:18:05.19 +63:30:39.1 17.2mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
05:14:07.65 +18:26:20.3 11.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
16:19:01.13 +06:27:20.0 17.4mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
20:20:55.34 +15:22:57.3 14.6mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
03:26:43.62 -22:19:30.4 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
05:17:03.10 +45:11:32.6 17.7mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
13:37:10.58 +45:44:43.8 15.2mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS)
03:25:54.48 -26:16:25.3 17.8mag C/2025 Q3 (ATLAS)
23:47:03.01 +18:28:10.1 8.5mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
12:53:56.67 +03:02:12.6 17.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
03:31:09.18 +02:34:42.3 13.4mag C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
00:00:42.52 +37:17:32.2 14.6mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
18:43:42.46 -09:41:53.1 11.8mag 10P/Tempel
14:59:45.37 +03:10:03.8 14.0mag 24P/Schaumasse
11:02:41.76 -01:30:48.4 15.7mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
18:01:04.33 -09:35:45.0 18.0mag 40P/Vaisala
10:37:32.84 -04:04:03.1 16.9mag 43P/Wolf-Harrington
01:49:17.47 +17:33:18.8 17.2mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
07:11:29.93 +36:55:35.8 17.0mag 63P/Wild
23:29:33.92 -11:24:11.8 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
04:04:18.94 +21:23:27.0 15.9mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura
01:06:27.42 +08:18:24.1 14.3mag 78P/Gehrels
23:04:12.50 -09:16:25.4 14.6mag 88P/Howell
02:11:31.79 +20:44:52.4 15.1mag 93P/Lovas
04:55:33.35 +32:18:30.5 16.2mag 123P/West-Hartley
08:28:49.77 +38:10:37.0 16.2mag 124P/Mrkos
02:33:49.94 +14:24:51.1 16.4mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
02:48:19.17 +14:32:29.2 17.5mag 131P/Mueller
01:28:15.68 +13:22:29.4 10.6mag 141P/Machholz
01:37:08.04 +05:01:21.8 10.6mag 141P-A/Machholz
00:22:14.41 +00:55:04.9 12.8mag 141P-D/Machholz
02:07:29.64 +06:46:55.7 17.8mag 141P-I/Machholz
01:03:29.47 -01:19:32.9 15.1mag 162P/SidingSpring
14:50:43.30 -00:01:38.9 17.7mag 210P/Christensen
21:39:59.75 -11:21:11.5 17.6mag 218P/LINEAR
17:16:39.56 -13:53:08.7 16.1mag 235P/LINEAR
05:35:20.58 +34:43:41.5 16.8mag 240P/NEAT
07:38:41.41 -05:07:27.5 17.7mag 242P/Spahr
22:17:54.31 -20:52:27.1 17.9mag 260P/McNaught
01:59:00.21 +20:33:37.3 18.0mag 295P/LINEAR
15:42:29.28 +07:00:59.8 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski
07:34:20.98 +21:22:01.3 17.7mag 450P/LONEOS
05:36:27.14 +45:00:32.7 17.5mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 SN2026huo 2026-04-12.14 16.96
15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 2026-04-12.14 16.96
12:23:20.40 +04:53:39.10 AT2026ixd 2026-04-12.14 17.65
17:46:09.76 -61:19:50.40 SN2026icy 2026-04-12.2 17.03
09:25:46.42 +02:13:46.30 SN2026gud 2026-04-11.98 16.49
16:52:15.46 -60:27:45.90 ASASSN-26cs 2026-04-12.4 15.5
04:20:55.37 -51:15:31.10 ASASSN-26cr 2026-04-12.01 15.37
22:25:39.35 +36:45:06.90 AT2026ihl 2026-04-10.48 14.21
19:40:44.94 +00:41:03.80 AT2026imw 2026-04-10.32 16.06
19:52:04.70 +05:53:33.50 ASASSN-26cq 2026-04-9.31 14.98
16:08:18.39 -64:11:08.80 ASASSN-26cp 2026-04-9.29 13.32
09:22:22.90 -61:02:43.70 SN2026idh 2026-04-7.97 16.34
05:06:54.12 -19:42:26.40 AT2026imr 2026-04-8 17.49
07:14:55.34 -36:03:21.40 AT2026hei 2026-04-8.12 16.7
21:35:33.14 -19:01:34.80 AT2026ihm 2026-04-8.36 16.7
04:28:24.08 -32:25:35.30 AT2026imo 2026-04-8.02 16.81
05:10:35.79 -39:38:40.80 SN 2026hnn 2026-04-7.04 17.07
09:54:32.04 -01:17:25.80 ASASSN-26cn 2026-04-7.01 15.58
07:46:24.43 -77:29:36.30 ASASSN-26co 2026-04-7.15 15.11
05:00:45.52 -29:51:06.20 AT2026hvw 2026-04-6.03 16.51
19:49:33.10 -23:37:11.00 ASASSN-26cl 2026-04-5.29 14.98
19:32:43.55 -22:39:33.40 ASASSN-26cm 2026-04-4.3 13.88
18:08:57.38 +76:48:23.60 ASASSN-26ck 2026-04-2.37 15.38
16:16:36.10 +44:52:30.20 AT2026hyy 2026-04-2.58 13.81
21:55:23.31 -34:48:53.90 ASASSN-26cj 2026-03-30.4 -1.47
11:19:50.81 -27:51:50.40 SN2026gvk 2026-03-30 15.28
11:53:57.02 -23:09:46.20 SN2026gzx 2026-03-28.75 15.27
07:13:46.14 -33:10:15.70 ASASSN-26ci 2026-03-28.15 15.14
09:03:36.09 -67:58:13.00 SN2026hkg 2026-03-28.19 15.82
07:03:00.72 +39:14:43.00 SN2026fin 2026-03-28.27 15.82
05:35:42.79 -63:44:05.60 ASASSN-26ch 2026-03-28.12 13.14
11:23:19.04 +34:22:38.00 SN2026fwt 2026-03-27.3 16.56
19:03:49.79 +37:04:05.20 ASASSN-26ce 2026-03-26.56 16.3
20:26:56.07 -52:54:06.50 AT2026hiy 2026-03-26.35 16.95
05:25:54.76 -30:15:35.80 ASASSN-26cg 2026-03-25.07 16.88
06:57:16.49 -26:54:37.20 SN2026fzb 2026-03-25.14 15.8
14:37:38.23 -43:00:52.30 ASASSN-26cd 2026-03-24.24 12.52
17:34:53.03 +06:04:29.70 AT2026gzl 2026-03-23.27 15.82
08:30:02.60 -35:12:47.50 ASASSN-26cf 2026-03-23.2 14.82
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
18:03:39.37 +19:58:46.70 ASASSN-26be 2026-02-25.58 14.8
17:40:18.19 +07:20:59.60 SN 2026crm 2026-02-24.34 16.9
18:38:36.11 -79:28:58.40 ASASSN-26bb 2026-02-24.36 16.11
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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
09:55:38.83 +69:05:21.7 PNV J09553883+6905217 2026-04-01.893 19.4mag
19:32:43.67 -22:39:30.7 TCP J19324367-2239307 2026-04-05.4395 13.6mag
16:16:36.03 +44:52:28.9 TCP J16163603+4452289 2026-04-05.6655 14.2mag
00:43:38.36 +41:15:32.4 PNV J00433836+4115324 2026-04-08.079 17.2mag
15:41:11.68 +59:18:26.8 TCP J15411168+5918268 2026-04-12.9625 19.2mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
14:07:18.110 +04:13:29.83 AT 2026jax 2026-04-06.66 22.26
14:14:08.750 +03:35:26.74 AT 2026jaw 2026-04-06.66 22.24
14:03:53.740 +04:33:03.03 AT 2026jav 2026-04-06.66 22.18
14:07:43.620 +03:35:48.12 AT 2026jau 2026-04-06.66 21.82
14:10:23.930 -01:02:22.49 AT 2026jat 2026-04-06.65 22.15
13:51:42.460 +03:14:48.63 AT 2026jas 2026-04-06.65 21.87
13:42:53.750 +01:22:24.17 AT 2026jar 2026-04-06.65 22.6
13:44:21.040 -01:54:42.32 AT 2026jaq 2026-04-06.65 22.71
13:35:29.290 +00:58:49.10 AT 2026jap 2026-04-06.64 22.39
13:41:45.110 +04:07:23.04 AT 2026jao 2026-04-06.64 21.84
13:38:11.980 +03:37:12.11 AT 2026jan 2026-04-06.64 22.48
13:27:27.970 +05:34:49.94 AT 2026jam 2026-04-06.64 21.79
13:28:44.170 +03:09:01.26 AT 2026jal 2026-04-06.64 22.01
13:29:02.030 -02:11:15.98 AT 2026jak 2026-04-06.64 21.54
13:11:37.460 +01:53:43.84 AT 2026jaj 2026-04-06.63 21.95
13:13:23.110 +00:38:42.68 AT 2026jai 2026-04-06.63 21.88
13:19:01.640 +03:04:08.10 AT 2026jah 2026-04-06.63 22.02
13:06:29.860 +02:34:35.75 AT 2026jag 2026-04-06.63 22.28
13:04:16.080 -00:23:58.35 AT 2026jaf 2026-04-06.63 22.55
11:43:17.710 +03:54:50.99 AT 2026jae 2026-04-06.63 22.62
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