######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.0 FLAT_FIELD_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-04-08.fit FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100 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= 3.5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### 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: Cep-04-Q1b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Cep-04-Q1b1x1 ########### Processing Cep-04-Q1b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 376882 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 376882 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
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Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits
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Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 845.4218 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 688.4916 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2339.7667 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 423.4966 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2572.9837 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 475.3431 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.76757 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.109 ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-04-08.fit EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 16.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 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 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/d_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits :) Spent 0.480294 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/d_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-04-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37805.313903 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24603.0, right_median=28063.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-04-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 16.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 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 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-04-17T06:16:01.3691971' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-04-17T11:16:01.3691971' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61147.4694602895 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 16.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 56.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 9.400752 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.200576 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/d_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits :) Spent 0.465797 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/d_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-04-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37805.313903 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24603.0, right_median=28063.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-04-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits
fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.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/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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: 2461147.96879639 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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits' wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Image size: 941.7'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: 21:36:17.803 +69:59:41.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.7' 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: 21:36:02.334 +69:59:56.06 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 21:36:17.803 +69:59:41.29 Second-epoch image center 21:36:02.334 +69:59:56.06 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0224 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.7' 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: 21:36:05.563 +69:59:24.43 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 21:36:17.803 +69:59:41.29 Second-epoch image center 21:36:05.563 +69:59:24.43 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0181 deg. ################################### ################################### # 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 21:36:02.334 +69:59:56.06 Second-epoch second image center 21:36:05.563 +69:59:24.43 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00992 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits &> /tmp/tmp.i2aeAaW6YS Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EgHNSJgnOv Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qkpIQO7saz Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2JVkNr5k7I Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat The reference image (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat) found 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 14757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 297.1683 to 352.6355 deg, Dec +62.8550 to +75.5006 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 297.1683 to 352.6355 deg, Dec 62.8550 to 75.5006 deg Loaded 16171 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): 8237 out of 8864 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 8864 out of 14757 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.917528 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.917528 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.89 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.4 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits 2.4 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 1.9 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 2.0 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.0 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits 15.0 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 9.9 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 9.0 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 9.0 (SNR ) 8.1 (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.i2aeAaW6YS (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... 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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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=14757 Got 14757 stars (including 13425 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14757 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14335 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14333 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14333 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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.EgHNSJgnOv (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... 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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1330, passed=14774 Got 14774 stars (including 13430 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14774 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14383 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14384 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14384 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.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.qkpIQO7saz (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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=17, passed=384 Got 384 stars (including 367 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 384 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 335 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 332 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 197 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 332 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 226 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 335 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 332 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 226 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 332 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 225 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" Excluding outliers - 332 stars left (next iteration limit 365) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.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.2JVkNr5k7I (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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=10, passed=212 Got 212 stars (including 201 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 212 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 172 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 171 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 171 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 172 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 171 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 171 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" Excluding outliers - 171 stars left (next iteration limit 188) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Image size: 941.7'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: 21:36:17.803 +69:59:41.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe Image size: 941.4'x626.7' 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: 21:36:02.334 +69:59:56.06 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 21:36:17.803 +69:59:41.29 Second-epoch image center 21:36:02.334 +69:59:56.06 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0224 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.7' 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: 21:36:05.563 +69:59:24.43 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 21:36:17.803 +69:59:41.29 Second-epoch image center 21:36:05.563 +69:59:24.43 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0181 deg. ################################### ################################### # 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 21:36:02.334 +69:59:56.06 Second-epoch second image center 21:36:05.563 +69:59:24.43 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00992 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lMEy8d6MY0 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ff2TZxlQxY Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4u8flimYrh Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YmUklLVhOo Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat The reference image (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat) found 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 98064 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 296.8277 to 352.6354 deg, Dec +62.7521 to +75.5202 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 296.8277 to 352.6354 deg, Dec 62.7521 to 75.5202 deg Loaded 16494 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): 7206 out of 9231 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 9231 out of 98064 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.759782 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.759782 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits 2.2 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 1.7 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 1.8 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits 15.2 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 11.1 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 10.7 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 10.7 (SNR ) 10.5 (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.lMEy8d6MY0 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... 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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=33, blended=9697, passed=98031 Got 98031 stars (including 88176 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 98031 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 950 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 96030 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 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 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 96030 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 96030 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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.Ff2TZxlQxY (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... 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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=40, blended=9846, passed=98099 Got 98099 stars (including 88083 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 98099 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 95822 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 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 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 95822 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 95821 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.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.4u8flimYrh (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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=57, passed=5355 Got 5355 stars (including 5289 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5355 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 766 to 828 (Dec 63.4 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 923 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5270 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 766 to 828 (Dec 63.4 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5269 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5269 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Excluding outliers - 939 stars left (next iteration limit 1032) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.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.YmUklLVhOo (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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=29, passed=3525 Got 3525 stars (including 3492 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3525 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.4 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3490 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.4 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3492 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3492 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" Excluding outliers - 933 stars left (next iteration limit 1026) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-24-54_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0026.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-25-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-14-54_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0335.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.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_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL 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 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 116645_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 116645_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 22:08:59.95 +67:43:21.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 116656_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 116656_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 9.66 22:08:59.95 +67:43:20.7 6743 2084 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:12:51.50 +73:18:54.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 36031_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 36031_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 8.73 22:12:51.50 +73:18:54.8 6227 5425 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 21:28:39.80 +70:33:37.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 28861_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 28861_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 5.53 21:28:39.80 +70:33:37.6 4394 3518 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 21:41:55.93 +71:18:42.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21503_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 21503_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 5.95 21:41:55.93 +71:18:43.3 5015 4011 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 21:43:03.79 +72:19:10.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33833_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 33833_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.27 21:43:03.79 +72:19:10.5 5011 4620 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:10:38.38 +70:07:58.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 83027_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 83027_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.50 22:10:38.40 +70:07:58.0 6532 3525 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 21:27:46.08 +66:48:33.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 17407_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 17407_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.42 21:27:46.08 +66:48:33.0 4426 1258 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:09:48.59 +72:20:27.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 13022_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 13022_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 5.88 22:09:48.62 +72:20:27.9 6218 4820 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 21:59:14.55 +73:10:43.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 25378_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 25378_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.00 21:59:14.59 +73:10:43.6 5661 5229 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:26:00.79 +70:46:15.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 80763_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 80763_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.19 22:26:00.82 +70:46:15.7 7196 4085 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 20:43:11.18 +66:39:27.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 62442_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 62442_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.35 20:43:11.16 +66:39:28.1 1764 1311 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:38:39.08 +63:35:03.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 82354_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 82354_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.00 22:38:39.10 +63:35:03.6 9206 0123 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:27:05.33 +65:07:56.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 65533_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 65533_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.26 22:27:05.32 +65:07:56.4 8187 0812 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:49:40.39 +66:11:59.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 59837_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 59837_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 5.24 22:49:40.41 +66:11:58.7 9332 1869 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 22:03:48.13 +64:37:44.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52091_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 The candidate 52091_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 5.60 22:03:48.14 +64:37:44.0 6792 0182 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits **** FOUND 20:20:06.26 +68:52:50.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed Cep-04-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### ################################################################################### renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461147.96879639 -observatory V36 00:15:09.64 -01:13:42.5 Mercury (-0.0mag) 03:15:51.39 +18:23:58.4 Venus (-3.9mag) 00:22:00.99 +01:19:23.9 Mars (1.2mag) 07:13:18.57 +22:45:05.8 Jupiter (-2.1mag) 00:29:50.12 +00:53:02.7 Saturn (0.9mag) 03:48:00.51 +19:48:28.1 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:11:01.92 -00:14:10.1 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:33:49.03 -22:52:40.5 Pluto (14.5mag) 01:36:38.87 +13:18:46.0 Moon (99.9mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Apr 17 06:18 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461147.96879639: 07:13:11.22 +22:45:21.6 Io (5.8mag) 07:13:22.98 +22:44:53.5 Europa (5.9mag) 07:13:15.34 +22:45:05.4 Ganymede (5.4mag) 07:13:49.85 +22:43:56.9 Callisto (6.6mag) 07:16:34.90 +22:32:03.0 Himalia (15.3mag) 07:13:16.79 +22:45:07.8 Thebe (16.2mag) 07:16:48.13 +23:02:19.6 Elara (17.3mag) 07:12:17.49 +23:24:20.0 Pasiphae (17.4mag) 07:21:36.31 +22:43:15.6 Carme (18.5mag) 00:29:45.42 +00:53:30.4 Titan (8.8mag) 00:29:55.71 +00:53:03.4 Rhea (10.1mag) 00:29:27.75 +00:52:57.9 Iapetus (11.5mag) 00:29:52.87 +00:53:28.5 Hyperion (14.8mag) 00:31:25.82 +01:01:41.3 Phoebe (16.8mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 569 Apr 17 06:18 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461147.96879639: 15:43:27.44 -17:18:05.6 JWST 17:59:33.83 +34:19:55.5 Chandra 20:40:54.46 +35:19:33.4 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Apr 17 06:18 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461147.96879639 -observatory V36 -> Warning: Longitude 255.61742 is outside valid range [-180, 180] 18:52:34.49 -28:51:59.7 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 05:07:48.16 -69:35:34.7 17.4mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:32:46.28 +31:26:50.7 17.2mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:30:16.60 +10:43:15.1 17.6mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 23:10:36.41 +29:17:17.0 17.1mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 04:30:57.31 +26:04:40.0 16.0mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:03:45.14 +32:01:28.0 16.2mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 08:31:18.71 +00:00:02.9 17.3mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:53:22.03 +18:39:18.5 17.6mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:40:11.23 -11:30:00.2 17.5mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 09:06:58.59 -11:38:59.3 17.6mag C/2023 F3 (ATLAS) 21:55:39.72 +62:59:38.7 17.5mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 19:17:53.15 -03:45:29.6 14.1mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 21:29:11.77 +86:07:00.6 17.8mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon) 06:18:37.23 +63:30:24.9 17.2mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 05:16:23.98 +18:47:01.0 11.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 16:18:18.94 +06:37:50.6 17.4mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 20:21:12.30 +15:40:32.8 14.6mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 03:27:41.76 -22:09:48.5 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 05:17:58.21 +44:55:46.5 17.7mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 13:32:44.75 +46:23:58.8 15.3mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS) 03:27:37.30 -26:26:36.0 17.8mag C/2025 Q3 (ATLAS) 23:57:53.38 +18:00:14.3 8.3mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 12:53:28.97 +03:06:03.3 17.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 03:39:23.78 +02:28:30.4 13.7mag C/2026 A1 (MAPS) 00:03:43.12 +37:29:06.0 14.6mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 18:45:47.34 -09:38:24.8 11.7mag 10P/Tempel 14:58:17.50 +03:03:08.8 14.1mag 24P/Schaumasse 11:02:25.27 -01:28:47.0 15.7mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 18:01:20.25 -09:33:27.0 18.0mag 40P/Vaisala 10:37:31.95 -03:59:05.8 16.9mag 43P/Wolf-Harrington 01:50:57.14 +17:44:13.6 17.2mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 07:13:29.86 +36:41:41.4 17.0mag 63P/Wild 23:30:55.43 -11:16:32.1 15.7mag 65P/Gunn 04:07:12.11 +21:45:14.6 15.9mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 01:08:50.01 +08:30:59.5 14.3mag 78P/Gehrels 23:07:25.74 -08:57:24.1 14.6mag 88P/Howell 02:14:34.88 +21:01:49.9 15.1mag 93P/Lovas 04:57:35.83 +32:21:51.1 16.2mag 123P/West-Hartley 08:30:07.49 +37:40:57.8 16.2mag 124P/Mrkos 02:35:29.67 +14:31:58.7 16.4mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 02:50:25.59 +14:40:14.1 17.5mag 131P/Mueller 01:33:55.67 +13:44:08.1 10.6mag 141P/Machholz 01:42:38.42 +05:25:24.3 10.6mag 141P-A/Machholz 00:27:15.27 +01:17:02.9 12.6mag 141P-D/Machholz 02:13:04.50 +07:10:58.6 17.8mag 141P-I/Machholz 01:06:29.20 -00:47:08.5 15.1mag 162P/SidingSpring 14:48:49.21 +00:04:42.9 17.7mag 210P/Christensen 21:43:02.79 -11:05:45.5 17.7mag 218P/LINEAR 17:16:52.69 -13:45:21.6 16.1mag 235P/LINEAR 05:37:40.20 +34:48:21.7 16.8mag 240P/NEAT 07:39:14.03 -05:00:37.2 17.7mag 242P/Spahr 22:20:35.09 -20:35:06.3 17.8mag 260P/McNaught 02:01:12.13 +20:49:43.6 18.0mag 295P/LINEAR 15:42:03.27 +07:05:08.8 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski 07:34:46.63 +21:22:10.2 17.7mag 450P/LONEOS 05:38:01.71 +44:56:47.2 17.5mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.9K Apr 17 06:18 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 17:21:59.44 -38:54:04.60 ASASSN-26ct 2026-04-14.4 15.15 15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 SN2026huo 2026-04-12.14 16.96 17:21:59.44 -38:54:04.60 2026-04-14.4 15.15 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.8K Apr 17 06:18 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 188K Apr 17 06:18 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 07:09:04.401 -78:38:07.46 AT 2026jdp 2026-04-06.05 18.68 03:48:28.221 -53:44:23.50 AT 2026jdo 2026-04-08.01 18.731 07:02:34.080 -55:06:43.30 AT 2026jdn 2026-04-08.03 19.072 07:00:51.304 +31:54:51.10 AT 2026jdm 2026-04-05.28 19.077 03:59:51.928 -68:17:23.02 AT 2026jdl 2026-04-06.02 18.773 22:25:29.590 -57:03:23.82 AT 2026jdk 2026-04-09.39 18.688 07:48:37.844 +24:13:36.49 AT 2026jdj 2026-04-05.93 19.134 05:01:51.299 -18:28:54.90 AT 2026jdi 2026-04-10.03 18.777 08:39:10.564 +29:27:51.25 AT 2026jdh 2026-04-05.92 20.076 05:16:07.663 -51:55:24.28 AT 2026jdg 2026-04-09.01 18.932 16:24:20.167 -77:47:22.20 AT 2026jdf 2026-04-06.30 18.759 10:54:01.893 -46:24:49.75 AT 2026jde 2026-04-08.14 18.941 04:46:52.721 -52:39:36.18 AT 2026jdd 2026-04-09.76 19.48 14:22:01.413 -44:48:30.56 AT 2026jdc 2026-04-06.32 18.535 11:00:58.810 +13:03:06.37 AT 2026jdb 2026-04-04.40 18.483 21:44:44.073 -57:47:11.39 AT 2026jda 2026-04-08.34 18.227 07:51:17.046 -84:48:42.24 AT 2026jcz 2026-04-09.12 18.768 09:06:56.603 -64:55:52.46 AT 2026jcy 2026-04-09.11 18.906 08:27:06.222 -58:50:26.83 AT 2026jcx 2026-04-09.08 19.372 13:48:22.893 -31:10:42.12 AT 2026jcw 2026-04-09.08 19.95 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 30K Apr 17 06:18 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 3 2026 04 17.46958 2461147.96958 6.15 20:20:06.25 +68:52:50.4 0722 2886 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-17_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_061652_TTUQ1b1x1_2708330_kH8vMQGI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_06-16-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
