NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA

The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.

Processing fields Vir-07-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 04 18.39357    2461148.89357    10.90    12:49:06.24 -02:21:03.3   5116 3443   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    10.93    12:49:06.21 -02:21:03.1   5117 3436   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 04 18.3939  2461148.8939  10.91  12:49:06.22 -02:21:03.2
301.74720  60.51549 galactic  Vir  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 7.0 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
26 Proserpina              -0      1       1  10.8    -0    0
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 04 18.39357    2461148.89357    12.69    12:32:03.08 -00:01:15.1   7787 2230   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    12.59    12:32:03.06 -00:01:14.7   7788 2223   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 04 18.3939  2461148.8939  12.64  12:32:03.07 -00:01:14.9
292.40505  62.45404 galactic  Vir  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
238 Hypatia                 -1     -0       1  12.7    -0    0
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 04 18.39357    2461148.89357    14.39    13:11:59.15 -04:45:18.8   1573 4651   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    14.40    13:11:58.98 -04:45:18.2   1574 4644   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 04 18.3939  2461148.8939  14.39  13:11:59.07 -04:45:18.5
312.55253  57.73230 galactic  Vir  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.5" and 7.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1651 Behrens                 -1     -0       1  14.5     0   -0
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 04 18.39357    2461148.89357    14.34    12:42:04.92 -02:51:13.4   6146 3822   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    14.25    12:42:04.84 -02:51:13.8   6147 3815   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 04 18.3939  2461148.8939  14.29  12:42:04.88 -02:51:13.6
298.26498  59.93316 galactic  Vir  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 6.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
321 Florentina              -1      0       1  14.4    -0    0
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 4

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 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= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Vir-07-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Vir-07-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Vir-07-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 289293 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 289293 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits_preview.png'
Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits

renamed 'Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits_preview.png'
Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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= 1286.7044 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 466.1653 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1344.6673 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 452.2469 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1347.5273 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 451.5600 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.04505 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002 ---------------------------------------------- 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= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 9.28999996185303 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 6.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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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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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.fit CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/d_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits :) Spent 0.531427 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/d_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 9.28999996185303 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 6.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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= '2026-04-18T04:27:33.0486242' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-04-18T09:27:33.0486242' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61148.3941325 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/d_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits :) Spent 0.515519 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-09.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/d_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits


fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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: 2461148.89357093 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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits' wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Image size: 941.8'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:23.724 -01:58:43.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 Second-epoch image center 12:51:23.724 -01:58:43.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0544 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Image size: 941.8'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:23.852 -01:59:25.52 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 Second-epoch image center 12:51:23.852 -01:59:25.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0505 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 12:51:23.724 -01:58:43.64 Second-epoch second image center 12:51:23.852 -01:59:25.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01165 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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits &> /tmp/tmp.t8AtsGVJlX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mdP8XIWCIA Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IVJd081HAf Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7xQLMiRB96 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat The reference image (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat) found 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 4468 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.0012 to 200.8215 deg, Dec -7.2833 to +3.2952 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 185.0012 to 200.8215 deg, Dec -7.2833 to 3.2952 deg Loaded 3828 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): 2970 out of 3096 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3096 out of 4468 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.867914 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.867914 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.99 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.88 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.88
Magnitude calibration plot:

____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 2.1 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 2.3 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 2.3 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 14.9 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 15.3 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.8 (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.t8AtsGVJlX (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=371, passed=4468 Got 4468 stars (including 4091 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4468 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 987 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 980 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4388 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 987 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4389 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4389 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 987 stars left (next iteration limit 1085) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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.mdP8XIWCIA (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=438, passed=6332 Got 6332 stars (including 5886 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6332 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6226 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6226 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6226 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 985 stars left (next iteration limit 1083) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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.IVJd081HAf (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=260, passed=4216 Got 4216 stars (including 3950 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4216 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4167 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4164 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4164 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 983 stars left (next iteration limit 1081) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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.7xQLMiRB96 (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=259, passed=4223 Got 4223 stars (including 3958 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4223 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4179 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4179 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4179 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 983 stars left (next iteration limit 1081) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out21923.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21923_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 Preparing report for the candidate 21923_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-07-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 #### 12:49:06.22 -02:21:03.2 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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Image size: 941.8'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:23.724 -01:58:43.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 Second-epoch image center 12:51:23.724 -01:58:43.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0544 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Image size: 941.8'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:23.852 -01:59:25.52 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 Second-epoch image center 12:51:23.852 -01:59:25.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0505 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 12:51:23.724 -01:58:43.64 Second-epoch second image center 12:51:23.852 -01:59:25.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01165 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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Qc7iJVhdga Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oZCQ4rgdo4 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iubXjkd9Ur Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cy53A4fTVo Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat The reference image (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat) found 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 27962 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.0008 to 200.8266 deg, Dec -7.3001 to +3.3061 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 185.0008 to 200.8266 deg, Dec -7.3001 to 3.3061 deg Loaded 3844 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): 3184 out of 3394 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3394 out of 27962 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.721122 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.721122 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.71 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01
Magnitude calibration plot:

____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 7 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 2.0 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 2.2 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 2.2 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.0 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 15.4 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.2 (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.Qc7iJVhdga (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1031, passed=27951 Got 27951 stars (including 26872 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27951 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 978 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27601 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27601 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27601 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 985 stars left (next iteration limit 1083) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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.oZCQ4rgdo4 (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1280, passed=35135 Got 35135 stars (including 33800 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35135 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34754 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34755 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34756 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Excluding outliers - 985 stars left (next iteration limit 1083) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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.iubXjkd9Ur (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=878, passed=25206 Got 25206 stars (including 24293 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25206 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 984 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24910 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 984 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24910 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24910 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 984 stars left (next iteration limit 1082) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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.cy53A4fTVo (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=913, passed=25022 Got 25022 stars (including 24076 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25022 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 984 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24753 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 984 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24752 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 984 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24752 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 984 stars left (next iteration limit 1082) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-26-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38908.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38169.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38836.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38892.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s 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: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 37834_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 The candidate 37834_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    13.42    12:45:20.50 -00:32:06.9   5761 2388   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits **** FOUND 12:45:20.53 -00:32:07.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 37897_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 The candidate 37897_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    10.89    12:49:06.21 -02:21:03.0   5117 3436   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits **** FOUND 12:49:06.23 -02:21:03.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 38169_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 Preparing report for the candidate 38169_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 38773_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 The candidate 38773_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    13.92    12:22:10.36 -02:11:56.2   9191 3650   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits **** FOUND 12:22:10.37 -02:11:56.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 38836_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 Preparing report for the candidate 38836_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 38892_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 Preparing report for the candidate 38892_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 38908_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 The candidate 38908_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 04 18.39425    2461148.89425    14.37    12:20:33.08 -02:48:29.3   9411 4039   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_042833_TTUQ1b1x1_964989_EbWv35TA/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-27-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0138.fits **** FOUND 12:20:33.10 -02:48:30.8 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.36, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.34)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.704 3693476681182788608 185.13810414697 -02.80849882540 14.3870 13.7680 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.704#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9# make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 12:49:06.22 -02:21:03.2 12:32:03.07 -00:01:14.9 13:11:59.07 -04:45:18.5 12:42:04.88 -02:51:13.6 ########### Completed Vir-07-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 #### 12:49:06.22 -02:21:03.2 12:32:03.07 -00:01:14.9 13:11:59.07 -04:45:18.5 12:42:04.88 -02:51:13.6 ################################################################################### 12:49:06.22 -02:21:03.2 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 12:32:03.07 -00:01:14.9 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 13:11:59.07 -04:45:18.5 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 12:42:04.88 -02:51:13.6 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 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 ################################################################################### Adding identified Gaia sources from exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN= NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Adding the following to the exclusion list #### 12:20:33.10 -02:48:30.8 #################################################### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461148.89357093 -observatory V36 00:20:13.06 -00:41:02.7 Mercury (-0.0mag) 03:20:24.58 +18:43:55.1 Venus (-3.9mag) 00:24:38.40 +01:36:41.0 Mars (1.2mag) 07:13:44.89 +22:44:22.0 Jupiter (-2.1mag) 00:30:14.66 +00:55:35.3 Saturn (0.9mag) 03:48:12.37 +19:49:06.0 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:11:09.08 -00:13:25.0 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:33:51.24 -22:52:43.8 Pluto (14.5mag) 02:27:39.35 +18:30:35.1 Moon (-8.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Apr 18 05:19 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461148.89357093: 07:13:52.36 +22:44:05.3 Io (5.8mag) 07:13:33.29 +22:44:46.2 Europa (5.9mag) 07:13:28.70 +22:44:52.0 Ganymede (5.4mag) 07:14:08.81 +22:43:25.4 Callisto (6.6mag) 07:16:58.66 +22:30:54.2 Himalia (15.3mag) 07:13:44.26 +22:44:25.6 Thebe (16.2mag) 07:17:13.02 +23:01:12.9 Elara (17.3mag) 07:12:47.57 +23:23:07.2 Pasiphae (17.4mag) 07:22:01.35 +22:42:36.9 Carme (18.5mag) 00:30:07.21 +00:56:00.8 Titan (8.8mag) 00:30:18.52 +00:55:46.2 Rhea (10.1mag) 00:29:50.95 +00:55:21.6 Iapetus (11.5mag) 00:30:13.68 +00:56:03.1 Hyperion (14.8mag) 00:31:49.62 +01:04:07.8 Phoebe (16.8mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 569 Apr 18 05:19 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461148.89357093: 15:47:39.89 -17:55:42.5 JWST 20:39:23.70 -12:42:03.6 Chandra 08:50:37.68 -50:00:13.8 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Apr 18 05:19 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461148.89357093 -observatory V36 -> Warning: Longitude 255.61742 is outside valid range [-180, 180] 18:52:54.80 -28:55:20.1 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 05:08:28.90 -69:33:01.0 17.4mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:32:58.86 +31:27:14.4 17.2mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:30:10.02 +10:49:45.5 17.6mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 23:10:50.34 +29:19:32.5 17.1mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 04:32:02.39 +26:06:08.5 16.0mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:03:58.51 +32:01:39.6 16.2mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 08:31:28.38 +00:05:47.8 17.4mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:53:07.62 +18:43:54.1 17.6mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:39:52.43 -11:29:11.1 17.5mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 09:06:34.69 -11:30:16.0 17.7mag C/2023 F3 (ATLAS) 21:56:32.89 +63:02:59.0 17.5mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 19:17:01.52 -03:46:31.8 14.1mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 21:26:42.15 +86:14:47.5 17.8mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon) 06:19:06.07 +63:30:15.6 17.2mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 05:18:20.26 +19:04:22.2 11.2mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 16:17:42.04 +06:46:53.4 17.4mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 20:21:26.31 +15:55:48.8 14.6mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 03:28:32.07 -22:01:29.9 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 05:18:45.95 +44:42:17.2 17.7mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 13:28:56.88 +46:55:59.2 15.3mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS) 03:29:06.64 -26:35:28.8 17.8mag C/2025 Q3 (ATLAS) 00:08:27.90 +17:30:22.4 8.2mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 12:53:05.21 +03:09:19.9 17.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 03:46:05.91 +02:23:40.1 14.0mag C/2026 A1 (MAPS) 00:06:17.75 +37:38:51.9 14.7mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 18:47:35.29 -09:35:23.5 11.7mag 10P/Tempel 14:57:01.95 +02:57:01.6 14.2mag 24P/Schaumasse 11:02:11.49 -01:27:04.0 15.7mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 18:01:32.47 -09:31:30.2 18.0mag 40P/Vaisala 10:37:32.28 -03:54:55.4 17.0mag 43P/Wolf-Harrington 01:52:23.17 +17:53:36.8 17.2mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 07:15:13.91 +36:29:38.5 17.0mag 63P/Wild 23:32:05.41 -11:09:57.5 15.7mag 65P/Gunn 04:09:42.17 +22:03:51.0 15.9mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 01:10:53.24 +08:41:49.4 14.3mag 78P/Gehrels 23:10:11.57 -08:40:58.5 14.6mag 88P/Howell 02:17:13.44 +21:16:20.3 15.1mag 93P/Lovas 04:59:22.10 +32:24:40.9 16.2mag 123P/West-Hartley 08:31:15.53 +37:15:25.1 16.2mag 124P/Mrkos 02:36:55.87 +14:38:05.8 16.4mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 02:52:14.72 +14:46:51.5 17.5mag 131P/Mueller 01:38:50.19 +14:02:24.6 10.6mag 141P/Machholz 01:47:24.29 +05:46:04.7 10.6mag 141P-A/Machholz 00:31:36.67 +01:36:06.5 12.5mag 141P-D/Machholz 02:17:53.68 +07:31:33.6 17.9mag 141P-I/Machholz 01:09:04.45 -00:19:08.4 15.0mag 162P/SidingSpring 14:47:11.29 +00:10:01.8 17.7mag 210P/Christensen 21:45:38.98 -10:52:27.9 17.7mag 218P/LINEAR 17:17:02.44 -13:38:36.4 16.1mag 235P/LINEAR 05:39:40.95 +34:52:16.3 16.8mag 240P/NEAT 07:39:42.78 -04:54:47.7 17.7mag 242P/Spahr 22:22:53.94 -20:19:57.1 17.8mag 260P/McNaught 02:03:06.54 +21:03:36.0 18.0mag 295P/LINEAR 15:41:40.34 +07:08:40.2 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski 07:35:09.29 +21:22:16.4 17.7mag 450P/LONEOS 05:39:23.54 +44:53:32.7 17.5mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.9K Apr 18 05:19 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 14:49:14.13 -27:29:20.60 ASASSN-26cu 2026-04-16.06 14.03 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 14:49:14.13 -27:29:20.60 2026-04-16.06 14.03 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 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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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.8K Apr 18 05:19 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 18 05:19 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 17:09:17.180 +58:08:27.31 AT 2026jgr 2026-04-10.97 20.21 14:27:07.800 +63:03:09.75 AT 2026jgq 2026-04-07.96 19.63 21:24:26.763 +17:46:17.22 AT 2026jgp 2026-04-10.51 19.5235 21:11:00.071 -12:31:56.57 AT 2026jgo 2026-04-10.51 17.9913 17:04:17.414 +05:53:27.19 AT 2026jgn 2026-04-10.42 20.0079 16:20:49.652 -00:22:10.33 AT 2026jgm 2026-04-10.42 19.437 12:38:24.734 +21:15:54.35 AT 2026jgl 2026-04-10.28 20.5723 13:24:21.892 +04:47:40.06 AT 2026jgk 2026-04-10.27 20.106 12:51:33.318 -00:15:04.90 AT 2026jgj 2026-04-10.27 19.4096 12:05:14.424 +12:01:26.77 AT 2026jgi 2026-04-10.26 20.2481 22:30:32.862 +33:06:00.06 AT 2026jgh 2026-04-08.51 19.6664 16:11:58.319 -09:00:29.25 AT 2026jgg 2026-04-08.41 19.9237 15:03:38.583 +10:04:47.83 AT 2026jgf 2026-04-07.47 20.0529 15:26:23.672 +05:34:01.67 AT 2026jge 2026-04-07.34 20.2566 14:13:26.808 +12:46:43.53 AT 2026jgd 2026-04-07.28 20.201 16:00:54.694 +34:45:50.57 AT 2026jgc 2026-04-07.50 19.9668 16:30:49.348 -18:08:16.31 AT 2026jgb 2026-03-28.50 20.531 13:20:44.619 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