This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.40 08:09:10.20 +57:30:34.8
160.05618 32.93370 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.6" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:09:10.20 +57:30:34.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:09:10.20 +57:30:34.8: 15.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:09:10.20 +57:30:34.8: 15.59 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.40,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.40CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.13 08:34:09.05 +56:21:33.6
161.26310 36.38876 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.4" and 5.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:34:09.05 +56:21:33.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:34:09.05 +56:21:33.6: 15.51 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:34:09.05 +56:21:33.6: 15.68 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.13,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.13CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 12.38 08:20:38.43 +51:49:57.2
166.89645 34.55497 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.5" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:20:38.43 +51:49:57.2 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:20:38.43 +51:49:57.2: 15.50 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:20:38.43 +51:49:57.2: 15.64 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,12.38,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 12.38CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 11.84 08:18:47.69 +54:09:35.7
164.07191 34.29820 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.1" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:18:47.69 +54:09:35.7 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:18:47.69 +54:09:35.7: 12.94 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:18:47.69 +54:09:35.7: 13.16 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.03 +/- 0.04
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,11.84,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 11.84CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 12.03 08:09:32.20 +51:34:36.6
167.12110 32.82595 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.3" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:09:32.20 +51:34:36.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:09:32.20 +51:34:36.6: 15.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:09:32.20 +51:34:36.6: 15.12 +/- 0.30 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.12 +/- 0.30
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,12.03,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 12.03CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 12.17 08:10:27.94 +55:08:22.7
162.88384 33.10068 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.6" and 4.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:10:27.94 +55:08:22.7 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:10:27.94 +55:08:22.7: 15.41 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:10:27.94 +55:08:22.7: 15.55 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,12.17,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 12.17CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 12.44 08:02:29.23 +54:25:49.8
163.67728 31.92680 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.4" and 4.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:02:29.23 +54:25:49.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:02:29.23 +54:25:49.8: 15.36 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:02:29.23 +54:25:49.8: 15.56 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,12.44,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 12.44CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 12.96 08:10:20.41 +55:09:29.6
162.86131 33.08306 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.5" and 5.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:10:20.41 +55:09:29.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:10:20.41 +55:09:29.6: 14.99 +/- 0.27 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:10:20.41 +55:09:29.6: 14.74 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.81 +/- 0.15
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,12.96,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 12.96CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.06 08:05:49.02 +53:40:28.9
164.59808 32.37655 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.3" and 4.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:05:49.02 +53:40:28.9 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: G4 (LAMOST DR5)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:05:49.02 +53:40:28.9: 15.33 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:05:49.02 +53:40:28.9: 15.46 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.06,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.06CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.07 08:21:01.80 +51:20:12.4
167.50009 34.60452 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.1" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:21:01.80 +51:20:12.4 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:21:01.80 +51:20:12.4: 15.35 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:21:01.80 +51:20:12.4: 15.49 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.07,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.07CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.04 08:14:09.27 +52:33:58.8
165.97932 33.58087 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 7.6" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:14:09.27 +52:33:58.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:14:09.27 +52:33:58.8: 15.48 +/- 0.35 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:14:09.27 +52:33:58.8: 15.41 +/- 0.30 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.44 +/- 0.23
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.04CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.02 08:51:54.47 +58:06:43.3
158.67886 38.54102 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.7" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:51:54.47 +58:06:43.3 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:51:54.47 +58:06:43.3: 15.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:51:54.47 +58:06:43.3: 15.41 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 23.2626* 08 51 54.47 +58 06 43.3 13.0 U UMa 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.02,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.02CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.06 08:19:32.66 +54:39:19.1
163.47109 34.40429 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.1" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:19:32.66 +54:39:19.1 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:19:32.66 +54:39:19.1: 14.64 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:19:32.66 +54:39:19.1: 14.89 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.75 +/- 0.11
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.06,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.06CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.22 08:31:56.81 +49:56:58.8
169.23376 36.31469 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.8" and 4.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:31:56.81 +49:56:58.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:31:56.81 +49:56:58.8: 15.47 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:31:56.81 +49:56:58.8: 15.64 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.22,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.22CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.44 08:40:01.44 +56:09:24.7
161.41822 37.21983 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.5" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:40:01.44 +56:09:24.7 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:40:01.44 +56:09:24.7: 15.44 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:40:01.44 +56:09:24.7: 15.50 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 23.2626* 08 40 01.44 +56 09 24.7 13.4 U UMa 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.44,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.44CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.39 08:11:12.59 +55:45:17.9
162.15034 33.21333 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.1" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:11:12.59 +55:45:17.9 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:11:12.59 +55:45:17.9: 15.38 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:11:12.59 +55:45:17.9: 15.53 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.39,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.39CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.2626 2461153.7626 13.71 08:24:09.77 +55:42:06.6
162.17827 35.03730 galactic Lyn Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.4" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 08:24:09.77 +55:42:06.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:24:09.77 +55:42:06.6: 15.51 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:24:09.77 +55:42:06.6: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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 atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.7626,13.71,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.2626 13.71CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461058.81301528 18.01.2026 07:30:34.520 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
First image: 2461058.81301528 18.01.2026 07:30:34.520 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Last image: 2461153.76288370 23.04.2026 06:18:23.152 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 7357
Objects passed selection criteria: 7331
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 6008.75
Average stars matched: 5881.5 (97.8823 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 113976 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Apr 21 18:08:25 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-27-g1ba0f777
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Apr 23 01:22:55 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461058.81301528 18.01.2026 07:30:34.520 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
First image: 2461058.81301528 18.01.2026 07:30:34.520 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Last image: 2461153.76288370 23.04.2026 06:18:23.152 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 28
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.13
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 19 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 43644
Objects passed selection criteria: 43536
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 37250.5
Average stars matched: 36150.5 (97.047 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 148808 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Apr 21 18:08:25 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-27-g1ba0f777
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Apr 23 01:32:01 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.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: 2461153.76228306
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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits'
wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits'
wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits'
wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Image size: 927.4'x629.8' 15.5(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.81"/pix along the X axis and 5.92"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:28:35.075 +53:59:05.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.81"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.8" and 8.7"
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Image size: 922.4'x626.9' 15.4(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.78"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:29:12.519 +53:59:07.93 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:28:35.075 +53:59:05.09
Second-epoch image center 08:29:12.519 +53:59:07.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0917 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Image size: 922.4'x626.9' 15.4(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.78"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:29:10.343 +53:58:44.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:28:35.075 +53:59:05.09
Second-epoch image center 08:29:10.343 +53:58:44.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0866 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 08:29:12.519 +53:59:07.93
Second-epoch second image center 08:29:10.343 +53:58:44.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00835 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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jpZatzt4zf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DTxMO91ZDb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ui41gc2fYa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1HWBxxg9IP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 10732 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.1029 to 142.4921 deg, Dec +47.7241 to +59.2635 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
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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 113.1029 to 142.4921 deg, Dec 47.7241 to 59.2635 deg
Loaded 7241 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): 20 out of 20 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 20 out of 10732 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.854505
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.854505
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 10732 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.1029 to 142.4921 deg, Dec +47.7241 to +59.2635 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
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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 113.1029 to 142.4921 deg, Dec 47.7241 to 59.2635 deg
Loaded 7241 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): 20 out of 20 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 20 out of 10732 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 10668 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.1023 to 142.4920 deg, Dec +47.7242 to +59.2591 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 113.1023 to 142.4920 deg, Dec 47.7242 to 59.2591 deg
Loaded 7239 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): 18 out of 19 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 19 out of 10668 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ 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 Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
2.1 pix Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
2.6 pix fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
2.6 pix fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
15.4 mag. Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.7 (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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=751, passed=10732
Got 10732 stars (including 9968 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10732 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 927.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 927.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012881 (46.4 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010304 (37.1 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 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 178 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 147 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 124 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 10.17"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 141 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1637 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.63"
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 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 223 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 205 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1671 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 202 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2144 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.08"
Excluding outliers - 202 stars left (next iteration limit 155)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits -region wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=785, passed=10668
Got 10668 stars (including 9872 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10668 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 927.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 927.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012882 (46.4 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010306 (37.1 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 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 172 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 142 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 117 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 11.19"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 137 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1584 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.80"
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 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 219 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 199 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1618 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.56"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 198 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2106 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.06"
Excluding outliers - 198 stars left (next iteration limit 150)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits -region wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.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.Ui41gc2fYa (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=353, passed=5985
Got 5985 stars (including 5631 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5985 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 922.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 922.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012811 (46.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010249 (36.9 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 691 to 747 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 195 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 163 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 131 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 160 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 986 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.70"
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 691 to 747 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 235 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 211 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1012 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 211 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.53"
Excluding outliers - 211 stars left (next iteration limit 176)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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.1HWBxxg9IP (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=348, passed=6062
Got 6062 stars (including 5706 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6062 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 922.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 922.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012811 (46.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010249 (36.9 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 691 to 747 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 191 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 154 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.84"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 152 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.70"
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 691 to 747 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 225 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 198 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1002 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 198 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1243 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.41"
Excluding outliers - 198 stars left (next iteration limit 167)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20380_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
The candidate 20380_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:40:57.16 +50:10:10.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Image size: 927.4'x629.8' 15.5(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.81"/pix along the X axis and 5.92"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:28:35.075 +53:59:05.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.81"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.8" and 8.7"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Image size: 922.4'x626.9' 15.4(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.78"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:29:12.519 +53:59:07.93 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:28:35.075 +53:59:05.09
Second-epoch image center 08:29:12.519 +53:59:07.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0917 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Image size: 922.4'x626.9' 15.4(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.78"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:29:10.343 +53:58:44.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:28:35.075 +53:59:05.09
Second-epoch image center 08:29:10.343 +53:58:44.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0866 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 08:29:12.519 +53:59:07.93
Second-epoch second image center 08:29:10.343 +53:58:44.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00835 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eKobpfvuS1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nhx2ec2noo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VpJg9cjsLe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xV2tJ5stKO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 60990 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.0237 to 142.6172 deg, Dec +47.6792 to +59.2703 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 113.0237 to 142.6172 deg, Dec 47.6792 to 59.2703 deg
Loaded 7317 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): 20 out of 25 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 25 out of 60990 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.045955
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.045955
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.13
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.92
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.92
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 60990 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.0237 to 142.6172 deg, Dec +47.6792 to +59.2703 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 113.0237 to 142.6172 deg, Dec 47.6792 to 59.2703 deg
Loaded 7317 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): 20 out of 25 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 25 out of 60990 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 61084 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.0334 to 142.6210 deg, Dec +47.6791 to +59.2665 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 113.0334 to 142.6210 deg, Dec 47.6791 to 59.2665 deg
Loaded 7315 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): 20 out of 25 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 25 out of 61084 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 23 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
2.0 pix Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
2.2 pix fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
2.3 pix fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.9 mag. Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
14.9 mag. Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=3457, passed=60976
Got 60976 stars (including 57414 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 60976 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 927.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 927.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012881 (46.4 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010304 (37.1 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 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 172 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 142 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.89"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 135 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 218 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 192 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9089 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 189 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12156 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.55"
Excluding outliers - 189 stars left (next iteration limit 148)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits -region wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.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.nhx2ec2noo (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=3501, passed=61060
Got 61060 stars (including 57445 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 61060 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 927.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 927.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012882 (46.4 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010306 (37.1 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 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 172 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 140 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 117 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 10.18"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 133 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8718 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 219 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 189 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 188 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12273 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.11"
Excluding outliers - 188 stars left (next iteration limit 146)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits -region wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.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.VpJg9cjsLe (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1588, passed=35275
Got 35275 stars (including 33649 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35275 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 922.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 922.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012811 (46.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010249 (36.9 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 691 to 747 (Dec 48.2 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 190 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 154 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 121 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.95"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 152 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5335 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.33"
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 691 to 747 (Dec 48.2 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 226 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 198 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5370 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.20"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 198 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7043 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.97"
Excluding outliers - 198 stars left (next iteration limit 167)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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.xV2tJ5stKO (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1618, passed=35500
Got 35500 stars (including 33845 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35500 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 922.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 922.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012811 (46.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010249 (36.9 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 691 to 747 (Dec 48.2 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 190 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 152 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 111 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 149 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5133 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 747 (Dec 48.2 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 227 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 196 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5175 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 9.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 195 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7068 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.25"
Excluding outliers - 195 stars left (next iteration limit 163)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-17-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_012010_TTUQ2b1x1_2433538_DLTBIXu2/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out74340.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out74344.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out74345.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out74552.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 74339_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
The candidate 74339_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (15.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 74340_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74340_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74344_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74344_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74345_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74345_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74346_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
The candidate 74346_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (10.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 74552_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74552_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74575_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74575_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74601_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
The candidate 74601_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (9.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 74603_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74603_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74649_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74649_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74855_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74855_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74867_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74867_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74879_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74879_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74915_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74915_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74922_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
The candidate 74922_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106 did not pass the final checks
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-30-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0318.fits at 08:39:09.75 +52:57:10.9: 13.09 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-31-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0319.fits at 08:39:09.75 +52:57:10.9: 13.23 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.16 +/- 0.03
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Considering the candidate 74936_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74936_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 74946_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 74946_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 75011_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
The candidate 75011_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (12.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 75030_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 75030_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 75042_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 75042_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 75044_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 75044_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 75206_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
Preparing report for the candidate 75206_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
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Considering the candidate 48804_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106
The candidate 48804_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_01-18-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0106 did not pass the final checks
