NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb

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

Processing fields UMa-14-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 05 03.26964    2461163.76964    13.84    12:10:33.40 +33:15:29.2   3426 1222   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.84    12:10:33.32 +33:15:27.7   3427 1228   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 05 03.2699  2461163.7699  13.84  12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4
175.68136  79.25719 galactic  Com  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 6.7 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
350 Ornamenta               -1      0       1  14.0     0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4:  16.22 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4:  16.18 +/- 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 atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

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

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 05 03.26964    2461163.76964    14.55    12:14:30.75 +30:52:29.8   2899 2659   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    14.62    12:14:30.71 +30:52:29.0   2900 2665   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 05 03.2699  2461163.7699  14.59  12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4
185.84735  81.10357 galactic  Com  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 6.5 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
679 Pax                     -0      0       0  14.8    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4:  16.22 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4:  16.22 +/- 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 atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

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

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 2

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.0
FLAT_FIELD_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-22_multinight.fit
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 8000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 4000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 4
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
UMa-14-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-14-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-14-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 989487 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 989487 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits_preview.png'
UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits

renamed 'UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits_preview.png'
UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 462.7599 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 493.9785 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2150.4443 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 563.0594 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2153.9531 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 563.1711 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 4.647 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.000 ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-22_multinight.fit EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 10.5799999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 11.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-05-03T01:28:07.1510319' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-05-03T06:28:07.1510319' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61163.2695272109 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-05-03T06:28:17.0548439' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61163.2696418287 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 179.997286075295 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 29.9998586928543 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 59.3233333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 272.699166666667 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.16223974097258 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'UMa-14' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '12 00 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+30 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20363 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20363 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 10.5799999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 10.5799999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 2.9 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 56.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 905.01 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 11.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 54.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 11.200896 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 8.600688 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.fit CCD-TEMP= -4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits :) Spent 0.584122 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-22_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 42267.109959 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=27349.0, right_median=33499.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-22_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 10.4899997711182 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 11.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-05-03T01:28:59.4551143' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-05-03T06:28:59.4551143' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61163.2701325812 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits SET-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.fit CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits CCD-TEMP= -5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits :) Spent 0.575985 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_-5C_20s_2026-04-22.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-22_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 42267.109959 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=27349.0, right_median=33499.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-04-22_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

after the calibration attempt: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits


fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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: 2461163.76964295 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:00.373 +29:59:42.58 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 12:00:00.373 +29:59:42.58 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0118 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:00.734 +30:00:20.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 12:00:00.734 +30:00:20.23 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0037 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 12:00:00.373 +29:59:42.58 Second-epoch second image center 12:00:00.734 +30:00:20.23 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01054 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.guPWHezeAD Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jTHZhvnPwa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4MDQ2KTKqa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JgXieRHZtx Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat The reference image (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat) found 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2888 to +35.3606 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 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2888 to 35.3606 deg Loaded 3870 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): 2812 out of 2964 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2964 out of 5757 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.905400 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.905400 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48 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
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2888 to +35.3606 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 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2888 to 35.3606 deg Loaded 3870 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): 2812 out of 2964 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2964 out of 5757 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 5712 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2889 to +35.3609 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 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2889 to 35.3609 deg Loaded 3870 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): 2817 out of 2965 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2965 out of 5712 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (aperture=6.4) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.3 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 2.3 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 2.3 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 2.3 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 15.4 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 14.6 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 14.6 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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 ############ /tmp/tmp.guPWHezeAD (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=431, passed=5757 Got 5757 stars (including 5315 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5723 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5725 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5725 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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.jTHZhvnPwa (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=423, passed=5712 Got 5712 stars (including 5284 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5712 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5670 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5669 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5669 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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.4MDQ2KTKqa (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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=306, passed=3202 Got 3202 stars (including 2895 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3202 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3186 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3184 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3184 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.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.JgXieRHZtx (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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=292, passed=3184 Got 3184 stars (including 2889 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3184 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3158 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3155 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3155 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1069) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:00.373 +29:59:42.58 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 12:00:00.373 +29:59:42.58 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0118 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:00.734 +30:00:20.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 12:00:00.734 +30:00:20.23 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0037 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 12:00:00.373 +29:59:42.58 Second-epoch second image center 12:00:00.734 +30:00:20.23 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01054 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FMIV2eBVe1 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.otJygeLjDP Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eoOX4CBhbh Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZS3y8XLGbt Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat The reference image (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat) found 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 28501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec +24.2295 to +35.3660 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 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec 24.2295 to 35.3660 deg Loaded 3901 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): 2711 out of 2980 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28501 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.791100 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.791100 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 28501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec +24.2295 to +35.3660 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 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec 24.2295 to 35.3660 deg Loaded 3901 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): 2711 out of 2980 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28501 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (aperture=5.0) Read 28642 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2682 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2296 to +35.3727 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 170.2682 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2296 to 35.3727 deg Loaded 3904 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): 2697 out of 2980 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28642 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (aperture=5.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 2.1 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 2.2 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 2.2 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 2.1 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 2.1 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 15.6 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 14.8 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 14.8 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.FMIV2eBVe1 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1244, passed=28491 Got 28491 stars (including 27189 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28491 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28307 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28305 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28305 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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.otJygeLjDP (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1277, passed=28626 Got 28626 stars (including 27297 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28626 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28464 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28462 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28462 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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.eoOX4CBhbh (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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=853, passed=17068 Got 17068 stars (including 16197 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17068 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16930 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16931 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16931 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.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.ZS3y8XLGbt (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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=880, passed=17103 Got 17103 stars (including 16198 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17103 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16972 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16974 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16974 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.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_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:03:30.63 +33:04:30.0: 14.24 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:03:30.63 +33:04:30.0: 14.22 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.23 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:03:30.63 +33:04:30.0: ref_mag=14.23 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.3927 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out34075.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out35138.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32810_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 32810_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    12.84    12:11:55.07 +25:50:48.2   3199 5718   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 12:11:55.08 +25:50:48.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32958_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 32958_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    12.94    12:03:09.60 +29:01:11.5   4381 3795   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 12:03:09.61 +29:01:11.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33409_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 33409_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.28    11:38:37.78 +33:38:39.7   7460 0883   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:38:37.79 +33:38:40.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33484_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 33484_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.38    12:03:17.18 +29:05:54.2   4364 3748   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 12:03:17.17 +29:05:54.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33525_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 33525_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.57    11:53:15.59 +26:43:20.2   5729 5163   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:53:15.59 +26:43:20.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33592_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 33592_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.46    11:43:23.49 +27:34:51.2   7039 4593   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:43:23.47 +27:34:51.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33807_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 33807_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.93    12:02:59.69 +27:00:24.5   4412 5013   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 12:02:59.68 +27:00:24.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33825_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 33825_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.68    12:10:30.93 +29:05:28.9   3410 3751   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 12:10:30.86 +29:05:29.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 34075_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 Preparing report for the candidate 34075_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 34212_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 34212_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.82    11:48:02.88 +27:20:01.0   6419 4769   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:48:02.92 +27:20:00.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 34279_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 34279_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    13.89    11:44:18.75 +29:54:06.9   6847 3194   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:44:18.82 +29:54:06.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 34965_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 34965_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 05 03.26964    2461163.76964    14.39    12:03:30.63 +33:04:30.2   4319 1336   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0201.fits Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    14.39    12:03:30.62 +33:04:29.9   4320 1343   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 35095_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 35095_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    14.64    11:55:53.72 +28:24:56.6   5349 4146   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:55:53.68 +28:24:57.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 35136_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 35136_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    14.36    11:56:11.74 +28:50:09.2   5304 3893   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:56:11.81 +28:50:10.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 35138_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 Preparing report for the candidate 35138_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 35170_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 The candidate 35170_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 05 03.27025    2461163.77025    14.43    11:55:52.63 +28:25:24.3   5351 4141   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_012935_TTUQ2b1x1_1036130_TN11jhTb/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-03_01-28-59_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits **** FOUND 11:55:52.66 +28:25:24.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4 12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4 ########### Completed UMa-14-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4 12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4 ################################################################################### 12:10:33.36 +33:15:28.4 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 12:14:30.73 +30:52:29.4 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461163.76964295 -observatory V36 01:53:40.67 +09:53:23.1 Mercury (-1.0mag) 04:35:39.92 +23:01:40.1 Venus (-3.9mag) 01:06:46.46 +06:09:18.7 Mars (1.2mag) 07:21:56.68 +22:29:45.8 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:36:36.93 +01:34:39.0 Saturn (0.9mag) 03:51:33.27 +19:59:37.5 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:12:57.93 -00:02:07.1 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:34:13.05 -22:54:28.5 Pluto (14.5mag) 15:46:08.96 -25:40:41.1 Moon (-12.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 May 3 01:32 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461163.76964295: 07:21:50.02 +22:30:00.6 Io (5.9mag) 07:21:49.93 +22:30:03.9 Europa (6.0mag) 07:21:38.57 +22:30:27.0 Ganymede (5.4mag) 07:22:30.39 +22:28:28.0 Callisto (6.7mag) 07:24:24.07 +22:10:37.4 Himalia (15.4mag) 07:21:57.51 +22:29:45.7 Thebe (16.3mag) 07:24:51.00 +22:39:37.1 Elara (17.4mag) 07:21:59.08 +23:00:43.0 Pasiphae (17.5mag) 07:29:49.92 +22:29:10.6 Carme (18.6mag) 00:36:32.85 +01:35:07.8 Titan (8.7mag) 00:36:33.63 +01:34:52.6 Rhea (10.0mag) 00:36:10.83 +01:32:38.8 Iapetus (11.5mag) 00:36:52.20 +01:34:32.8 Hyperion (14.8mag) 00:37:58.67 +01:41:26.8 Phoebe (16.8mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 569 May 3 01:32 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461163.76964295: 16:38:37.34 -26:03:00.6 JWST 18:01:10.63 +35:09:02.6 Chandra 18:37:51.50 -23:43:12.5 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 May 3 01:32 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461163.76964295 -observatory V36 -> Warning: Longitude 255.61742 is outside valid range [-180, 180] 06:43:10.22 +29:14:25.6 17.8mag P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) 18:55:53.35 -29:54:15.2 13.8mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 05:20:16.26 -68:55:56.5 17.4mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:36:53.00 +31:34:24.5 17.3mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:27:19.75 +12:29:13.8 17.7mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 23:13:44.39 +29:58:48.1 17.1mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 04:49:50.64 +26:27:51.3 16.2mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:08:55.52 +31:57:34.0 16.4mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 08:35:05.59 +01:30:48.7 17.4mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:48:03.58 +19:53:05.4 17.6mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:34:11.75 -11:16:19.1 17.5mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 09:01:48.03 -09:20:06.4 17.8mag C/2023 F3 (ATLAS) 22:08:17.26 +64:01:26.0 17.6mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 18:59:20.93 -04:11:53.7 13.9mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 19:16:23.30 +88:08:04.5 17.9mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon) 06:29:29.06 +63:32:46.8 17.3mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 05:47:26.85 +22:50:53.2 12.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 16:06:47.92 +09:07:50.2 17.3mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 20:23:34.80 +20:11:26.6 14.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 03:42:27.36 -19:55:36.4 16.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 05:32:06.64 +41:19:48.1 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 12:34:14.65 +52:09:17.0 16.0mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS) 03:54:42.29 -29:11:53.2 18.0mag C/2025 Q3 (ATLAS) 04:25:28.29 -02:25:17.3 8.8mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 12:47:09.20 +03:55:45.0 17.3mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 05:00:29.59 +01:38:37.7 16.8mag C/2026 A1 (MAPS) 00:45:14.62 +39:54:28.1 15.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 19:16:18.66 -08:47:32.1 10.8mag 10P/Tempel 14:37:39.95 +01:01:19.4 15.5mag 24P/Schaumasse 10:59:34.65 -01:04:30.7 15.8mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 10:39:59.13 -03:01:52.4 17.3mag 43P/Wolf-Harrington 02:15:34.19 +20:20:38.6 17.4mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 07:44:25.48 +33:07:41.2 16.9mag 63P/Wild 23:50:08.16 -09:29:32.7 15.7mag 65P/Gunn 04:51:37.00 +26:36:01.7 16.1mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 01:44:26.82 +11:31:06.1 14.1mag 78P/Gehrels 23:52:40.22 -04:20:01.4 14.9mag 88P/Howell 03:01:05.52 +24:51:41.6 15.0mag 93P/Lovas 05:29:19.90 +33:01:56.8 16.0mag 123P/West-Hartley 08:51:36.22 +30:27:41.6 16.3mag 124P/Mrkos 03:00:24.47 +16:12:15.6 16.4mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 03:21:43.31 +16:25:03.2 17.6mag 131P/Mueller 02:59:20.20 +17:55:41.0 10.8mag 141P/Machholz 03:05:07.49 +10:57:55.1 10.8mag 141P-A/Machholz 01:45:14.66 +06:47:45.2 11.0mag 141P-D/Machholz 01:51:18.16 +07:11:31.3 14.9mag 162P/SidingSpring 22:23:40.05 -07:27:04.2 18.0mag 218P/LINEAR 17:15:45.42 -11:48:45.4 16.1mag 235P/LINEAR 06:12:45.72 +35:38:54.7 17.0mag 240P/NEAT 07:48:38.82 -03:31:27.9 17.9mag 242P/Spahr 23:00:14.66 -15:54:42.1 17.4mag 260P/McNaught 02:35:10.01 +24:43:06.0 17.8mag 295P/LINEAR 15:34:29.02 +07:55:56.3 17.4mag 391P/Kowalski 07:42:24.49 +21:19:59.4 17.7mag 450P/LONEOS 06:02:04.52 +44:01:07.8 17.6mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.8K May 3 01:32 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 AT2026kis 2026-04-27.36 16.15 14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40 ASASSN-26dc 2026-04-27.27 13.42 15:32:05.35 -43:54:34.60 ASASSN-26db 2026-04-27.37 16.06 16:34:34.94 -54:34:58.20 ASASSN-26da 2026-04-25.14 15.99 10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70 SN2026jsg 2026-04-24.99 16.28 15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80 SN2026kid 2026-04-24.52 -3.65 07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40 AT2026kcf 2026-04-24.2 16.89 11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50 SN2026jkb 2026-04-24.24 15.38 10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20 AT2026dil 2026-04-24.2 16.85 14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30 SN2026jlm 2026-04-22.16 15.12 10:53:55.47 -16:06:07.00 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.24 16.32 21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 2026-04-27.36 16.15 13:45:02.03 +15:17:14.50 ASASSN-26cy 2026-04-21.27 15.78 13:20:52.22 -35:57:03.60 AT2026jcm 2026-04-19.01 16.65 13:36:15.66 -36:53:48.40 SN 2026iqy 2026-04-18.92 17.31 06:34:01.33 -40:07:34.00 ASASSN-26cx 2026-04-19.07 16.16 23:33:57.97 -45:12:11.90 SN 2026idu 2026-04-19.41 15.9 12:10:50.92 +66:55:31.20 SN 2026icv 2026-04-17.14 16.03 21:36:59.06 -60:43:35.90 ASASSN-26cv 2026-04-17.35 -1.18 08:13:26.26 -27:07:30.50 ASASSN-26cw 2026-04-17.07 -1.01 14:49:14.13 -27:29:20.60 ASASSN-26cu 2026-04-16.06 14.03 17:21:59.44 -38:54:04.60 ASASSN-26ct 2026-04-14.4 15.15 15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 SN2026huo 2026-04-12.14 16.96 21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 2026-04-27.36 16.15 12:23:20.40 +04:53:39.10 AT2026ixd 2026-04-12.14 17.65 17:46:09.76 -61:19:50.40 SN2026icy 2026-04-12.2 17.03 09:25:46.42 +02:13:46.30 SN2026gud 2026-04-11.98 16.49 16:52:15.46 -60:27:45.90 ASASSN-26cs 2026-04-12.4 15.5 04:20:55.37 -51:15:31.10 ASASSN-26cr 2026-04-12.01 15.37 22:25:39.35 +36:45:06.90 AT2026ihl 2026-04-10.48 14.21 19:40:44.94 +00:41:03.80 AT2026imw 2026-04-10.32 16.06 19:52:04.70 +05:53:33.50 ASASSN-26cq 2026-04-9.31 14.98 16:08:18.39 -64:11:08.80 ASASSN-26cp 2026-04-9.14 13.64 09:22:22.90 -61:02:43.70 SN2026idh 2026-04-7.97 16.34 05:06:54.12 -19:42:26.40 AT2026imr 2026-04-8 17.49 07:14:55.34 -36:03:21.40 AT2026hei 2026-04-8.12 16.7 21:35:33.14 -19:01:34.80 AT2026ihm 2026-04-8.36 16.7 04:28:24.08 -32:25:35.30 AT2026imo 2026-04-8.02 16.81 05:10:35.79 -39:38:40.80 SN 2026hnn 2026-04-7.04 17.07 09:54:32.04 -01:17:25.80 ASASSN-26cn 2026-04-7.01 15.58 07:46:24.43 -77:29:35.90 ASASSN-26co 2026-04-7.15 14.93 05:00:45.52 -29:51:06.20 AT2026hvw 2026-04-6.03 16.51 19:49:33.10 -23:37:11.00 ASASSN-26cl 2026-04-5.29 14.98 19:32:43.55 -22:39:33.40 ASASSN-26cm 2026-04-4.3 13.88 18:08:57.38 +76:48:23.60 ASASSN-26ck 2026-04-2.37 15.38 16:16:36.10 +44:52:30.20 AT2026hyy 2026-04-2.58 13.81 21:55:23.31 -34:48:53.90 ASASSN-26cj 2026-03-30.4 -1.47 11:19:50.81 -27:51:50.40 SN2026gvk 2026-03-30 15.28 11:53:57.02 -23:09:46.20 SN2026gzx 2026-03-28.75 15.27 07:13:46.14 -33:10:15.70 ASASSN-26ci 2026-03-28.15 15.14 09:03:36.09 -67:58:13.00 SN2026hkg 2026-03-28.19 15.82 07:03:00.72 +39:14:43.00 SN2026fin 2026-03-28.27 15.82 05:35:42.80 -63:44:05.50 ASASSN-26ch 2026-03-27.86 13.02 11:23:19.04 +34:22:38.00 SN2026fwt 2026-03-27.3 16.56 19:03:49.79 +37:04:05.20 ASASSN-26ce 2026-03-26.56 16.3 20:26:56.07 -52:54:06.50 AT2026hiy 2026-03-26.35 16.95 05:25:54.76 -30:15:35.80 ASASSN-26cg 2026-03-25.07 16.88 06:57:16.49 -26:54:37.20 SN2026fzb 2026-03-25.14 15.8 14:37:38.23 -43:00:52.30 ASASSN-26cd 2026-03-24.24 12.52 17:34:53.03 +06:04:29.70 AT2026gzl 2026-03-23.27 15.82 08:30:02.60 -35:12:47.50 ASASSN-26cf 2026-03-23.2 14.82 16:54:25.33 +37:49:56.60 SN 2026evz 2026-03-21.32 17.54 17:06:19.20 -18:54:19.50 ASASSN-26bx 2026-03-21.25 16.39 19:01:16.28 -29:29:23.10 ASASSN-26bw 2026-03-21.33 15.81 08:46:05.75 +10:47:39.80 ASASSN-26ca 2026-03-21.13 14.27 12:14:58.16 +63:47:16.20 SN 2026fvx 2026-03-21.12 15.6 18:02:55.90 -75:23:02.60 ASASSN-26bz 2026-03-21.32 16.16 12:16:02.87 -53:16:33.70 ASASSN-26cc 2026-03-20.08 3.93 13:08:21.85 +29:13:44.20 SN 2026fmh 2026-03-20.16 -0.33 19:56:38.48 -34:45:21.50 ASASSN-26cb 2026-03-20.35 -3.26 14:32:41.15 -41:38:48.50 ASASSN-26by 2026-03-20.15 -1.31 13:00:42.99 +37:18:34.60 SN2026fjc 2026-03-19.5 15.97 06:02:44.21 -04:11:06.20 ASASSN-26bv 2026-03-19.19 15.67 12:20:27.96 -45:55:38.40 ASASSN-26bt 2026-03-18.8 16.32 07:49:57.30 -56:14:35.10 ASASSN-26bu 2026-03-19.19 15.74 06:04:29.75 +53:23:34.00 SN 2026eza 2026-03-18.2 17.48 11:54:57.87 +69:19:28.90 AT2026fsf 2026-03-18.14 16.95 10:44:46.95 +58:27:29.30 SN 2026enn 2026-03-18.13 17.53 20:45:54.04 -73:26:43.00 AT 2026ezy 2026-03-18.13 16.83 06:53:18.10 -59:10:49.30 ASASSN-26bs 2026-03-18.02 16.93 07:45:09.29 -62:14:36.20 ASASSN-26br 2026-03-16.16 16.78 19:24:27.93 -52:04:36.40 AT 2023uk 2026-03-16.35 14.2 04:52:54.50 -15:20:57.10 AT2026fhw 2026-03-14.06 SDSS 11:10:34.24 +02:58:48.10 SN2026drr 2026-03-14.08 0.2 07:26:45.73 -27:45:13.90 ASASSN-26bo 2026-03-14.17 13.8 16:35:46.94 +58:12:28.40 SN2026ebt 2026-03-12.41 17.12 13:01:19.45 +15:42:15.00 SN2026ehe 2026-03-12.11 -0.29 09:15:55.41 +10:08:09.70 SN2026efq 2026-03-12.16 0.06 03:31:20.92 -35:29:29.00 SN2026evh 2026-03-12.05 17.29 06:26:19.15 -85:18:28.10 AT2026ffp 2026-03-12.16 0.37 14:16:42.30 -41:18:36.50 AT2026fij 2026-03-12.05 15.97 10:45:04.71 +00:06:13.10 SN 2026exe 2026-03-11.78 16.48 18:07:45.58 +69:43:01.00 SN2026ess 2026-03-12.37 17.37 13:11:03.58 +49:06:31.80 AT2026ewa 2026-03-12.42 16.77 15:03:25.23 -63:11:22.20 ASASSN-26bp 2026-03-11.92 13.33 13:09:37.25 -35:50:25.20 AT2024cmo 2026-03-11.12 16.29 13:06:01.97 -15:50:14.40 AT2026fdy 2026-03-10.33 16.68 11:30:09.70 -47:26:45.00 ASASSN-26bn 2026-03-10.3 15.14 05:03:25.25 -24:16:50.40 (= Gaia 2026-03-9.09 14.32 03:42:32.53 -04:17:53.70 ASASSN-26bm 2026-03-8.04 15.22 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.8K May 3 01:32 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 08:01:11.02 -03:43:14.1 TCP J08011102-0343141 2026-02-08.8090 15.10Cmag 05:19:15.40 -02:04:51.5 TCP J05191540-0204515 2026-02-13.4306 14.5mag 10:52:41.26 +36:40:08.9 TCP J10524126+3640089 2026-02-17.6065 17.4mag 05:50:50.81 +36:22:45.1 TCP J05505081+3622451 2026-02-17.5511 15.7mag 00:42:51.33 +41:13:49.1 PNV J00425133+4113491 2026-02-20.738 18.3mag 00:43:04.88 +41:29:41.4 PNV J00430488+4129414 2026-02-20.5923 18.84Cmag 17:43:29.74 +11:24:00.3 TCP J17432974+1124003 2026-02-22.3773 13.6mag 09:55:01.59 +69:08:42.7 PNV J09550159+6908427 2026-02-20.893 19.0mag 07:03:25.76 -12:41:40.1 TCP J07032576-1241401 2026-03-10.4268 15.4mag 00:42:36.82 +41:16:05.8 PNV J00423682+4116058 2026-03-12.5744 17.24Cmag 07:26:45.79 -27:45:14.1 TCP J07264579-2745141 2026-03-17.4417 14.8mag 17:57:19.56 -28:08:14.7 TCP J17571956-2808147 2026-03-19.7972 14.5mag 08:46:05.73 +10:47:39.7 TCP J08460573+1047397 2026-03-21.1936 14.5mag 09:55:38.83 +69:05:21.7 PNV J09553883+6905217 2026-04-01.893 19.4mag 19:32:43.67 -22:39:30.7 TCP J19324367-2239307 2026-04-05.4395 13.6mag 16:16:36.03 +44:52:28.9 TCP J16163603+4452289 2026-04-05.6655 14.2mag 00:43:38.36 +41:15:32.4 PNV J00433836+4115324 2026-04-08.079 17.2mag 15:41:11.68 +59:18:26.8 TCP J15411168+5918268 2026-04-12.9625 19.2mag 00:43:35.02 +41:46:28.0 PNV J00433502+4146280 2026-04-23.056 15.9mag 00:42:55.64 +41:14:12.2 PNV J00425564+4114122 2026-04-24.042 16.2mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 188K May 3 01:32 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 10:10:53.458 +45:56:52.48 SN 2026knu 2026-04-20.18 19.5784 13:23:31.702 -27:27:16.87 AT 2026knt 2026-04-21.45 19.6 14:59:13.174 -10:47:02.79 AT 2026kns 2026-04-09.59 20.1 14:45:20.668 -24:47:31.93 AT 2026knr 2026-03-24.65 20.36 11:45:24.981 +14:40:44.45 AT 2026knq 2026-04-13.92 20.18 04:52:30.865 -15:17:09.10 AT 2026knp 2026-04-20.71 18.098 17:25:02.776 +69:43:35.23 AT 2026kno 2026-04-23.10 19.208 15:15:42.943 -39:27:45.41 AT 2026knn 2026-04-14.63 19.62 21:02:34.025 +19:12:44.83 AT 2026knm 2026-04-22.60 18.74 14:38:36.298 -39:37:27.88 AT 2026knl 2026-04-21.52 20.1 13:24:43.943 +16:55:43.96 AT 2026knk 2026-04-20.96 20.03 13:55:11.417 +21:19:35.16 AT 2026knj 2026-04-20.98 19.3 16:21:58.180 +07:39:22.34 AT 2026kni 2026-04-22.11 19.97 18:25:00.619 +56:31:13.17 AT 2026knh 2026-04-14.18 19.89 11:52:14.846 +19:25:04.67 AT 2026kng 2026-04-12.92 20.24 17:52:14.690 -78:03:43.36 AT 2026kne 2026-04-23.29 18.712 19:46:54.481 -51:39:39.32 AT 2026knd 2026-04-20.32 17.94 21:24:26.061 +26:56:11.62 AT 2026knc 2026-04-23.59 17.66 11:18:30.556 -08:06:31.77 AT 2026knb 2026-04-22.86 19.129 14:56:59.281 +45:09:43.33 AT 2026kna 2026-04-23.01 19.329 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 30K May 3 01:32 tns_transients_list.txt

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