Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits
fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference image | 2026 01 21.06999 | 2461061.56999 | 12.40 | 02:14:50.71 +65:00:57.2 | 2921 1046 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits |
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 01 21.07046 | 2461061.57046 | 12.41 | 02:15:23.74 +65:01:38.4 | 2923 1045 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 05 15.39957 | 2461175.89957 | 11.42 | 02:15:23.54 +65:01:38.3 | 6941 5076 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits |
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 05 15.40001 | 2461175.90001 | 11.43 | 02:15:23.51 +65:01:37.2 | 6939 5078 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 05 15.3998 2461175.8998 11.43 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8
131.64675 3.58562 galactic Cas Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 3.3 pix
The object was found in VSX
3" V0931 Cas
Type: SR
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
12.800 V 13.500 V 2451453.00000 138.000000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits at 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits at 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8: 12.45 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.45 +/- 0.02
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######## 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_2026-05-11.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= ####################################### 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: Cas-03-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Cas-03-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Cas-03-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 757885 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 757885 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.png' -> 'transient_report/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits_preview.png'
Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
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Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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... 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/d_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits :) Spent 0.726780 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/d_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-11.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 27778.751589 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/d_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits :) Spent 0.695302 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-05-13.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/d_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-11.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 27778.751589 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=18343.5, right_median=21629.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-11.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.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/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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: 2461175.89957058 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_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits' wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits' wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits Image size: 935.1'x628.0' 15.6(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.86"/pix along the X axis and 5.90"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:42:28.702 +61:59:06.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.86"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits Image size: 938.5'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:42:51.673 +62:00:14.84 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 01:42:28.702 +61:59:06.60 Second-epoch image center 01:42:51.673 +62:00:14.84 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0488 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits Image size: 938.5'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:42:53.687 +61:59:57.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 01:42:28.702 +61:59:06.60 Second-epoch image center 01:42:53.687 +61:59:57.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0509 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 01:42:51.673 +62:00:14.84 Second-epoch second image center 01:42:53.687 +61:59:57.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00617 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/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits &> /tmp/tmp.f3azgjmBkO Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jDDfPEsIjj Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.twX5ljHOWb Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PN52Kfbvph Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.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_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits and wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.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_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits and wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat Found non-empty wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits and wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat The reference image (wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat) found 'wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 31559 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 7.1058 to 45.5655 deg, Dec +55.3302 to +67.4436 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 7.1058 to 45.5655 deg, Dec 55.3302 to 67.4436 deg Loaded 26111 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): 24 out of 32 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 32 out of 31559 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.929150 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.929150 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.62 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 31559 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 7.1058 to 45.5655 deg, Dec +55.3302 to +67.4436 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 7.1058 to 45.5655 deg, Dec 55.3302 to 67.4436 deg Loaded 26111 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): 24 out of 32 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 32 out of 31559 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits (aperture=5.8) Read 31681 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 7.0659 to 45.7628 deg, Dec +55.3336 to +67.4023 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 7.0659 to 45.7628 deg, Dec 55.3336 to 67.4023 deg Loaded 26179 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): 14497 out of 16269 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 16269 out of 31681 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits (aperture=5.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits 2.2 pix Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits 2.5 pix fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 2.5 pix fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 2.2 pix wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits 2.2 pix wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.3 mag. Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits 15.3 mag. Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits 13.9 mag. fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 13.9 mag. fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.f3azgjmBkO (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/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.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_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=3786, passed=31559 Got 31559 stars (including 27744 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31559 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 935.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 935.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012988 (46.8 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010390 (37.4 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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 364 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 280 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 228 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 266 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9996 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.39" 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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 403 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 337 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10041 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.38" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 331 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12839 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 4.88" Excluding outliers - 331 stars left (next iteration limit 292) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits N_match=331 sigma_overall_arcsec=7.729 sigma_q1_arcsec=31.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=12.794 sigma_q3_arcsec=22.422 sigma_q4_arcsec=4.202 n_q1=16 n_q2=97 n_q3=37 n_q4=181 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=4.055 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits -region wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.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.jDDfPEsIjj (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/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.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_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits 569.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=3692, passed=31681 Got 31681 stars (including 27947 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31681 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 976 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(), 924 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(), 29075 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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 976 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(), 29074 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29074 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.534 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.346 n_q1=119 n_q2=244 n_q3=303 n_q4=307 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.316 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits -region wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.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.twX5ljHOWb (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_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=571, passed=9777 Got 9777 stars (including 9198 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9777 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 976 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(), 943 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9513 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 976 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(), 9514 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9502 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.65" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1071) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.694 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.681 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.585 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.887 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.800 n_q1=283 n_q2=378 n_q3=100 n_q4=212 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.279 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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.PN52Kfbvph (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_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=539, passed=9435 Got 9435 stars (including 8894 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9435 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9170 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" 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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9167 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9167 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.640 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.599 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.571 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.699 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.755 n_q1=251 n_q2=394 n_q3=114 n_q4=216 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.180 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits sigma_overall=7.729 worst_q_ratio=4.055 ref2=Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits sigma_overall=0.405 worst_q_ratio=1.316 new1=fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits sigma_overall=0.694 worst_q_ratio=1.279 new2=fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits sigma_overall=0.640 worst_q_ratio=1.180 reference average sigma_overall=4.067 worst_q_ratio=2.6855 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Distribution of catalog-matched stars across the image:
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018_astrometric_residuals.png (331 matched stars from wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388) plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388) plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388) plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149_astrometric_residuals.png (975 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/wcs_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cas-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits at 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits at 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8: 12.45 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.45 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8: ref_mag=12.45 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.4243 delta=1.02 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out02633.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s 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 52090_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 The candidate 52090_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 01:19:46.46 +58:12:25.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 08339_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 The candidate 08339_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 05 15.40001 2461175.90001 10.40 01:19:46.49 +58:12:25.6 2858 1052 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits **** FOUND 02:20:32.48 +62:32:01.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 02633_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 Preparing report for the candidate 02633_fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cas-03-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 #### 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8 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/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits Last image: 2461175.89957058 15.05.2026 09:35:12.898 UTC ERROR running VaST on the field Cas-03-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed) exp_start= 21.01.2026 01:40:37.214 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461061.56999090 ap= 4.4 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 179465 *matched= 179465 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-40-37_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0018.fits exp_start= 21.01.2026 01:41:18.078 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461061.57046387 ap= 4.4 rotation= 0.009 *detected= 176612 *matched= 161547 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_19-41-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0019.fits exp_start= 15.05.2026 09:35:12.898 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461175.89957058 ap= 4.9 rotation= -5.220 *detected= 64020 *matched= 9995 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exp_start= 15.05.2026 09:35:51.148 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461175.90001329 ap= 4.8 rotation= -172.161 *detected= 61015 *matched= 48566 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-15_CI_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_044159_TTUQ2b1x1_4144657_DryrCxge/fd_Cas-03-Q2b1x1_2026-05-15_04-35-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits ########### Completed Cas-03-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 #### 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8 ################################################################################### 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list) 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) 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8 -- a known variable star Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 1 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 #### Adding the following to the exclusion list #### 02:15:23.53 +65:01:37.8 #################################################### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461175.89957058 -observatory V36 03:31:03.29 +19:20:13.6 Mercury (-2.4mag) 05:39:08.23 +24:49:29.1 Venus (-3.9mag) 01:41:13.46 +09:39:50.7 Mars (1.2mag) 07:29:59.69 +22:13:47.9 Jupiter (-1.9mag) 00:41:25.33 +02:03:21.1 Saturn (0.9mag) 03:54:26.85 +20:08:28.6 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:14:15.49 +00:05:46.3 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:34:11.66 -22:57:01.5 Pluto (14.5mag) 02:04:01.34 +16:14:58.1 Moon (-8.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 May 15 05:31 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461175.89957058: 07:29:57.71 +22:13:51.0 Io (5.9mag) 07:30:11.36 +22:13:17.4 Europa (6.1mag) 07:30:09.18 +22:13:18.7 Ganymede (5.5mag) 07:29:59.12 +22:13:57.5 Callisto (6.7mag) 07:31:44.38 +21:51:35.1 Himalia (15.5mag) 07:30:00.16 +22:13:48.5 Thebe (16.4mag) 07:32:11.40 +22:17:09.4 Elara (17.4mag) 07:30:48.62 +22:38:19.8 Pasiphae (17.6mag) 07:37:30.15 +22:13:58.4 Carme (18.7mag) 00:41:35.54 +02:03:32.6 Titan (8.7mag) 00:41:29.65 +02:03:29.9 Rhea (10.0mag) 00:41:23.07 +02:01:45.3 Iapetus (11.4mag) 00:41:15.29 +02:03:20.6 Hyperion (14.7mag) 00:42:34.82 +02:08:35.8 Phoebe (16.8mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 569 May 15 05:31 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461175.89957058: 17:04:17.23 -30:36:20.9 JWST 14:29:40.17 +55:10:39.4 Chandra 20:50:30.67 +38:57:10.8 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 May 15 05:31 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461175.89957058 -observatory V36 -> Warning: Longitude 255.61742 is outside valid range [-180, 180] 13:31:44.64 -28:06:58.4 14.6mag D/1884 O1 (Barnard) 06:18:58.09 +30:53:38.2 15.8mag D/1886 K1 (Brooks) 15:36:11.43 +00:44:03.8 14.8mag D/1895 Q1 (Swift) 05:10:56.35 +24:12:18.9 17.1mag D/1918 W1 (Schorr) 08:12:18.49 +23:19:51.2 17.7mag P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) 18:54:44.63 -30:48:36.5 13.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 05:30:52.79 -68:32:00.5 17.4mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:40:40.01 +31:41:24.8 17.4mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:23:44.38 +13:40:14.4 17.7mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 23:14:47.08 +30:32:56.7 17.2mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 05:04:41.82 +26:42:02.2 16.3mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:14:41.68 +31:45:34.6 16.5mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 08:39:21.65 +02:29:20.9 17.5mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:42:23.01 +20:40:12.1 17.6mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:29:02.32 -11:07:30.6 17.5mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 08:59:57.81 -07:49:26.2 17.9mag C/2023 F3 (ATLAS) 22:14:08.15 +64:53:19.5 17.7mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 18:39:13.47 -04:47:26.8 13.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 14:59:26.37 +87:42:19.8 17.9mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon) 06:41:06.82 +63:42:03.1 17.5mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 06:08:58.14 +25:01:03.0 12.7mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:56:55.11 +10:52:01.3 17.3mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 20:22:46.55 +23:51:08.7 14.3mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 03:54:16.10 -18:24:17.8 16.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 05:43:27.18 +38:51:23.5 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 12:03:02.99 +53:21:05.5 16.5mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS) 05:54:56.76 -08:52:13.8 11.1mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 12:43:18.19 +04:22:43.3 17.2mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 01:13:36.45 +41:20:26.3 15.5mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:12:53.12 -14:24:05.0 16.1mag A/2026 E1 19:39:25.89 -08:17:08.7 10.1mag 10P/Tempel 14:25:31.26 -00:50:08.5 16.7mag 24P/Schaumasse 10:59:00.87 -00:54:11.6 15.8mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 10:44:58.04 -02:39:12.2 17.5mag 43P/Wolf-Harrington 02:34:34.47 +22:14:20.7 17.5mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 08:09:28.10 +30:10:16.0 16.9mag 63P/Wild 00:03:45.02 -08:16:23.0 15.7mag 65P/Gunn 05:27:58.05 +29:36:03.8 16.3mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 02:12:31.35 +13:39:27.9 14.0mag 78P/Gehrels 00:24:39.47 -00:57:44.7 15.1mag 88P/Howell 03:38:32.90 +27:16:23.6 15.1mag 93P/Lovas 05:55:33.77 +33:18:08.9 15.9mag 123P/West-Hartley 09:10:17.49 +25:01:18.2 16.4mag 124P/Mrkos 03:19:58.72 +17:21:55.4 16.4mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 03:45:58.07 +17:32:09.9 17.6mag 131P/Mueller 04:04:15.54 +19:28:13.4 11.8mag 141P/Machholz 04:07:56.80 +14:19:25.4 11.7mag 141P-A/Machholz 02:49:00.16 +10:46:33.3 10.5mag 141P-D/Machholz 02:40:03.13 -28:29:33.2 17.6mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 02:26:57.19 +13:10:38.2 14.9mag 162P/SidingSpring 17:09:56.95 -10:24:30.4 16.2mag 235P/LINEAR 06:40:21.25 +35:54:26.5 17.2mag 240P/NEAT 07:57:24.10 -02:38:20.1 18.0mag 242P/Spahr 23:30:58.02 -11:47:58.7 17.0mag 260P/McNaught 03:03:20.64 +27:33:42.4 17.7mag 295P/LINEAR 15:27:44.88 +08:17:43.1 17.4mag 391P/Kowalski 07:49:46.01 +21:12:45.3 17.8mag 450P/LONEOS 06:21:19.09 +43:16:45.8 17.7mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.9K May 15 05:31 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5 13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23 09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51 15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.80 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.34 13.72 10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52 22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2 21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51 16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93 14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63 13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43 11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59 22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36 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 10:53:55.42 -16:06:08.10 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.12 16.24 12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 2026-05-9.06 17.5 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 14:49:14.01 -27:29:20.10 ASASSN-26cu 2026-04-16.29 -2.7 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 12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 2026-05-9.06 17.5 12:23:20.40 +04:53:39.10 AT2026ixd 2026-04-12.14 17.65 17:46:09.76 -61:19:50.40 SN2026icy 2026-04-12.2 17.03 09:25:46.42 +02:13:46.30 SN2026gud 2026-04-11.98 16.49 16:52:15.46 -60:27:45.90 ASASSN-26cs 2026-04-12.4 15.5 04:20:55.37 -51:15:31.10 ASASSN-26cr 2026-04-12.01 15.37 22:25:39.35 +36:45:06.90 AT2026ihl 2026-04-10.48 14.21 19:40:44.94 +00:41:03.80 AT2026imw 2026-04-10.32 16.06 19:52:04.70 +05:53:33.50 ASASSN-26cq 2026-04-9.31 14.98 16:08:18.39 -64:11:08.80 ASASSN-26cp 2026-04-9.29 13.32 09:22:22.90 -61:02:43.70 SN2026idh 2026-04-7.97 16.34 05:06:54.12 -19:42:26.40 AT2026imr 2026-04-8 17.49 07:14:55.34 -36:03:21.40 AT2026hei 2026-04-8.12 16.7 21:35:33.14 -19:01:34.80 AT2026ihm 2026-04-8.36 16.7 04:28:24.08 -32:25:35.30 AT2026imo 2026-04-8.02 16.81 05:10:35.79 -39:38:40.80 SN 2026hnn 2026-04-7.04 17.07 09:54:32.04 -01:17:25.80 ASASSN-26cn 2026-04-7.01 15.58 07:46:24.43 -77:29:35.90 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 12:16:02.88 -53:16:33.80 ASASSN-26cc 2026-03-20.04 15.48 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 13:01:19.46 +15:42:15.50 SN2026ehe 2026-03-12.34 -0.18 09:15:55.41 +10:08:09.70 SN2026efq 2026-03-12.16 0.06 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.8K May 15 05:31 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 21:14:03.38 +56:46:44.1 TCP J21140338+5646441 2026-05-05.3534 16.7mag 15:03:05.19 +22:02:04.1 TCP J15030519+2202041 2026-05-08.3260 13.9mag 07:15:18.25 +47:53:16.7 TCP J07151825+4753167 2026-05-09.1599 14.4mag 16:00:18.44 -22:30:10.6 TCP J16001844-2230106 2026-05-09.6135 13.3mag 00:42:47.45 +41:16:58.5 PNV J00424745+4116585 2026-05-10.030 16.8mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 188K May 15 05:31 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 14:10:16.510 +57:12:02.14 AT 2026lyq 2026-04-04.91 21.02 17:28:40.250 +25:59:56.58 AT 2026lyp 2026-03-27.92 20.98 17:00:11.640 +17:47:58.30 AT 2026lyo 2026-03-27.89 21.82 14:55:45.140 +36:25:22.19 AT 2026lyn 2026-03-18.82 21.58 13:08:07.910 +31:23:40.31 AT 2026lym 2026-04-17.83 21.89 13:02:39.630 +33:55:26.08 AT 2026lyl 2026-04-17.83 20.11 14:01:58.380 -00:05:59.39 AT 2026lyk 2026-05-08.66 22.28 13:53:54.310 +04:00:01.41 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