## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461049.57276170 09.01.2026 01:44:36.611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
First image: 2461049.57276170 09.01.2026 01:44:36.611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Last  image: 2461203.77208892 12.06.2026 06:31:38.483   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 17
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.71
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 8 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  27505
Objects passed selection criteria:  27381
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.9    3.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.9    3.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 21052.8
Average stars matched: 20263.8 (96.2523 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   131056 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Wed Jun 10 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-96-gc6da043e
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-10)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Fri Jun 12 01:36:55 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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ERROR running VaST on the field Cas-02-Q1b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus?)

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.0
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 8000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 4000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 3.5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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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: 
Cas-02-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Cas-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Cas-02-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 480319 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 480319 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.png' -> 'transient_report/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits_preview.png'

Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits


renamed 'Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.png' -> 'transient_report/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits_preview.png'

Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.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.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 665.7463
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 917.9283
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1450.9798
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 610.6801
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1437.7299
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 633.5485
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.17948
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.036
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 22.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
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Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING=                    1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
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Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/d_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits :)

Spent 0.653867 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/d_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 31267.409145
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21677.0, right_median=21704.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 22.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/d_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits :)

Spent 0.575138 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/d_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 31267.409145
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21677.0, right_median=21704.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.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_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits



fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.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: 2461203.77150767
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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits'
wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits'
wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits'
wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Image size: 943.5'x628.6'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.90"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:58.941 +61:59:19.93 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.91"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
Image size: 942.1'x626.6'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:32.248 +62:00:31.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:59:58.941 +61:59:19.93
Second-epoch image center 23:59:32.248 +62:00:31.07
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0558 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
Image size: 942.1'x626.6'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:35.087 +62:00:20.72 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:59:58.941 +61:59:19.93
Second-epoch image center 23:59:35.087 +62:00:20.72
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0496 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  23:59:32.248 +62:00:31.07
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:35.087 +62:00:20.72
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00625 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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hCya0mNcmS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ae37nXjJBi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits &> /tmp/tmp.C0uriUkgJo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eGFumBT9it
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits and wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits and wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits and wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 28928 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0003 to 359.9986 deg, Dec +55.3299 to +67.4085 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 0.0003 to 359.9986 deg, Dec 55.3299 to 67.4085 deg
Loaded 133379 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): 1544 out of 1735 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 1735 out of 28928 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.950350
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.950350
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.71
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.24

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.24

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 28928 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0003 to 359.9986 deg, Dec +55.3299 to +67.4085 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0003 to 359.9986 deg, Dec 55.3299 to 67.4085 deg
Loaded 133379 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): 1544 out of 1735 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 1735 out of 28928 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 30191 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0001 to 359.9985 deg, Dec +55.2732 to +67.4066 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 0.0001 to 359.9985 deg, Dec 55.2732 to 67.4066 deg
Loaded 134187 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): 2225 out of 2505 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2505 out of 30191 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 13 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
 2.1 pix  Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
 3.2 pix  fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
 3.2 pix  fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
 2.0 pix  wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
 2.1 pix  wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.2 mag.  Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
 15.2 mag.  Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.8 (SNR )  11.5 (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.hCya0mNcmS (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=3732, passed=28928
Got 28928 stars (including 25166 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28928 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 943.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 943.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013104 (47.2 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010483 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 341.1650 through 0 to 19.9061, gap 19.9061 to 341.1650
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 2.23" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26071 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 2.50" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 341.1694 through 0 to 19.9054, gap 19.9054 to 341.1694
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26087 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 2.47" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26912 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 1.29" 
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1035)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=1.977 sigma_q1_arcsec=1.661 sigma_q2_arcsec=1.496 sigma_q3_arcsec=1.553 sigma_q4_arcsec=1.358 n_q1=148 n_q2=274 n_q3=232 n_q4=314 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=0.840
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits -region wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.Ae37nXjJBi (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=3591, passed=30191
Got 30191 stars (including 26565 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30191 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 943.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 943.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013106 (47.2 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010484 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 341.1617 through 0 to 20.0679, gap 20.0679 to 341.1617
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 2.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27209 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 2.57" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 341.1680 through 0 to 20.0648, gap 20.0648 to 341.1680
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27228 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 2.53" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28093 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 1.24" 
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1030)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=1.986 sigma_q1_arcsec=1.748 sigma_q2_arcsec=1.552 sigma_q3_arcsec=1.325 sigma_q4_arcsec=1.462 n_q1=158 n_q2=269 n_q3=235 n_q4=301 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=0.880
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits -region wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.C0uriUkgJo (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_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.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_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=666, passed=12320
Got 12320 stars (including 11644 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12320 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013085 (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 0.010468 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 340.7283 through 0 to 19.6879, gap 19.6879 to 340.7283
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 788 (Dec 55.6 to 67.3)
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: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 340.7278 through 0 to 19.6881, gap 19.6881 to 340.7278
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 788 (Dec 55.6 to 67.3)
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: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.599 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.644 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.684 n_q1=300 n_q2=164 n_q3=330 n_q4=176 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.289
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.eGFumBT9it (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_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.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_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat 
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=728, passed=13262
Got 13262 stars (including 12527 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13262 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013085 (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 0.010468 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 340.9898 through 0 to 19.6879, gap 19.6879 to 340.9898
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 788 (Dec 55.6 to 67.3)
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(), 946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12771 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 340.9894 through 0 to 19.6880, gap 19.6880 to 340.9894
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 788 (Dec 55.6 to 67.3)
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: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12772 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12773 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.542 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.557 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.636 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.651 n_q1=301 n_q2=130 n_q3=322 n_q4=219 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.201
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits sigma_overall=1.977 worst_q_ratio=0.840
ref2=Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits sigma_overall=1.986 worst_q_ratio=0.880
new1=fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits sigma_overall=0.531 worst_q_ratio=1.289
new2=fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits sigma_overall=0.542 worst_q_ratio=1.201
reference average sigma_overall=1.9815 worst_q_ratio=0.86
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011_astrometric_residuals.png (968 matched stars from wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 1.05 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014_astrometric_residuals.png (963 matched stars from wcs_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 1.03 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024_astrometric_residuals.png (970 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.48 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025_astrometric_residuals.png (972 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/wcs_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cas-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
  
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Considering the candidate 32819_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 32819_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    10.77    23:11:00.04 +60:34:00.5   1239 2448   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  23:11:00.15 +60:34:00.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 32920_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 32920_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    11.06    23:11:26.87 +62:58:54.1   1458 3896   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  23:11:26.90 +62:58:54.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 32947_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 32947_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    10.90    23:24:57.27 +62:18:47.5   2355 3398   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  23:24:57.23 +62:18:46.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 32987_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 32987_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    11.32    23:12:57.38 +60:34:38.8   1385 2437   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  23:12:57.37 +60:34:38.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 33054_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 33054_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    10.97    00:34:26.28 +64:32:50.7   6939 5013   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  00:34:26.26 +64:32:51.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 33087_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 33087_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    11.23    00:07:05.42 +61:48:54.5   5327 3120   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  00:07:05.49 +61:48:54.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 03386_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 03386_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    11.74    23:23:01.24 +65:18:37.9   2368 5216   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  23:23:01.32 +65:18:37.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 00547_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 00547_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    11.16    01:09:48.07 +65:08:28.0   9063 5971   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  01:09:48.23 +65:08:27.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 25674_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 25674_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    10.66    00:10:48.43 +57:29:27.1   5855 0548   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  00:10:48.43 +57:29:26.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 17217_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 17217_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    11.19    23:21:31.88 +60:22:11.9   2011 2248   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  23:21:31.91 +60:22:12.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 14990_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 14990_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    10.90    23:48:13.92 +61:01:53.5   3997 2579   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  23:48:13.98 +61:01:53.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 23536_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 23536_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    6.11    00:40:30.48 +56:32:13.8   8371 0351   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  00:40:30.43 +56:32:14.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 10600_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025
The candidate 10600_fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 06 12.27209    2461203.77209    6.29    00:56:42.45 +60:42:58.8   8995 3127   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits

**** FOUND  00:56:42.48 +60:42:59.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cas-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
  
Last  image: 2461203.77150767 12.06.2026 06:30:48.263 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field Cas-02-Q1b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus? -- transient_factory_test31.txt)
____ VaST output ____

--==VaST 1.0rc90==--

Parsing command line arguments...
opt 'r': assuming no rotation larger than 15.0 degrees!
opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor
opt '5': 3.500000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius!
opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching!
opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source!
opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted!
opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope)
opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag!
WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars.
opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done!
opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually!
opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored!
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images

Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ...

Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found.
This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file.
Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J)...  OK
Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor
Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files.
Done with cleaning!

 VaST was started with the following command line: 
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits 


Preparing to process 4 input FITS images...


######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ########
transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search!
transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search!
transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit
transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!!
transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3
transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars
transient search mode: not discarding large sources
################
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1198.0  1171.0  1200.0  1173.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1329.0   615.0  1331.0   617.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 43 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
Setting the fixed star match radius of 3.50 pix
We have 4 images to process.
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits catalog from cache
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits catalog from cache
The number of processor cores determined from /proc/cpuinfo is 24.
Running SExtractor in 4 parallel threads...
Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Using the catalog image00002.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_19-33-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0014.fits
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
Parent process says: we are done fork()ing.
Waiting for thread 3 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1198.0  1171.0  1200.0  1173.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1329.0   615.0  1331.0   617.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 43 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1198.0  1171.0  1200.0  1173.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1329.0   615.0  1331.0   617.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 43 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 5.9,5.9,5.3,6.5,7.1,7.7 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 5.9,5.9,5.3,6.5,7.1,7.6 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
Waiting for thread 2 to finish...
Waiting for thread 1 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits


Done with SExtractor!

TIMING SExtractor: 35 seconds


Matching stars between images!

No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine.
Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-09T01:44:36.6112976
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-09T01:44:36.6112976

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-01-09T01:44:36.611
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_19-44-36_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Exposure 20 sec, 09.01.2026 01:44:36.611 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461049.57276170 mid. exp.
The reference image star  1812.866   165.914 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  2637.939  2109.132 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  4920.755  2425.093 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8804.816  4312.663 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9265.494  4878.122 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  1544.862  5509.231 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  1977.319  6112.341 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7041.321  5905.801 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  2856.890  5868.910 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 220290, (220289 good for image matching)
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 1
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 66
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 9
 * rejected close to frame edge: 1038
 * rejected as being too small (<1.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.4 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 19
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.

Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied.
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.38
Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.4  (5.0 sigma detection)
The simple faintest star detection limit= -6.6
80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -7.9
Selected detection limit= -7.9
Final detection limit= -7.9 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0)

Parameter box for transient search:    10.04.6 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 39
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    213562 * detected, using  484/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.006373, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1404 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.006310, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1390 
196831 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.006310, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1390 
196831 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.006310, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1390 
196831 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.008
    213562 stars detected, 196831 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 159265, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 159265 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 159256 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = -0.00001*X_pix +0.00000*Y_pix +0.02931
Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)...
Computing robust linear magnitude calibration.
Used 145665 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.40
    237021 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
Magnitude calibration is performed successfully!
Saving observations to the cache... OK
memory:  259516 kB used, 290448 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
Total number of measurements 433852 (433852 measurements stored in RAM)
sorting the measurements cached in memory,
writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-12T06:30:48.2632326
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-12T06:30:48.2632326

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-06-12T06:30:48.263
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-30-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
The star   230.062  1546.390 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
READING SEXTRACTOR CAT: 21425  2532.637 1906.007  (1.039000)  s=0 v=     0
The star  1547.252  5512.516 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  5283.632  5083.837 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  2318.005  4332.015 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 72915
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 11
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 4
 * rejected close to frame edge: 345
 * rejected as being too small (<1.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>5.9 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 172
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    72915 * detected, using  165/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000464, number_of_ambiguous_matches=110 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000270, number_of_ambiguous_matches=64 
71237 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000270, number_of_ambiguous_matches=64 
71235 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000270, number_of_ambiguous_matches=64 
71235 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] = -177.760
    72915 stars detected, 71235 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 54015, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 54015 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 50658 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00013*X_pix -0.00009*Y_pix -0.16478
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 50658 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.82
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    237021 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
memory:  1935364 kB used, 2086424 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-12T06:31:38.4832648
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-12T06:31:38.4832648

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-06-12T06:31:38.483
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-12_CI_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_013253_TTUQ1b1x1_3156019_wH1cwf8J/fd_Cas-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_01-31-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits
The star   226.294  1548.282 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  1895.693  2206.355 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star   727.436  2730.254 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8667.046  5466.960 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8215.399  3952.173 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  1543.743  5514.634 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  5280.239  5085.304 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  6001.957  4877.548 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  2317.986  4332.011 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 78136
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 15
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 9
 * rejected close to frame edge: 334
 * rejected as being too small (<1.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>5.9 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 162
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    78136 * detected, using  177/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000489, number_of_ambiguous_matches=116 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000287, number_of_ambiguous_matches=68 
76493 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000283, number_of_ambiguous_matches=67 
76494 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000283, number_of_ambiguous_matches=67 
76494 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] = -177.734
    78136 stars detected, 76494 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 58464, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 58464 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 54239 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00012*X_pix -0.00010*Y_pix -0.07230
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 54239 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.81
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    237021 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
memory:  1937212 kB used, 2086424 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%)
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 10 seconds
Done with measurements! =)

Total number of measurements 433852 (0 measurements stored in RAM)
Freeing up some memory...  Sorting the measurements cached in memory...
Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory...
Creating vast_image_details.log ... 

Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ...  OK
Selecting the best aperture for each source
Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 48834 stars
Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for     0 stars
Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 49086 stars
Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 30580 stars
Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 23610 stars
Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 44721 stars

done!  =)
TIMING select_aperture: 8 seconds
Computing lightcurve statistics...  Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve
You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make'

Computing, please wait a bit
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vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 195847 objects, the longest string is 386 bytes.
Allocating memory for resorting the file.
Variability index idx00_STD  is enabled
Variability index idx01_wSTD is enabled
Variability index idx08_Npts is enabled
Variability index idx09_MAD  is enabled
Variability index idx11_RoMS is enabled
Variability index idx12_rCh2 is enabled
Variability index idx17_Jtim is enabled
Variability index idx18_Ltim is enabled
Variability index idx21_eta  is enabled
Variability index idx23_S_B  is enabled
Variability index idx25_IQR  is enabled
Computing the expected values of variability indexes and their scatter as a function of magnitude
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Wriring the list of candidate variables to vast_autocandidates.log ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................



----***** VaST processing WARNING *****----
You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one.
Please investigate this!



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This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by 
inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic
messages printed above (or the vast*.log files):
 * How many of the input images are matched?
 * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable?
 * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent?

You may run
 ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit
to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings
(star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration
file, see various examples in the VaST directory).

If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky 
Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log
file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please 
upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/
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Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1)
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########### Completed Cas-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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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).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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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
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461203.77150767 -observatory V36
07:06:10.79 +24:06:08.2 Mercury (0.3mag)
08:03:12.47 +22:29:59.4 Venus (-4.0mag)
03:01:29.09 +16:36:42.2 Mars (1.3mag)
07:51:51.82 +21:22:42.7 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:50:29.85 +02:54:44.7 Saturn (0.8mag)
04:01:10.26 +20:28:13.4 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:21.97 +00:18:01.9 Neptune (7.8mag)
20:33:07.12 -23:06:06.4 Pluto (14.5mag)
02:28:33.75 +18:42:14.7 Moon (-9.1mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Jun 12 01:36 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461203.77150767:
07:51:59.33 +21:22:19.5 Io (6.0mag)
07:52:00.92 +21:22:16.0 Europa (6.2mag)
07:52:09.11 +21:21:48.1 Ganymede (5.6mag)
07:51:29.39 +21:23:46.9 Callisto (6.7mag)
07:51:54.50 +20:59:22.8 Himalia (15.6mag)
07:51:56.44 +21:22:27.9 Thebe (16.5mag)
07:51:47.14 +21:13:03.2 Elara (17.6mag)
07:54:14.94 +21:32:10.9 Pasiphae (17.7mag)
07:58:15.99 +21:24:44.3 Carme (18.9mag)
00:50:36.43 +02:54:21.4 Titan (8.6mag)
00:50:29.19 +02:54:58.6 Rhea (9.9mag)
00:50:58.56 +02:57:12.6 Iapetus (11.3mag)
00:50:40.35 +02:54:16.9 Hyperion (14.6mag)
00:51:07.07 +02:56:05.8 Phoebe (16.7mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jun 12 01:37 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461203.77150767:
17:27:26.69 -35:32:47.7 JWST
18:23:39.69 +28:17:19.8 Chandra
19:43:35.08 +12:26:05.2 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jun 12 01:36 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461203.77150767 -observatory V36
18:40:36.31 -32:56:40.4 13.6mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
05:57:30.03 -68:01:39.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
05:50:33.90 +32:01:19.4 17.5mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
17:13:05.93 +15:32:30.1 17.8mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)
21:51:19.33 -46:46:10.2 16.5mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
23:11:38.65 +31:44:30.3 17.2mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
05:39:02.07 +26:59:44.3 16.5mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:32:42.40 +30:56:13.0 16.7mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
08:52:45.99 +04:07:11.2 17.7mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
18:25:32.77 +21:39:58.6 17.8mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
15:17:57.34 -11:01:09.9 17.6mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
22:12:51.85 +66:46:10.9 17.8mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
17:36:15.72 -07:05:41.6 13.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
13:16:44.53 +82:03:18.7 18.0mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon)
07:16:09.96 +64:27:02.9 17.7mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
06:53:24.82 +28:11:10.8 13.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:34:08.41 +13:52:02.1 17.4mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
20:10:10.82 +32:20:15.0 14.0mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
04:22:06.84 -15:36:11.4 16.0mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:09:42.31 +33:47:10.5 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:33:17.65 +52:30:31.6 17.6mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS)
06:49:42.42 -11:03:30.5 14.5mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
09:27:35.33 +23:16:44.0 17.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:39:41.27 +04:40:01.9 17.2mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
18:05:51.78 +75:58:39.4 17.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:07:36.82 +43:41:53.7 16.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:12:16.99 -02:20:59.5 16.5mag A/2026 E1
20:31:01.82 -08:54:43.2 8.5mag 10P/Tempel
11:03:01.46 -01:01:59.5 16.0mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
03:18:01.38 +26:11:08.3 17.7mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
09:08:40.66 +22:35:41.4 16.9mag 63P/Wild
00:30:20.99 -06:06:58.0 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
06:56:40.89 +33:48:04.6 17.0mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura
03:19:03.31 +17:43:16.5 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels
01:29:30.06 +05:43:05.4 15.6mag 88P/Howell
05:07:46.04 +30:34:30.3 15.3mag 93P/Lovas
02:54:36.12 +28:15:33.6 17.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
07:00:18.38 +32:52:22.2 15.5mag 123P/West-Hartley
09:57:18.19 +12:53:43.9 16.6mag 124P/Mrkos
04:05:46.03 +19:30:52.1 16.3mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
04:41:39.96 +19:15:30.9 17.7mag 131P/Mueller
06:15:28.93 +18:09:23.9 15.2mag 141P/Machholz
06:18:21.42 +17:50:19.1 15.1mag 141P-A/Machholz
05:14:23.41 +16:40:19.0 12.0mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:00:31.30 -24:08:48.4 16.7mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
03:55:03.08 +25:24:26.7 15.0mag 162P/SidingSpring
19:36:00.60 +02:58:14.9 16.6mag 169P/NEAT
00:29:16.94 +03:15:03.5 17.8mag 220P/McNaught
16:49:08.04 -08:17:59.9 16.5mag 235P/LINEAR
07:43:51.38 +35:18:27.4 17.6mag 240P/NEAT
00:43:05.07 -00:43:08.9 16.3mag 260P/McNaught
04:15:23.99 +33:12:09.0 17.5mag 295P/LINEAR
00:16:34.05 -04:45:38.7 17.7mag 320P/McNaught
15:13:28.62 +07:56:38.6 17.4mag 391P/Kowalski
08:10:25.10 +20:38:18.1 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
07:06:37.37 +41:24:13.2 17.8mag 493P/LONEOS
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.7K Jun 12 01:36 comets.txt
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40  SN2026mho  2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10  AT2026min  2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00  ASASSN-26no  2026-05-24 8.41
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60  ASASSN-26dp  2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40  ASASSN-26dn  2026-05-20.01 14.59
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60  AT2026nma  2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10  AT2026lli  2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70  AT2026nad  2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40  ASASSN-26dm  2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10  ASASSN-26dl  2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00  ASASSN-26dk  2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60  ASASSN-26dh  2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90  ASASSN-26dj  2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10  ASASSN-26dg  2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40  AT2026mhn  2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00  ASASSN-26di  2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00  AT2026kwu  2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90  AT2026ktm  2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40  AT2026lkm  2026-05-11.18 16.89
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 +22:02:03.40  AT2026lxf  2026-05-8.07 13.88
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
16:21:48.82 -61:36:13.20  ASASSN-26dd  2026-05-5.21 15.15
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
16:34:34.97 -54:34:58.00  ASASSN-26da  2026-04-25.32 16.11
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
10:53:55.52 -16:06:06.00  ASASSN-26cz  2026-04-22.28 16.29
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40    2026-05-25.18 -1.12
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
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40    2026-05-25.18 -1.12
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
11:19:50.70 -27:51:49.80  SN2026gvk  2026-03-30 15.48
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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
09:55:02.89 +69:02:13.8  PNV J09550289+6902138  2026-05-18.925  20.7mag
00:43:01.82 +41:18:16.6  PNV J00430182+4118166  2026-05-21.8651  18.83Cmag
00:42:51.20 +41:16:59.4  PNV J00425120+4116594  2022-10-26.135  19.3mag
12:24:25.10 +28:47:12.0  TCP J12242510+2847120  2026-05-31.6015  14.8mag
00:56:07.13 +43:01:40.6  TCP J00560713+4301406  2026-06-01.4135  12.2mag
00:42:41.64 +41:15:16.2  PNV J00424164+4115162  2026-06-02.029  17.4mag
00:42:38.68 +41:15:58.2  PNV J00423868+4115582  2026-06-05.1224  19.97Umag
19:00:42.95 -48:31:01.7  PNV J19004295-4831017  2026-05-25.0752  14.2mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
14:07:51.250 +24:10:15.37  AT 2026ohe  2026-05-16.81 21.59
13:38:05.560 +19:24:23.06  AT 2026ohd  2026-05-16.80 21.01
14:00:47.770 +18:13:38.00  AT 2026ohc  2026-05-16.80 20.77
14:42:20.560 +46:34:25.14  AT 2026ohb  2026-05-12.86 21.63
15:37:36.080 +28:23:57.03  AT 2026oha  2026-05-12.85 21.38
13:11:47.430 +24:23:17.11  AT 2026ogz  2026-04-23.88 21.65
13:28:46.440 +04:10:17.43  AT 2026ogy  2026-05-22.72 21.45
13:19:13.090 +00:02:42.02  AT 2026ogx  2026-05-22.71 22.28
14:22:32.600 -00:42:16.67  AT 2026ogw  2026-05-22.70 21.87
13:41:54.970 +01:03:14.50  AT 2026ogv  2026-05-22.68 22.32
13:39:12.070 +02:04:49.22  AT 2026ogu  2026-05-21.69 22.02
14:31:27.720 +03:25:02.91  AT 2026ogt  2026-05-17.66 22.05
11:12:25.300 +01:12:09.84  AT 2026ogs  2026-05-17.60 22.13
10:57:06.470 -01:19:33.41  AT 2026ogr  2026-05-17.60 22.09
13:46:33.190 +02:44:41.49  AT 2026ogq  2026-05-11.62 22.84
11:13:33.080 +02:44:16.90  AT 2026ogp  2026-05-11.60 22.76
16:42:30.573 -13:46:07.58  AT 2026ogo  2026-05-24.19 21.5377
00:03:44.957 +08:28:44.28  AT 2026ogn  2026-06-05.44 19.2492
22:46:13.996 +03:59:51.65  AT 2026ogm  2026-06-04.43 18.9981
23:07:50.760 -12:36:34.14  AT 2026ogl  2026-06-05.45 19.2023
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Fri Jun 12 01:36:19 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 4 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 2 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 18s (0.30 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 36s (0.60 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 67s (1.12 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 126s (2.10 min)
FIELD_Cas-02-Q1b1x1: 520s (8.67 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 522s (8.70 min)
Finished: Fri Jun 12 01:45:01 CDT 2026