Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
V0744 Vir,2461205.6913,12.28,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
V0744 Vir 20260614.1913 12.28CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
######## 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
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Vir-10-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Vir-10-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Vir-10-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 314050 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 314050 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits_preview.png'
Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits

renamed 'Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits_preview.png'
Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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= 700.4578
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 439.1723
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2065.6031
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 399.5099
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2051.7354
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 402.2583
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.94893
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.007
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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 = 29.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 27.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-06-13T23:34:53.2433891' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
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Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61205.1908940161 / Modified Julian Date of observation" 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
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 179.996419078515 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = -9.99960566844574 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 26.0411111111111 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
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Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
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Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 29.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
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Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 14.7 / [degC] Dew point" status=0
Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 45.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 898.71 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 27.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 48.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 18.401472 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD = 12.200976 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
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Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
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Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/d_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits :)
Spent 0.583243 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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/d_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 29.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 27.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0
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Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
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Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-06-13T23:35:35.5110282' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
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Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
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Record 32: "DEC = -9.99960566735714 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
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Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
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Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 29.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
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Record 60: "WINDGUST= 18.401472 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
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Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0
Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/d_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits :)
Spent 0.565971 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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/d_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits

fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits

Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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: 2461205.69100976
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits'
wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:00.562 -09:59:51.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 12:00:03.980 -09:59:48.23 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 12:00:00.562 -09:59:51.30
Second-epoch image center 12:00:03.980 -09:59:48.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0141 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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 12:00:01.717 -09:59:35.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:00.562 -09:59:51.30
Second-epoch image center 12:00:01.717 -09:59:35.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0065 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 12:00:03.980 -09:59:48.23
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:01.717 -09:59:35.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00996 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4uPTKWa2Wp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.n4iTsZROaw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qO3ZKSpLQa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits &> /tmp/tmp.sINfgq32nF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5940 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9446 to 188.0896 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6856 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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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 171.9446 to 188.0896 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6856 deg
Loaded 4262 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): 3528 out of 3614 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3614 out of 5940 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.740500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.740500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.71
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5940 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9446 to 188.0896 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6856 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 171.9446 to 188.0896 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6856 deg
Loaded 4262 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): 3528 out of 3614 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3614 out of 5940 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 5891 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9819 to 188.0896 deg, Dec -15.2480 to -4.6848 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 171.9819 to 188.0896 deg, Dec -15.2480 to -4.6848 deg
Loaded 4252 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): 3494 out of 3590 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3590 out of 5891 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
2.3 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
15.0 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
12.4 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
12.6 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.4 (SNR ) 10.1 (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.4uPTKWa2Wp (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=332, passed=5940
Got 5940 stars (including 5598 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5940 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.461 n_q1=226 n_q2=253 n_q3=218 n_q4=276 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.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.n4iTsZROaw (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=342, passed=5891
Got 5891 stars (including 5542 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5891 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5854 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.517 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.485 n_q1=224 n_q2=256 n_q3=216 n_q4=277 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.204
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.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.qO3ZKSpLQa (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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=61, passed=1124
Got 1124 stars (including 1060 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1124 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1106 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1106 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1106 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.309 n_q1=218 n_q2=301 n_q3=221 n_q4=233 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.062
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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.sINfgq32nF (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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=63, passed=1190
Got 1190 stars (including 1127 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1190 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.3)
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: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits N_match=969 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.322 n_q1=244 n_q2=279 n_q3=223 n_q4=223 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.105
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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=Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits sigma_overall=0.430 worst_q_ratio=1.089
ref2=Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits sigma_overall=0.429 worst_q_ratio=1.204
new1=fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits sigma_overall=0.358 worst_q_ratio=1.062
new2=fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits sigma_overall=0.352 worst_q_ratio=1.105
reference average sigma_overall=0.4295 worst_q_ratio=1.1465
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081_astrometric_residuals.png (969 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)

Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-10-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/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:00.562 -09:59:51.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 12:00:03.980 -09:59:48.23 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 12:00:00.562 -09:59:51.30
Second-epoch image center 12:00:03.980 -09:59:48.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0141 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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 12:00:01.717 -09:59:35.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:00.562 -09:59:51.30
Second-epoch image center 12:00:01.717 -09:59:35.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0065 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 12:00:03.980 -09:59:48.23
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:01.717 -09:59:35.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00996 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xnN8M3qp6T
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bV1nC3qe6M
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits &> /tmp/tmp.X087WTQtCL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits &> /tmp/tmp.I22oE6YCvN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 33319 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9446 to 188.0928 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6830 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 171.9446 to 188.0928 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6830 deg
Loaded 4264 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): 3508 out of 3727 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3727 out of 33319 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.623850
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.623850
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.44
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 33319 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9446 to 188.0928 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6830 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 171.9446 to 188.0928 deg, Dec -15.2625 to -4.6830 deg
Loaded 4264 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): 3508 out of 3727 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3727 out of 33319 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 33275 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9656 to 188.1174 deg, Dec -15.2621 to -4.6829 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 171.9656 to 188.1174 deg, Dec -15.2621 to -4.6829 deg
Loaded 4265 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): 3499 out of 3725 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3725 out of 33275 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 7 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
2.1 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
1.9 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
1.9 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
15.2 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
12.9 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
13.0 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.9 (SNR ) 12.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.xnN8M3qp6T (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=18, blended=1421, passed=33301
Got 33301 stars (including 31829 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33301 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33075 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33075 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.491 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.484 n_q1=221 n_q2=258 n_q3=222 n_q4=272 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.129
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.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.bV1nC3qe6M (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1345, passed=33262
Got 33262 stars (including 31866 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33262 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33023 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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=Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.560 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.506 n_q1=224 n_q2=260 n_q3=217 n_q4=271 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.249
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.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.X087WTQtCL (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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=132, passed=9751
Got 9751 stars (including 9605 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9751 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 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(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
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: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9649 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9649 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.296 n_q1=228 n_q2=303 n_q3=214 n_q4=225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.101
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.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.I22oE6YCvN (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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.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_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=141, passed=10128
Got 10128 stars (including 9974 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10128 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10060 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10060 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10060 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.314 n_q1=249 n_q2=283 n_q3=218 n_q4=222 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.098
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits at 12:07:32.34 -05:30:36.3: 11.25 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits at 11:31:43.08 -08:35:01.7: 13.01 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits at 11:28:54.79 -14:02:08.4: 12.50 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-47-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0136.fits at 12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7: 13.37 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 11:31:43.08 -08:35:01.7: 12.89 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 12:07:32.34 -05:30:36.3: 11.25 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.94 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:31:43.08 -08:35:01.7: ref_mag=12.94 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.3945 delta=0.55 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.25 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 11:28:54.79 -14:02:08.4: 12.47 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:07:32.34 -05:30:36.3: ref_mag=11.25 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.4572 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-07_23-48-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7: 13.47 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.48 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:28:54.79 -14:02:08.4: ref_mag=12.48 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.9827 delta=0.50 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.41 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7: ref_mag=13.41 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.2642 delta=1.15 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out13203.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 52575_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
The candidate 52575_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 06 14.19101 | 2461205.69101 | 11.55 | 12:07:32.32 -05:30:36.7 | 3837 0426 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 06 14.19150 | 2461205.69150 | 11.40 | 12:07:32.37 -05:30:35.9 | 3831 0427 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52842_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
The candidate 52842_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 06 14.19101 | 2461205.69101 | 12.39 | 11:31:43.06 -08:35:00.3 | 9078 2645 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 06 14.19150 | 2461205.69150 | 12.40 | 11:31:43.11 -08:35:03.1 | 9072 2647 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52912_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
The candidate 52912_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 06 14.19150 | 2461205.69150 | 12.41 | 11:48:25.00 -10:20:20.4 | 6492 3516 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits |
**** FOUND 11:48:25.00 -10:20:20.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52943_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
The candidate 52943_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 06 14.19150 | 2461205.69150 | 12.40 | 12:18:32.17 -08:55:20.9 | 2075 2398 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits |
**** FOUND 12:18:32.20 -08:55:21.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 13203_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
Preparing report for the candidate 13203_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
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Considering the candidate 27770_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
The candidate 27770_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 06 14.19150 | 2461205.69150 | 10.44 | 11:59:46.63 -13:14:53.1 | 4703 5154 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits |
**** FOUND 11:59:46.64 -13:14:53.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 25073_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081
The candidate 25073_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 06 14.19101 | 2461205.69101 | 11.99 | 11:28:54.84 -14:02:07.9 | 9219 5989 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-34-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0080.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 06 14.19150 | 2461205.69150 | 11.97 | 11:28:54.73 -14:02:08.9 | 9214 5991 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_233720_TTUQ1b1x1_3015750_uAGz4gli/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-35-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0081.fits |
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7
########### Completed Vir-10-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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12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7 -- a known variable star
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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1 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
#### Adding the following to the exclusion list ####
12:06:42.98 -08:59:01.7
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The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461205.69100976 -observatory V36
07:15:16.04 +23:35:03.7 Mercury (0.5mag)
08:12:39.06 +22:01:45.0 Venus (-4.0mag)
03:07:05.09 +17:01:04.5 Mars (1.3mag)
07:53:29.78 +21:18:27.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:50:59.85 +02:57:24.3 Saturn (0.8mag)
04:01:37.17 +20:29:30.1 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:27.63 +00:18:32.1 Neptune (7.8mag)
20:32:59.88 -23:06:51.7 Pluto (14.5mag)
04:26:24.19 +25:57:02.1 Moon (-8.4mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461205.69100976:
07:53:35.34 +21:18:09.1 Io (6.0mag)
07:53:21.46 +21:18:53.3 Europa (6.2mag)
07:53:23.82 +21:18:41.8 Ganymede (5.6mag)
07:53:01.44 +21:19:54.9 Callisto (6.8mag)
07:53:25.62 +20:55:21.8 Himalia (15.6mag)
07:53:33.56 +21:18:15.7 Thebe (16.5mag)
07:53:15.08 +21:08:14.0 Elara (17.6mag)
07:55:58.54 +21:26:52.6 Pasiphae (17.7mag)
07:59:48.65 +21:20:38.4 Carme (18.9mag)
00:51:11.55 +02:57:12.6 Titan (8.6mag)
00:50:59.15 +02:57:16.6 Rhea (9.9mag)
00:51:25.90 +02:59:56.2 Iapetus (11.3mag)
00:51:14.42 +02:57:06.3 Hyperion (14.6mag)
00:51:34.68 +02:58:28.7 Phoebe (16.7mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461205.69100976:
17:28:09.93 -35:35:31.5 JWST
17:16:47.49 +43:23:44.1 Chandra
18:53:17.20 -14:59:12.4 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461205.69100976 -observatory V36
18:39:10.06 -33:04:31.8 13.6mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
05:59:24.43 -68:00:54.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
05:51:16.58 +32:02:53.3 17.5mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
17:12:20.14 +15:37:13.9 17.8mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)
22:10:34.68 -44:55:31.2 16.4mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
23:11:06.63 +31:48:26.9 17.2mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
05:41:22.50 +27:00:08.8 16.5mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:34:08.63 +30:51:57.6 16.7mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
08:53:50.29 +04:12:09.1 17.7mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
18:24:16.50 +21:41:08.7 17.8mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
15:17:19.52 -11:01:41.2 17.6mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
22:11:57.23 +66:52:33.0 17.8mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
17:31:28.31 -07:17:28.2 13.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
13:16:35.50 +81:36:22.8 18.0mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon)
07:18:56.37 +64:31:16.8 17.7mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
06:56:16.00 +28:20:32.5 13.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:32:41.81 +14:00:56.3 17.4mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
20:08:42.33 +32:53:34.7 13.9mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
04:24:02.05 -15:26:49.0 16.0mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:11:28.77 +33:27:25.6 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:32:46.87 +52:23:29.6 17.6mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS)
06:51:47.73 -11:09:03.4 14.7mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
09:29:16.23 +23:14:40.1 17.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:39:44.81 +04:38:53.7 17.2mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
18:02:08.17 +76:20:41.4 17.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:10:46.15 +43:49:31.8 16.2mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:12:50.51 -01:44:16.9 16.6mag A/2026 E1
20:34:28.69 -09:06:49.5 8.4mag 10P/Tempel
11:03:33.16 -01:04:09.9 16.0mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
03:20:58.65 +26:26:07.0 17.7mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
09:12:46.19 +22:02:05.9 16.9mag 63P/Wild
00:31:53.81 -06:00:22.3 15.6mag 65P/Gunn
07:02:55.42 +33:56:51.2 17.1mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura
03:23:42.81 +17:56:48.1 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels
01:33:31.55 +06:06:48.7 15.7mag 88P/Howell
05:13:55.91 +30:40:40.2 15.3mag 93P/Lovas
03:00:10.22 +28:32:30.8 17.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
07:04:55.48 +32:46:56.2 15.5mag 123P/West-Hartley
10:00:40.93 +12:04:45.1 16.6mag 124P/Mrkos
04:08:56.10 +19:37:56.6 16.3mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
04:45:28.12 +19:19:51.8 17.8mag 131P/Mueller
06:23:18.89 +17:53:27.5 15.4mag 141P/Machholz
06:26:19.93 +17:52:48.4 15.4mag 141P-A/Machholz
05:23:45.55 +16:51:44.1 12.2mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:01:49.80 -23:53:46.9 16.6mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
04:01:28.86 +26:07:54.1 15.0mag 162P/SidingSpring
19:35:28.53 +03:35:13.6 16.5mag 169P/NEAT
00:34:23.94 +03:36:35.2 17.8mag 220P/McNaught
16:47:45.88 -08:14:04.9 16.5mag 235P/LINEAR
07:48:10.02 +35:12:37.9 17.6mag 240P/NEAT
00:48:09.69 +00:07:03.8 16.2mag 260P/McNaught
04:20:43.84 +33:31:38.4 17.5mag 295P/LINEAR
00:26:47.28 -02:38:10.1 17.7mag 320P/McNaught
15:12:42.38 +07:51:32.3 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski
08:11:59.29 +20:35:03.2 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
07:09:44.96 +41:15:49.2 17.8mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02
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
15:03:05.18 +22:02:03.40 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.07 13.94
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
16:34:34.94 -54:34:58.20 ASASSN-26da 2026-04-25.14 15.99
10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70 SN2026jsg 2026-04-24.99 16.28
15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80 SN2026kid 2026-04-24.52 -3.65
07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40 AT2026kcf 2026-04-24.2 16.89
11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50 SN2026jkb 2026-04-24.24 15.38
10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20 AT2026dil 2026-04-24.2 16.85
14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30 SN2026jlm 2026-04-22.16 15.12
10:53:55.42 -16:06:08.10 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.12 16.24
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 2026-06-11 17.05
13:45:02.03 +15:17:14.50 ASASSN-26cy 2026-04-21.27 15.78
13:20:52.22 -35:57:03.60 AT2026jcm 2026-04-19.01 16.65
13:36:15.66 -36:53:48.40 SN 2026iqy 2026-04-18.92 17.31
06:34:01.33 -40:07:34.00 ASASSN-26cx 2026-04-19.07 16.16
23:33:57.97 -45:12:11.90 SN 2026idu 2026-04-19.41 15.9
12:10:50.92 +66:55:31.20 SN 2026icv 2026-04-17.14 16.03
21:36:59.06 -60:43:35.90 ASASSN-26cv 2026-04-17.35 -1.18
08:13:26.26 -27:07:30.50 ASASSN-26cw 2026-04-17.07 -1.01
14:49:14.13 -27:29:20.60 ASASSN-26cu 2026-04-16.06 14.03
17:21:59.44 -38:54:04.60 ASASSN-26ct 2026-04-14.4 15.15
15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 SN2026huo 2026-04-12.14 16.96
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 2026-06-11 17.05
12:23:20.40 +04:53:39.10 AT2026ixd 2026-04-12.14 17.65
17:46:09.76 -61:19:50.40 SN2026icy 2026-04-12.2 17.03
09:25:46.42 +02:13:46.30 SN2026gud 2026-04-11.98 16.49
16:52:15.46 -60:27:45.90 ASASSN-26cs 2026-04-12.4 15.5
04:20:55.37 -51:15:31.10 ASASSN-26cr 2026-04-12.01 15.37
22:25:39.35 +36:45:06.90 AT2026ihl 2026-04-10.48 14.21
19:40:44.94 +00:41:03.80 AT2026imw 2026-04-10.32 16.06
19:52:04.70 +05:53:33.50 ASASSN-26cq 2026-04-9.31 14.98
16:08:18.39 -64:11:08.80 ASASSN-26cp 2026-04-9.14 13.64
09:22:22.90 -61:02:43.70 SN2026idh 2026-04-7.97 16.34
05:06:54.12 -19:42:26.40 AT2026imr 2026-04-8 17.49
07:14:55.34 -36:03:21.40 AT2026hei 2026-04-8.12 16.7
21:35:33.14 -19:01:34.80 AT2026ihm 2026-04-8.36 16.7
04:28:24.08 -32:25:35.30 AT2026imo 2026-04-8.02 16.81
05:10:35.79 -39:38:40.80 SN 2026hnn 2026-04-7.04 17.07
09:54:32.04 -01:17:25.80 ASASSN-26cn 2026-04-7.01 15.58
07:46:24.43 -77:29:36.30 ASASSN-26co 2026-04-7.15 15.11
05:00:45.52 -29:51:06.20 AT2026hvw 2026-04-6.03 16.51
19:49:33.10 -23:37:11.00 ASASSN-26cl 2026-04-5.29 14.98
19:32:43.68 -22:39:32.70 ASASSN-26cm 2026-04-4.27 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
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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/ :
15:25:24.694 +28:06:12.15 AT 2026oke 2026-06-06.78 19.63
16:00:35.665 +40:33:28.48 AT 2026okd 2026-06-06.92 19.53
14:23:47.456 +75:46:01.44 AT 2026okc 2026-06-06.35 19.202
09:06:15.590 -05:53:46.80 AT 2026okb 2026-06-05.71 19.229
00:23:52.320 +36:21:31.09 AT 2026oka 2026-06-06.19 19.004
11:27:24.917 -04:39:24.73 AT 2026ojz 2026-06-05.80 19.208
08:40:07.303 -16:41:42.39 AT 2026ojy 2026-06-05.73 18.788
09:41:38.510 -12:30:07.46 AT 2026ojx 2026-06-04.26 19.393
14:21:14.441 +56:50:47.63 AT 2026ojw 2026-06-06.37 19.475
09:10:24.455 -13:57:44.58 AT 2026ojv 2026-06-05.73 19.004
10:12:37.525 +13:13:10.28 AT 2026oju 2026-06-05.26 19.164
13:19:00.470 +43:14:24.76 AT 2026ojt 2026-06-06.33 18.85
18:43:15.260 -08:47:37.40 AT 2026ojs 2026-06-06.73 17.82
00:35:11.496 -00:49:17.94 AT 2026ojr 2026-06-01.47 19.0273
13:27:16.739 -38:01:33.63 AT 2026ojq 2026-06-06.42 19.89
02:13:54.662 +31:51:42.05 AT 2026ojp 2026-05-31.48 18.5771
12:22:54.475 -14:25:27.09 AT 2026ojo 2026-06-06.37 20.1
12:12:13.424 -28:02:18.53 AT 2026ojn 2026-06-06.36 19.27
12:01:26.980 -21:29:06.86 AT 2026ojm 2026-06-06.37 19.41
10:54:17.334 -30:22:38.44 AT 2026ojl 2026-06-06.35 18.98
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