## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461171.90353176 11.05.2026 09:40:55.144 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_04-40-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0484.fits
First image: 2461171.90353176 11.05.2026 09:40:55.144 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_04-40-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0484.fits
Last image: 2461215.82431174 24.06.2026 07:46:50.534 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_024809_TTUQ1b1x1_1583457_02U5HKEa/fd_Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-24_02-46-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0121.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 102
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.79
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 55 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 27651
Objects passed selection criteria: 27624
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 25798
Average stars matched: 24343 (94.36 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 129504 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jun 23 15:09:51 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-109-g76dded0d
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-23)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Jun 24 05:37:06 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461171.90353176 11.05.2026 09:40:55.144 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_04-40-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0484.fits
First image: 2461171.90353176 11.05.2026 09:40:55.144 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_04-40-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0484.fits
Last image: 2461215.82431174 24.06.2026 07:46:50.534 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_024809_TTUQ1b1x1_1583457_02U5HKEa/fd_Cyg-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-24_02-46-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0121.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 8654
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 439 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 199466
Objects passed selection criteria: 198935
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 182618
Average stars matched: 165717 (90.7448 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 1977508 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jun 23 15:09:51 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-109-g76dded0d
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-23)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Jun 24 05:48:47 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Jun 24 05:35:34 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 16 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 6 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 3 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 20 seconds
VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 71s (1.18 min)
WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 54s (0.90 min)
PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 72s (1.20 min)
MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 1s (0.02 min)
FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 2s (0.03 min)
EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 4s (0.07 min)
WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
HTML_REPORT: 9s (0.15 min)
SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 214s (3.57 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 393 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 23 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 17 seconds
VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 558s (9.30 min)
WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 3s (0.05 min)
PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 406s (6.77 min)
MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 16s (0.27 min)
FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 172s (2.87 min)
FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 60s (1.00 min)
FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 100s (1.67 min)
CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 332s (5.53 min)
EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 24s (0.40 min)
WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
HTML_REPORT: 844s (14.07 min)
SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 2185s (36.42 min)
FIELD_Cyg-02-Q1b1x1: 2418s (40.30 min)
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TOTAL_RUNTIME: 2420s (40.33 min)
Finished: Wed Jun 24 06:15:54 CDT 2026