NMW transient search results

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Processing fields UMa-05-Q2b1x1

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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.0
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 8000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 4000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 4
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
UMa-05-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-05-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-05-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 213537 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 213537 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits_preview.png'
UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits

renamed 'UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits_preview.png'
UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 415.5378 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 466.1800 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1176.7636 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 420.5693 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1177.7013 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 419.0326 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.83191 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.004 ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 22.0100002288818 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-06-24T04:15:18.4209327' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-06-24T09:15:18.4209327' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61215.3856298611 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-06-24T09:15:28.3210641' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61215.3857444562 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 205.713286946452 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 62.0000576337819 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 23.4555555555556 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 330.025 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.49937189096168 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'UMa-05' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '13 42 51' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+62 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20442 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20442 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 22.0100002288818 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 22.0100002288818 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 17.2 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 71.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.19 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 22.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 13.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.900632 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits CCD-TEMP= 4.800000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/d_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits :) Spent 0.950768 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/d_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 20659.746399 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=14784.5, right_median=14894.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 21.9799995422363 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-06-24T04:16:18.7772891' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-06-24T09:16:18.7772891' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61215.3863284374 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-06-24T09:16:28.6801828' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61215.3864430557 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 205.713287064162 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 62.000057606605 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 23.3513888888889 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 330.086111111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.50975849918955 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'UMa-05' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '13 42 51' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+62 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20442 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20442 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 21.9799995422363 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 21.9799995422363 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 17.1 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 71.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.19 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 22.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 25.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 13.00104 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.600608 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits CCD-TEMP= 4.800000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/d_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits :) Spent 0.873370 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/d_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 20659.746399 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=14784.5, right_median=14894.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits


fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.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: 2461215.88574560 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits' wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 13:42:49.917 +62:00:01.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Image size: 937.9'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 13:42:44.948 +62:00:10.43 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 13:42:49.917 +62:00:01.14 Second-epoch image center 13:42:44.948 +62:00:10.43 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0101 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Image size: 937.9'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 13:42:43.804 +62:00:39.68 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 13:42:49.917 +62:00:01.14 Second-epoch image center 13:42:43.804 +62:00:39.68 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0160 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 13:42:44.948 +62:00:10.43 Second-epoch second image center 13:42:43.804 +62:00:39.68 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00843 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zbTWFKUPIL Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uqjrPGcXB1 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cUjbLMoLKj Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits &> /tmp/tmp.p99PkPjXky Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits and wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.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_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits and wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits and wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 7154 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 186.6086 to 225.1582 deg, Dec +55.8900 to +67.2581 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 186.6086 to 225.1582 deg, Dec 55.8900 to 67.2581 deg Loaded 6100 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): 3975 out of 4105 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4105 out of 7154 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.739600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.739600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.41 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.33 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.33
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 7154 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 186.6086 to 225.1582 deg, Dec +55.8900 to +67.2581 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 186.6086 to 225.1582 deg, Dec 55.8900 to 67.2581 deg Loaded 6100 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): 3975 out of 4105 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4105 out of 7154 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 7166 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 186.6087 to 225.1578 deg, Dec +55.8900 to +67.2581 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 186.6087 to 225.1578 deg, Dec 55.8900 to 67.2581 deg Loaded 6100 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): 3972 out of 4097 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4097 out of 7166 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.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: 2.4 pix UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 2.4 pix UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits 2.3 pix fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 2.3 pix fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits 2.4 pix wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 2.4 pix wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.3 mag. UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 15.3 mag. UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits 14.6 mag. fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 14.6 mag. fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.zbTWFKUPIL (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=416, bad_region=1552, passed=7154 Got 7154 stars (including 5248 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7154 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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5744 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5744 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5744 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.357 n_q1=322 n_q2=173 n_q3=294 n_q4=173 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.203 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits -region wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.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.uqjrPGcXB1 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=413, bad_region=1565, passed=7166 Got 7166 stars (including 5253 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7166 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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5735 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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5735 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5735 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.354 n_q1=321 n_q2=174 n_q3=295 n_q4=172 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.162 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits -region wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.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.cUjbLMoLKj (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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=240, bad_region=807, passed=4233 Got 4233 stars (including 3220 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4233 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 730 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3504 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 730 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3504 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3504 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.444 n_q1=345 n_q2=174 n_q3=292 n_q4=150 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.063 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.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.p99PkPjXky (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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=220, bad_region=807, passed=4217 Got 4217 stars (including 3219 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4217 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 730 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3497 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 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 730 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3496 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3496 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.409 n_q1=341 n_q2=177 n_q3=291 n_q4=152 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.062 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.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=UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.203 ref2=UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits sigma_overall=0.362 worst_q_ratio=1.162 new1=fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits sigma_overall=0.418 worst_q_ratio=1.063 new2=fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits sigma_overall=0.385 worst_q_ratio=1.062 reference average sigma_overall=0.3605 worst_q_ratio=1.1825 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298_astrometric_residuals.png (962 matched stars from wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299_astrometric_residuals.png (962 matched stars from wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190_astrometric_residuals.png (961 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191_astrometric_residuals.png (961 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 13:42:49.917 +62:00:01.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Image size: 937.9'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 13:42:44.948 +62:00:10.43 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 13:42:49.917 +62:00:01.14 Second-epoch image center 13:42:44.948 +62:00:10.43 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0101 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Image size: 937.9'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 13:42:43.804 +62:00:39.68 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 13:42:49.917 +62:00:01.14 Second-epoch image center 13:42:43.804 +62:00:39.68 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0160 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 13:42:44.948 +62:00:10.43 Second-epoch second image center 13:42:43.804 +62:00:39.68 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00843 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9BGN6GWk3d Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kfNQYClmbk Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Umrh6ddYer Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits &> /tmp/tmp.a9X0uLZF4k Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits and wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.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_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits and wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits and wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 35713 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 186.3423 to 225.2638 deg, Dec +55.8900 to +67.2589 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 186.3423 to 225.2638 deg, Dec 55.8900 to 67.2589 deg Loaded 6162 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): 3786 out of 4119 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4119 out of 35713 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.623100 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.623100 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.14 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.48 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.48
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 35713 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 186.3423 to 225.2638 deg, Dec +55.8900 to +67.2589 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 186.3423 to 225.2638 deg, Dec 55.8900 to 67.2589 deg Loaded 6162 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): 3786 out of 4119 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4119 out of 35713 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits (aperture=5.0) Read 35701 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 186.3461 to 225.2635 deg, Dec +55.8900 to +67.2581 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 186.3461 to 225.2635 deg, Dec 55.8900 to 67.2581 deg Loaded 6161 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): 3792 out of 4117 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4117 out of 35701 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits (aperture=5.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 12 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 2.2 pix UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits 2.2 pix fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 2.2 pix fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits 2.2 pix wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 2.2 pix wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 15.5 mag. UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits 14.7 mag. fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 14.7 mag. fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.9BGN6GWk3d (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=18, blended=1574, bad_region=6009, passed=35695 Got 35695 stars (including 28422 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35695 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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30428 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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30429 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30429 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.366 n_q1=327 n_q2=186 n_q3=272 n_q4=178 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.195 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits -region wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.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.kfNQYClmbk (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1579, bad_region=5990, passed=35686 Got 35686 stars (including 28416 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35686 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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30408 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30408 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30408 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.356 n_q1=322 n_q2=182 n_q3=282 n_q4=177 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.124 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits -region wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.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.Umrh6ddYer (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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=997, bad_region=3239, passed=23638 Got 23638 stars (including 19700 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23638 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 729 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20792 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 729 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20792 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20792 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 959 stars left (next iteration limit 1054) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits N_match=959 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.438 n_q1=349 n_q2=172 n_q3=283 n_q4=155 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.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.a9X0uLZF4k (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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=815, bad_region=2976, passed=23289 Got 23289 stars (including 19671 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23289 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 729 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20689 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 729 to 788 (Dec 56.0 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20689 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20689 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 959 stars left (next iteration limit 1054) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits N_match=959 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.403 n_q1=347 n_q2=173 n_q3=285 n_q4=154 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.050 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.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_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.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_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/wcs_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits at 14:33:13.00 +58:17:41.2: 13.89 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits at 13:42:53.22 +62:09:57.7: 12.09 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits at 14:33:13.00 +58:17:41.2: 13.85 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits at 13:42:53.22 +62:09:57.7: 12.06 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.07 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.87 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:33:13.00 +58:17:41.2: ref_mag=13.87 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9434 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 13:42:53.22 +62:09:57.7: ref_mag=12.07 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1180 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-51-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0298.fits at 14:29:44.32 +64:54:56.1: 15.32 +/- 0.20 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-52-44_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0299.fits at 14:29:44.32 +64:54:56.1: 15.27 +/- 0.19 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.29 +/- 0.14 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:29:44.32 +64:54:56.1: ref_mag=15.29 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.7047 delta=0.59 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 3s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52053_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52053_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    14.65    14:00:48.41 +59:55:06.3   3441 4438   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 14:00:48.30 +59:55:06.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52060_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52060_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 06 24.38575    2461215.88575    12.12    13:42:53.21 +62:09:57.4   4777 3097   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    12.12    13:42:53.23 +62:09:57.9   4776 3102   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52232_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52232_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    13.35    14:17:50.81 +61:55:26.3   2294 3123   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 14:17:50.88 +61:55:25.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52245_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52245_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    13.45    13:57:52.96 +64:06:41.4   3768 1913   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 13:57:52.96 +64:06:41.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52273_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52273_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    13.50    14:07:33.36 +63:02:58.5   3079 2516   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 14:07:33.29 +63:02:58.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52302_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52302_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    13.93    14:24:29.50 +60:16:19.2   1677 4055   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 14:24:29.31 +60:16:20.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52317_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52317_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    13.77    13:25:52.88 +63:14:25.3   5920 2394   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 13:25:52.77 +63:14:24.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52324_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52324_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 06 24.38575    2461215.88575    13.94    14:33:13.08 +58:17:40.9   0809 5136   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    13.94    14:33:12.93 +58:17:41.5   0808 5142   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52344_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52344_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    13.91    13:28:28.16 +64:43:48.8   5681 1508   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 13:28:28.21 +64:43:49.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52364_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52364_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    14.10    14:21:58.61 +57:37:58.9   1648 5675   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.1") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52436_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 52436_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 06 24.38575    2461215.88575    14.62    14:29:44.30 +64:54:55.1   1747 1204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-15-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0190.fits Discovery image 2   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    14.84    14:29:44.33 +64:54:57.1   1746 1209   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 17113_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 The candidate 17113_fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 06 24.38644    2461215.88644    9.82    13:25:56.47 +62:22:52.2   5959 2912   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-24_CI_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_041844_TTUQ2b1x1_1239965_I8Gq9apX/fd_UMa-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-24_04-16-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0191.fits **** FOUND 13:25:56.48 +62:22:52.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 5s Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed UMa-05-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### ################################################################################### renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461215.88574560 -observatory V36 07:46:17.50 +20:23:25.3 Mercury (1.2mag) 09:01:14.84 +18:58:17.6 Venus (-4.0mag) 03:36:59.04 +18:59:32.0 Mars (1.3mag) 08:02:21.48 +20:54:16.7 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:53:20.35 +03:09:23.0 Saturn (0.8mag) 04:03:55.96 +20:36:00.2 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:16:50.51 +00:20:25.4 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:32:16.45 -23:11:03.7 Pluto (14.5mag) 13:45:38.40 -16:19:16.8 Moon (-11.1mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jun 24 06:56 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461215.88574560: 08:02:27.90 +20:53:56.9 Io (6.2mag) 08:02:20.11 +20:54:20.5 Europa (6.3mag) 08:02:21.65 +20:54:21.4 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:02:44.97 +20:52:55.9 Callisto (6.9mag) 08:01:42.21 +20:33:08.4 Himalia (15.6mag) 08:02:26.19 +20:54:00.8 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:01:16.34 +20:42:09.6 Elara (17.6mag) 08:05:18.12 +20:57:07.1 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 08:08:10.74 +20:57:24.9 Carme (18.9mag) 00:53:10.83 +03:09:16.5 Titan (8.6mag) 00:53:25.55 +03:09:17.3 Rhea (9.9mag) 00:53:24.52 +03:11:23.2 Iapetus (11.3mag) 00:53:08.79 +03:09:41.6 Hyperion (14.6mag) 00:53:42.15 +03:08:57.7 Phoebe (16.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jun 24 06:56 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461215.88574560: 17:30:25.14 -35:16:16.5 JWST 15:58:10.06 +50:05:12.9 Chandra 02:53:22.91 +61:47:09.0 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jun 24 06:56 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461215.88574560 -observatory V36 18:30:59.75 -33:41:51.4 13.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:09:37.09 -67:59:54.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:55:03.15 +32:11:37.4 17.6mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:08:24.42 +15:55:37.5 17.9mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 23:51:49.08 -27:47:26.4 15.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 23:07:32.87 +32:05:49.8 17.2mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 05:53:41.39 +27:00:32.9 16.6mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:42:06.77 +30:27:57.1 16.7mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 08:59:46.56 +04:34:59.9 17.8mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:17:28.97 +21:40:36.0 17.8mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:14:24.97 -11:06:51.9 17.6mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 22:05:17.81 +67:20:37.1 17.8mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 17:06:19.57 -08:22:13.8 13.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 13:19:15.35 +79:09:27.2 18.0mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon) 07:34:21.64 +64:56:03.6 17.8mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 07:11:01.61 +29:04:46.8 14.2mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:25:31.56 +14:40:42.4 17.5mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:59:33.28 +35:41:50.1 13.9mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 22:01:14.91 +43:20:49.2 18.0mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 04:34:10.29 -14:41:54.2 15.9mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:20:45.30 +31:43:56.8 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:32:17.93 +51:45:08.1 18.0mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS) 07:01:41.30 -11:42:33.6 15.5mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 09:38:53.64 +23:00:07.8 17.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:40:45.08 +04:28:04.5 17.1mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:38:00.69 +77:56:15.9 17.6mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:26:17.63 +44:26:37.9 16.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:16:45.78 +01:07:37.4 16.7mag A/2026 E1 20:52:25.57 -10:41:15.0 7.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:06:50.45 -01:19:04.6 16.1mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 03:36:31.58 +27:42:46.3 17.8mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 09:34:27.16 +18:59:16.1 17.0mag 63P/Wild 00:39:23.17 -05:31:04.0 15.6mag 65P/Gunn 07:36:02.47 +34:25:23.4 17.4mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 03:48:32.27 +19:00:28.1 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels 01:53:55.66 +08:03:50.2 15.9mag 88P/Howell 05:46:23.78 +30:57:17.5 15.4mag 93P/Lovas 03:30:37.91 +29:51:08.3 17.2mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 07:29:39.35 +32:09:34.5 15.4mag 123P/West-Hartley 10:18:52.64 +07:46:52.0 16.7mag 124P/Mrkos 04:25:43.73 +20:11:16.7 16.3mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 05:05:31.66 +19:36:49.2 17.8mag 131P/Mueller 07:02:19.33 +16:15:16.6 16.7mag 141P/Machholz 07:06:21.08 +17:45:52.3 16.6mag 141P-A/Machholz 06:11:16.67 +17:25:30.6 13.5mag 141P-D/Machholz 03:08:24.20 -22:40:22.2 16.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 04:36:23.38 +29:39:07.2 15.1mag 162P/SidingSpring 19:29:28.91 +07:16:07.5 15.9mag 169P/NEAT 01:01:08.28 +05:22:43.4 17.7mag 220P/McNaught 16:41:26.66 -08:04:27.0 16.7mag 235P/LINEAR 08:10:49.60 +34:35:18.0 17.7mag 240P/NEAT 20:43:17.93 -45:30:40.9 18.0mag 259P/Garradd 01:15:25.94 +04:40:55.2 16.0mag 260P/McNaught 04:49:45.99 +35:04:42.2 17.5mag 295P/LINEAR 15:09:18.14 +07:17:20.3 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski 08:20:33.89 +20:16:00.2 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS 07:26:17.43 +40:29:43.6 17.9mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.8K Jun 24 06:56 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93 23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83 02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39 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 14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.64 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 16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93 14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63 13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43 11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59 22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36 21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 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############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 09:55:21.28 +69:02:52.6 PNV J09552128+6902526 2026-06-13.933 18.9mag 19:51:21.42 +37:06:40.0 TCP J19512142+3706400 2026-06-17.2942 16.8mag 19:57:03.87 +37:41:46.4 TCP J19570387+3741464 2026-06-18.2638 17.5mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Jun 24 06:56 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 20:09:48.173 +02:16:25.39 AT 2026phz 2026-06-13.38 20.8294 22:19:00.831 +07:48:00.34 AT 2026phy 2026-06-11.46 20.7946 20:43:26.543 -12:30:32.16 AT 2026phx 2026-06-07.38 19.6286 19:16:05.245 +34:23:53.86 AT 2026phw 2026-06-11.40 21.0477 20:53:39.870 -23:08:50.55 AT 2026phv 2026-06-08.46 19.9936 23:01:17.643 -11:26:13.47 AT 2026phu 2026-06-10.46 19.7938 15:34:01.460 +32:14:21.95 AT 2026pht 2026-06-03.80 20.63 13:52:20.180 +26:36:28.29 AT 2026phs 2026-06-03.76 21.08 19:02:22.130 +47:04:24.55 AT 2026phr 2026-04-16.90 20.76 15:04:03.130 +51:40:36.19 AT 2026phq 2026-06-08.80 20.69 14:59:06.740 +49:19:47.55 AT 2026php 2026-06-03.82 21.24 15:25:14.430 +52:47:19.27 AT 2026pho 2026-06-03.82 20.69 15:32:10.430 +55:31:52.79 AT 2026phn 2026-06-03.82 20.55 15:05:31.070 +54:01:58.04 AT 2026phm 2026-06-03.82 20.97 15:26:20.470 +34:15:03.49 AT 2026phl 2026-06-03.81 21.22 15:30:53.386 +36:56:04.14 AT 2026phk 2026-06-03.81 20.62 15:53:00.067 +39:11:14.03 AT 2026phj 2026-06-03.81 20.35 15:16:47.570 +42:26:03.51 AT 2026phi 2026-06-03.80 21.4 15:30:43.080 +44:43:29.89 AT 2026phh 2026-06-03.80 20.99 15:34:17.400 +45:38:16.24 AT 2026phg 2026-06-03.80 20.99 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 30K Jun 24 06:56 tns_transients_list.txt

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