NMW transient search results

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Processing fields UMa-12-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= 15.5
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= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
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-12-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-12-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-12-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 327976 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 327976 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits_preview.png'
UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits

renamed 'UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits_preview.png'
UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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= 433.0892 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 547.9990 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1248.8674 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 402.2537 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1252.2323 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 403.3520 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.88363 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.003 ---------------------------------------------- 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= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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= '2026-07-03T23:08:53.7708188' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-04T04:08:53.7708188' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61225.1728445604 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-04T04:09:03.6720683' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61225.1729591666 / 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= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-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 = 163.635988481665 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 38.0002624778216 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 28.1283333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 298.673888888889 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.11400257707537 / 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-12' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '10 54 33' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+38 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 = 20444 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20444 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 16.0 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 53.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.59 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 336.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 9.400752 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.200576 / [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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/d_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits :) Spent 0.732831 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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/d_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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= '2026-07-03T23:09:44.4263750' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-04T04:09:44.4263750' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61225.1734308563 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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"FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 163.635988512354 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 38.0002624815071 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 27.9761111111111 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 298.745277777778 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.12447430275709 / 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-12' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '10 54 33' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+38 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 = 20444 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20444 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 16.0 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 53.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.59 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 336.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 9.400752 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.200576 / [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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/d_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits :) Spent 0.814608 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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/d_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

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fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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: 2461225.67296030 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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits' wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:54:33.500 +38:00:09.55 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.0' 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: 10:54:55.878 +38:03:43.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:54:33.500 +38:00:09.55 Second-epoch image center 10:54:55.878 +38:03:43.03 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0944 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.0' 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: 10:54:55.279 +38:03:06.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:54:33.500 +38:00:09.55 Second-epoch image center 10:54:55.279 +38:03:06.03 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0867 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 10:54:55.878 +38:03:43.03 Second-epoch second image center 10:54:55.279 +38:03:06.03 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01046 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ouazfjWEfz Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Pkc47zW7AF Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZvEBgghJqy Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.g2qm75kzDc Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits and wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits and wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits and wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6622 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 152.6853 to 173.9554 deg, Dec +32.0162 to +43.3826 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 152.6853 to 173.9554 deg, Dec 32.0162 to 43.3826 deg Loaded 4611 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): 3195 out of 3379 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3379 out of 6622 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.930400 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.930400 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.44 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6622 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 152.6853 to 173.9554 deg, Dec +32.0162 to +43.3826 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 152.6853 to 173.9554 deg, Dec 32.0162 to 43.3826 deg Loaded 4611 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): 3195 out of 3379 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3379 out of 6622 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 6629 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 152.6851 to 173.9682 deg, Dec +32.0192 to +43.3837 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 152.6851 to 173.9682 deg, Dec 32.0192 to 43.3837 deg Loaded 4611 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): 3206 out of 3384 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3384 out of 6629 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 2.2 pix UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 2.2 pix wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 2.2 pix wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 15.5 mag. UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits 13.9 mag. fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits 13.9 mag. fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 11.3 (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 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.ouazfjWEfz (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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=475, bad_region=1496, passed=6622 Got 6622 stars (including 4756 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6622 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 943 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5192 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5191 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5191 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Excluding outliers - 949 stars left (next iteration limit 1043) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits N_match=949 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.491 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.527 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.421 n_q1=280 n_q2=160 n_q3=315 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.147 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits -region wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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.Pkc47zW7AF (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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=476, bad_region=1505, passed=6629 Got 6629 stars (including 4756 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6629 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 944 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5193 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5193 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5193 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits N_match=950 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.491 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.404 n_q1=279 n_q2=163 n_q3=314 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits -region wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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.ZvEBgghJqy (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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=197, bad_region=617, passed=2808 Got 2808 stars (including 2052 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2808 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2256 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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2256 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2256 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 945 stars left (next iteration limit 1040) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits N_match=945 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.340 n_q1=339 n_q2=187 n_q3=250 n_q4=169 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.177 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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.g2qm75kzDc (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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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=181, bad_region=598, passed=2810 Got 2810 stars (including 2075 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2810 stars from the SExtractor catalog /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 940 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2274 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2274 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2274 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1039) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=944 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.322 n_q1=337 n_q2=187 n_q3=258 n_q4=162 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.055 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits sigma_overall=0.459 worst_q_ratio=1.147 ref2=UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits sigma_overall=0.453 worst_q_ratio=1.085 new1=fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits sigma_overall=0.350 worst_q_ratio=1.177 new2=fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits sigma_overall=0.337 worst_q_ratio=1.055 reference average sigma_overall=0.456 worst_q_ratio=1.116 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321_astrometric_residuals.png (949 matched stars from wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.41 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322_astrometric_residuals.png (950 matched stars from wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078_astrometric_residuals.png (945 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079_astrometric_residuals.png (944 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-12-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-12-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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:54:33.500 +38:00:09.55 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.0' 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: 10:54:55.878 +38:03:43.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:54:33.500 +38:00:09.55 Second-epoch image center 10:54:55.878 +38:03:43.03 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0944 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.0' 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: 10:54:55.279 +38:03:06.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:54:33.500 +38:00:09.55 Second-epoch image center 10:54:55.279 +38:03:06.03 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0867 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 10:54:55.878 +38:03:43.03 Second-epoch second image center 10:54:55.279 +38:03:06.03 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01046 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mI76i63NA7 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits &> /tmp/tmp.N4wbJjbsQF Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xKgHGbSrNy Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qy3VTrM3zf Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits and wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits and wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits and wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 32607 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 152.6853 to 173.9606 deg, Dec +32.0121 to +43.3826 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 152.6853 to 173.9606 deg, Dec 32.0121 to 43.3826 deg Loaded 4614 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): 3064 out of 3396 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3396 out of 32607 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.817900 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.817900 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.16 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.66 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.66
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 32607 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 152.6853 to 173.9606 deg, Dec +32.0121 to +43.3826 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 152.6853 to 173.9606 deg, Dec 32.0121 to 43.3826 deg Loaded 4614 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): 3064 out of 3396 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3396 out of 32607 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits (aperture=5.0) Read 32478 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 152.6852 to 173.9681 deg, Dec +32.0192 to +43.3837 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 152.6852 to 173.9681 deg, Dec 32.0192 to 43.3837 deg Loaded 4611 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): 3067 out of 3392 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3392 out of 32478 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits (aperture=5.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 9 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 2.1 pix UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits 2.2 pix fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits 2.3 pix fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 2.1 pix wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 2.1 pix wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.7 mag. UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 15.7 mag. UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits 14.1 mag. fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits 14.1 mag. fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.mI76i63NA7 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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=20, blended=1402, bad_region=6091, passed=32587 Got 32587 stars (including 25343 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32587 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 937 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26775 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26776 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26776 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Excluding outliers - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1038) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits N_match=944 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.505 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=281 n_q2=158 n_q3=310 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.197 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits -region wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-13-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0321.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.N4wbJjbsQF (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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=13, blended=1361, bad_region=6062, passed=32465 Got 32465 stars (including 25282 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32465 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26739 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26738 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26738 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Excluding outliers - 946 stars left (next iteration limit 1040) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits N_match=946 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.512 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.383 n_q1=281 n_q2=163 n_q3=309 n_q4=193 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.207 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits -region wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-14-24_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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.xKgHGbSrNy (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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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=7, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=718, bad_region=2169, passed=14845 Got 14845 stars (including 12268 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14845 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 941 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 937 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12914 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 941 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12914 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12914 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 941 stars left (next iteration limit 1035) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits N_match=941 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.304 n_q1=338 n_q2=177 n_q3=262 n_q4=164 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.169 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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.qy3VTrM3zf (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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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=760, bad_region=2112, passed=14806 Got 14806 stars (including 12212 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14806 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 938 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12903 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12903 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12903 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 942 stars left (next iteration limit 1036) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=942 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.321 n_q1=346 n_q2=176 n_q3=263 n_q4=157 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.197 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-08-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0078.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/wcs_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-12-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52802_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 52802_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    12.14    10:50:05.44 +34:00:00.4   5427 5637   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 10:50:05.39 +34:00:00.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53206_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 53206_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    12.63    11:00:22.76 +38:15:24.0   4140 3075   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 11:00:22.72 +38:15:23.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53340_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 53340_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    12.64    10:56:20.86 +42:01:23.6   4597 0791   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 10:56:20.88 +42:01:24.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53836_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 53836_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    13.17    10:59:30.86 +40:27:55.3   4241 1739   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 10:59:30.84 +40:27:55.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53955_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 53955_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    13.07    11:04:27.32 +38:12:33.5   3656 3101   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 11:04:27.34 +38:12:33.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54237_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 54237_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    13.13    11:09:14.01 +36:16:25.8   3058 4262   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 11:09:13.96 +36:16:25.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54333_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 54333_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    13.45    10:45:59.18 +39:30:04.4   5819 2291   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 10:45:59.11 +39:30:04.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54608_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 54608_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    13.42    11:12:36.47 +35:47:41.6   2635 4541   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 11:12:36.49 +35:47:41.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54664_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 The candidate 54664_fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.17355    2461225.67355    13.57    11:04:19.97 +38:50:45.6   3675 2716   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-03_CI_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_233124_TTUQ2b1x1_3463548_JYWrC5Jz/fd_UMa-12-Q2b1x1_2026-07-03_23-09-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits **** FOUND 11:04:20.06 +38:50:46.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-12-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-12-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)2461225.67296030 -observatory V36 07:45:50.13 +17:50:16.0 Mercury (3.0mag) 09:45:13.26 +15:17:41.6 Venus (-4.1mag) 04:05:52.08 +20:34:49.0 Mars (1.3mag) 08:11:05.24 +20:28:44.0 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:55:03.16 +03:17:19.9 Saturn (0.8mag) 04:06:00.62 +20:41:44.1 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:17:00.84 +00:20:58.5 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:31:28.09 -23:15:17.4 Pluto (14.5mag) 22:05:42.08 -12:40:02.7 Moon (-11.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jul 3 23:51 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461225.67296030: 08:11:00.97 +20:28:58.9 Io (6.1mag) 08:11:16.46 +20:28:04.0 Europa (6.3mag) 08:11:19.78 +20:27:50.0 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:10:57.42 +20:29:16.9 Callisto (6.9mag) 08:09:54.73 +20:10:31.8 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:11:03.21 +20:28:52.3 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:09:19.05 +20:16:34.8 Elara (17.6mag) 08:14:24.92 +20:26:14.1 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 08:16:23.68 +20:32:59.4 Carme (18.9mag) 00:55:06.85 +03:17:44.8 Titan (8.6mag) 00:55:06.68 +03:17:25.4 Rhea (9.9mag) 00:54:43.26 +03:17:42.7 Iapetus (11.2mag) 00:55:14.86 +03:16:49.0 Hyperion (14.6mag) 00:55:12.13 +03:15:28.0 Phoebe (16.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 3 23:51 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461225.67296030: 17:39:56.16 -34:08:08.0 JWST 22:32:50.76 -41:44:40.6 Chandra 19:13:17.63 -03:42:05.0 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 3 23:51 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461225.67296030 -observatory V36 02:27:19.25 +13:39:51.3 17.9mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:22:52.84 -34:09:12.1 13.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:19:27.97 -68:03:39.4 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:58:36.98 +32:20:42.7 17.6mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:05:00.22 +16:03:02.8 18.0mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 01:07:48.90 -06:01:49.0 15.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 23:02:58.77 +32:15:25.6 17.2mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:05:15.28 +26:58:16.5 16.6mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:50:12.78 +30:03:10.2 16.8mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:05:48.03 +04:51:45.4 17.8mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:11:05.44 +21:29:34.8 17.9mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:12:24.96 -11:15:43.5 17.7mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:56:11.24 +67:35:31.8 17.8mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 16:43:47.35 -09:25:24.6 13.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 07:50:10.24 +65:23:27.7 17.9mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 07:24:34.13 +29:40:23.6 14.5mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:19:34.01 +15:07:43.1 17.5mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:48:51.83 +38:04:57.6 13.8mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:53:29.50 +45:01:29.6 17.9mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 04:43:43.66 -14:06:23.2 15.8mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:29:20.51 +30:05:55.5 18.0mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:09:46.01 -12:23:01.6 16.1mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 09:49:08.64 +22:40:54.2 17.7mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:42:47.82 +04:10:36.0 17.1mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:10:02.78 +78:51:21.3 17.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:39:11.04 +44:57:14.0 16.6mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:21:48.10 +03:21:16.9 16.9mag A/2026 E1 21:09:02.37 -13:05:10.1 7.5mag 10P/Tempel 11:10:42.03 -01:38:31.7 16.1mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 03:51:08.43 +28:51:47.6 17.8mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 09:55:06.96 +15:57:47.2 17.0mag 63P/Wild 00:45:19.06 -05:12:22.1 15.6mag 65P/Gunn 08:07:27.30 +34:25:38.1 17.7mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 04:12:23.07 +19:47:55.6 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 02:11:52.47 +09:41:50.7 16.1mag 88P/Howell 06:16:49.35 +30:48:49.4 15.6mag 93P/Lovas 04:01:09.51 +30:45:27.0 17.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 07:53:34.13 +31:20:12.4 15.3mag 123P/West-Hartley 10:36:41.77 +03:43:07.8 16.7mag 124P/Mrkos 04:41:43.46 +20:36:24.7 16.3mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 05:24:28.58 +19:43:26.5 17.8mag 131P/Mueller 07:35:54.10 +14:25:48.8 17.8mag 141P/Machholz 07:35:18.94 +14:29:15.7 17.8mag 141P-A/Machholz 06:49:43.25 +18:17:28.0 14.7mag 141P-D/Machholz 03:13:54.55 -21:39:42.5 15.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 05:10:54.17 +32:28:12.0 15.2mag 162P/SidingSpring 19:17:12.08 +11:40:04.0 15.2mag 169P/NEAT 01:25:55.91 +06:49:38.4 17.7mag 220P/McNaught 16:37:22.99 -08:11:32.9 16.9mag 235P/LINEAR 08:32:06.52 +33:50:23.4 17.8mag 240P/NEAT 20:43:53.50 -48:05:46.7 17.9mag 259P/Garradd 01:42:08.51 +09:12:15.2 15.8mag 260P/McNaught 05:18:36.93 +36:15:45.8 17.4mag 295P/LINEAR 15:07:15.24 +06:34:36.3 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski 08:29:05.87 +19:55:04.4 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS 07:41:58.86 +39:43:18.3 17.9mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.7K Jul 3 23:51 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07 10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63 14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62 13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09 00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13 11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56 21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14 17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72 14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53 20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4 15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57 23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64 17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15 00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34 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 11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24.03 8.35 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 15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.80 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.34 13.72 10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52 22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2 21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51 16:21:48.82 -61:36:13.20 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.21 15.15 14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63 13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43 11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59 22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36 21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 AT2026kis 2026-04-27.36 16.15 14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40 ASASSN-26dc 2026-04-27.27 13.42 15:32:05.35 -43:54:34.60 ASASSN-26db 2026-04-27.37 16.06 16:34:34.97 -54:34:58.00 ASASSN-26da 2026-04-25.32 16.11 10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70 SN2026jsg 2026-04-24.99 16.28 15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80 SN2026kid 2026-04-24.52 -3.65 07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40 AT2026kcf 2026-04-24.2 16.89 11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50 SN2026jkb 2026-04-24.24 15.38 10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20 AT2026dil 2026-04-24.2 16.85 14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30 SN2026jlm 2026-04-22.16 15.12 10:53:55.52 -16:06:06.00 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.28 16.29 16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 2026-06-26.38 16.07 13:45:02.03 +15:17:14.50 ASASSN-26cy 2026-04-21.27 15.78 13:20:52.22 -35:57:03.60 AT2026jcm 2026-04-19.01 16.65 13:36:15.66 -36:53:48.40 SN 2026iqy 2026-04-18.92 17.31 06:34:01.33 -40:07:34.00 ASASSN-26cx 2026-04-19.07 16.16 23:33:57.97 -45:12:11.90 SN 2026idu 2026-04-19.41 15.9 12:10:50.92 +66:55:31.20 SN 2026icv 2026-04-17.14 16.03 21:36:59.06 -60:43:35.90 ASASSN-26cv 2026-04-17.35 -1.18 08:13:26.26 -27:07:30.50 ASASSN-26cw 2026-04-17.07 -1.01 14:49:14.01 -27:29:20.10 ASASSN-26cu 2026-04-16.29 -2.7 17:21:59.44 -38:54:04.60 ASASSN-26ct 2026-04-14.4 15.15 15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 SN2026huo 2026-04-12.14 16.96 16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 2026-06-26.38 16.07 12:23:20.40 +04:53:39.10 AT2026ixd 2026-04-12.14 17.65 17:46:09.76 -61:19:50.40 SN2026icy 2026-04-12.2 17.03 09:25:46.42 +02:13:46.30 SN2026gud 2026-04-11.98 16.49 16:52:15.46 -60:27:45.90 ASASSN-26cs 2026-04-12.4 15.5 04:20:55.37 -51:15:31.10 ASASSN-26cr 2026-04-12.01 15.37 22:25:39.35 +36:45:06.90 AT2026ihl 2026-04-10.48 14.21 19:40:44.94 +00:41:03.80 AT2026imw 2026-04-10.32 16.06 19:52:04.70 +05:53:33.50 ASASSN-26cq 2026-04-9.31 14.98 16:08:18.39 -64:11:08.80 ASASSN-26cp 2026-04-9.14 13.64 09:22:22.90 -61:02:43.70 SN2026idh 2026-04-7.97 16.34 05:06:54.12 -19:42:26.40 AT2026imr 2026-04-8 17.49 07:14:55.34 -36:03:21.40 AT2026hei 2026-04-8.12 16.7 21:35:33.14 -19:01:34.80 AT2026ihm 2026-04-8.36 16.7 04:28:24.08 -32:25:35.30 AT2026imo 2026-04-8.02 16.81 05:10:35.79 -39:38:40.80 SN 2026hnn 2026-04-7.04 17.07 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.6K Jul 3 23:51 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:42:32.04 +41:10:28.3 PNV J00423204+4110283 2026-06-26.059 16.6mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Jul 3 23:51 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 11:06:55.391 -04:07:04.72 AT 2026qqg 2026-06-27.97 18.081 05:12:36.560 -58:31:08.03 AT 2026qqf 2026-06-24.41 18.215 12:37:59.373 +03:20:56.02 AT 2026qqe 2026-06-25.05 18.266 01:16:11.239 -55:40:02.88 AT 2026qqd 2026-06-24.38 18.401 00:39:40.551 -56:06:55.52 AT 2026qqc 2026-06-24.36 18.488 12:32:13.060 +56:22:40.90 AT 2026qqb 2026-06-27.90 18.72 03:43:49.750 -46:38:15.17 AT 2026qqa 2026-06-23.42 18.775 22:17:40.013 -69:03:01.29 AT 2026qpz 2026-06-24.32 18.664 06:02:54.764 -64:43:45.31 AT 2026qpy 2026-06-24.42 18.203 03:53:30.876 -61:08:18.46 AT 2026qpx 2026-06-24.40 19.168 22:14:03.242 -69:42:16.35 AT 2026qpw 2026-06-24.32 18.492 02:45:25.609 -72:49:10.62 AT 2026qpv 2026-06-24.28 18.66 22:23:59.673 -56:53:22.70 AT 2026qpu 2026-06-24.26 18.368 22:19:02.300 -73:18:27.39 AT 2026qpt 2026-06-27.23 18.613 22:27:21.353 -60:19:54.61 AT 2026qps 2026-06-24.29 19.027 04:05:50.523 -70:24:32.93 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-27.32 16.645 00:33:39.346 -43:56:51.28 AT 2026qpq 2026-06-28.42 22.6478 23:39:26.302 -01:34:20.01 AT 2026qpp 2026-06-28.35 21.3338 03:51:59.399 -47:42:56.98 AT 2026qpo 2026-06-26.42 21.649 00:41:12.135 -42:56:50.58 AT 2026qpn 2026-06-26.42 23.8086 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 30K Jul 3 23:51 tns_transients_list.txt

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