NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY

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Processing fields Cep-02-Q2b1x1

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Total number of candidates identified: 0

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Filtering log:

######## 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: 
Cep-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cep-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cep-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 250971 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 250971 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.png' -> 'transient_report/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits_preview.png'
Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits

renamed 'Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.png' -> 'transient_report/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits_preview.png'
Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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= 602.1500 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 556.9175 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2348.1432 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 636.4391 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2354.1581 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 635.5470 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.8996 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001 ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 26.1000003814697 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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= '2026-07-04T01:58:03.9562054' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-04T06:58:03.9562054' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61225.2903235648 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-04T06:58:13.8560018' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61225.2904381482 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 359.998487749498 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 77.5000922767071 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 35.9847222222222 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 14.8272222222222 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.69884487214981 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / 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 = 'Cep-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 00 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+77 30 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 = 20434 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20434 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 26.1000003814697 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 26.1000003814697 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 14.9 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 49.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.08 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 26.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 11.200896 / [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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/d_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits :) Spent 0.614519 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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/d_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.9200000762939 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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= '2026-07-04T01:58:49.7962953' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-04T06:58:49.7962953' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61225.2908541202 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-04T06:58:59.6998813' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61225.2909687385 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 359.998487554677 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 77.5000922555724 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 36.0255555555556 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 14.8216666666667 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.69718868266869 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / 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 = 'Cep-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 00 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+77 30 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 = 20434 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20434 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.9200000762939 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.9200000762939 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 14.9 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 49.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.08 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 26.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 11.200896 / [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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/d_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits :) Spent 0.604692 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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/d_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits


fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.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/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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: 2461225.79043931 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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits' wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits' wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits Image size: 937.8'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:59:46.848 +77:29:39.26 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.88"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Image size: 937.4'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: 23:59:13.679 +77:28:59.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:46.848 +77:29:39.26 Second-epoch image center 23:59:13.679 +77:28:59.19 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0319 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Image size: 937.4'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: 23:59:19.833 +77:28:21.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:46.848 +77:29:39.26 Second-epoch image center 23:59:19.833 +77:28:21.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0325 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 23:59:13.679 +77:28:59.19 Second-epoch second image center 23:59:19.833 +77:28:21.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01179 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/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits &> /tmp/tmp.P1L0v7GWL7 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PrhZOjDpR9 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BtSqCw0ymb Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XojECCgkUx Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits and wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits and wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits and wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 12968 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0040 to 359.9933 deg, Dec +70.4788 to +82.7606 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0040 to 359.9933 deg, Dec 70.4788 to 82.7606 deg Loaded 54170 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): 8321 out of 8672 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 8672 out of 12968 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.550300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.550300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.90 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.90
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 12968 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0040 to 359.9933 deg, Dec +70.4788 to +82.7606 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0040 to 359.9933 deg, Dec 70.4788 to 82.7606 deg Loaded 54170 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): 8321 out of 8672 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 8672 out of 12968 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits (aperture=6.3) Read 10671 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0040 to 359.9925 deg, Dec +70.3716 to +82.7889 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0040 to 359.9925 deg, Dec 70.3716 to 82.7889 deg Loaded 54968 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): 7747 out of 7968 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7968 out of 10671 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits (aperture=6.3) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.4 pix Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 2.4 pix Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits 2.4 pix fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits 2.4 pix fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 2.4 pix wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 2.4 pix wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 14.9 mag. Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 14.7 mag. Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits 14.1 mag. fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits 14.1 mag. fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.2 (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.P1L0v7GWL7 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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=854, bad_region=2802, passed=12968 Got 12968 stars (including 9457 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12968 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.6489 through 0 to 47.7577, gap 47.7577 to 313.6489 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.5 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10345 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.6446 through 0 to 47.7581, gap 47.7581 to 313.6446 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.5 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10345 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10345 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.519 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.448 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.466 n_q1=338 n_q2=189 n_q3=295 n_q4=149 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.091 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits -region wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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.PrhZOjDpR9 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.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=597, bad_region=2012, passed=10671 Got 10671 stars (including 8161 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10671 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.8015 through 0 to 47.5615, gap 47.5615 to 313.8015 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 801 to 865 (Dec 70.4 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8754 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.7977 through 0 to 47.5624, gap 47.5624 to 313.7977 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 801 to 865 (Dec 70.4 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8755 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8755 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.458 n_q1=348 n_q2=159 n_q3=308 n_q4=153 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.005 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits -region wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.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.BtSqCw0ymb (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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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=431, bad_region=1246, passed=6571 Got 6571 stars (including 5001 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6571 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 314.0114 through 0 to 46.9841, gap 46.9841 to 314.0114 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 803 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5446 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 314.0105 through 0 to 46.9852, gap 46.9852 to 314.0105 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 803 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5446 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5446 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=969 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.448 n_q1=333 n_q2=182 n_q3=295 n_q4=159 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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.XojECCgkUx (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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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=422, bad_region=1227, passed=6486 Got 6486 stars (including 4930 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6486 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 314.0103 through 0 to 46.9839, gap 46.9839 to 314.0103 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 803 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5380 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 314.0095 through 0 to 46.9850, gap 46.9850 to 314.0095 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 803 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5380 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5380 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.457 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.504 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.447 n_q1=334 n_q2=184 n_q3=292 n_q4=158 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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=Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits sigma_overall=0.475 worst_q_ratio=1.091 ref2=Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits sigma_overall=0.456 worst_q_ratio=1.005 new1=fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits sigma_overall=0.451 worst_q_ratio=1.108 new2=fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits sigma_overall=0.467 worst_q_ratio=1.081 reference average sigma_overall=0.4655 worst_q_ratio=1.048 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242_astrometric_residuals.png (971 matched stars from wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634_astrometric_residuals.png (968 matched stars from wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264_astrometric_residuals.png (969 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265_astrometric_residuals.png (968 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 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 20333_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 20333_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    11.49    00:41:07.73 +74:00:57.5   6488 1223   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:41:07.73 +74:00:57.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 03503_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 03503_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    10.68    00:26:13.93 +74:29:42.3   5843 1435   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:26:13.91 +74:29:42.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 05975_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 05975_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    11.42    00:21:54.31 +76:27:05.6   5576 2601   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:21:54.32 +76:27:05.3 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 Cep-02-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/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits Image size: 937.8'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:59:46.848 +77:29:39.26 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.88"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Image size: 937.4'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: 23:59:13.679 +77:28:59.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:46.848 +77:29:39.26 Second-epoch image center 23:59:13.679 +77:28:59.19 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0319 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Image size: 937.4'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: 23:59:19.833 +77:28:21.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:46.848 +77:29:39.26 Second-epoch image center 23:59:19.833 +77:28:21.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0325 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 23:59:13.679 +77:28:59.19 Second-epoch second image center 23:59:19.833 +77:28:21.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01179 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/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5WpTY9c5Xi Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tZp5tCiBtz Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SGpQHtGINj Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GMYHyq5DV9 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits and wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits and wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits and wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 88604 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0012 to 359.9999 deg, Dec +70.4258 to +82.7736 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0012 to 359.9999 deg, Dec 70.4258 to 82.7736 deg Loaded 54558 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): 7915 out of 9249 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 9249 out of 88604 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.388900 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.388900 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.09 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.09
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 88604 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0012 to 359.9999 deg, Dec +70.4258 to +82.7736 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0012 to 359.9999 deg, Dec 70.4258 to 82.7736 deg Loaded 54558 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): 7915 out of 9249 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 9249 out of 88604 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 72024 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0004 to 360.0000 deg, Dec +70.3350 to +82.7984 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0004 to 360.0000 deg, Dec 70.3350 to 82.7984 deg Loaded 55242 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): 8211 out of 9210 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 9210 out of 72024 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits (aperture=4.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 26 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 2.3 pix Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits 2.3 pix fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 2.2 pix wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 2.3 pix wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.1 mag. Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 14.8 mag. Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits 14.2 mag. fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits 14.2 mag. fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 13.6 (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.5WpTY9c5Xi (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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=21, blended=6775, bad_region=13074, passed=88583 Got 88583 stars (including 69730 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 88583 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.4408 through 0 to 47.7578, gap 47.7578 to 313.4408 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.4 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.4408 through 0 to 47.7583, gap 47.7583 to 313.4408 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.4 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.504 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.461 n_q1=331 n_q2=177 n_q3=293 n_q4=172 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.054 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits -region wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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.tZp5tCiBtz (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.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=17, blended=4768, bad_region=9805, passed=72007 Got 72007 stars (including 58249 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 72007 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.8018 through 0 to 47.8631, gap 47.8631 to 313.8018 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 801 to 865 (Dec 70.3 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62552 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.7981 through 0 to 47.8642, gap 47.8642 to 313.7981 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 801 to 865 (Dec 70.3 to 82.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.469 n_q1=350 n_q2=143 n_q3=320 n_q4=157 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.035 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits -region wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.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.SGpQHtGINj (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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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=4, blended=2460, bad_region=5543, passed=45572 Got 45572 stars (including 38271 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 45572 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.2698 through 0 to 46.9841, gap 46.9841 to 313.2698 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40478 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.2691 through 0 to 46.9854, gap 46.9854 to 313.2691 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40478 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40478 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.480 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.496 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.486 n_q1=356 n_q2=164 n_q3=296 n_q4=155 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.098 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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.GMYHyq5DV9 (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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=2532, bad_region=5565, passed=45929 Got 45929 stars (including 38562 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 45929 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.2703 through 0 to 46.9840, gap 46.9840 to 313.2703 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40831 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 313.2698 through 0 to 46.9852, gap 46.9852 to 313.2698 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 802 to 865 (Dec 70.6 to 82.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40830 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40830 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.458 n_q1=358 n_q2=165 n_q3=292 n_q4=153 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.063 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/wcs_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits at 00:04:34.04 +75:55:17.7: 13.29 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits at 22:19:14.05 +77:58:16.0: 13.08 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits at 23:35:21.63 +80:27:18.8: 13.39 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits at 22:35:28.47 +74:41:19.5: 13.04 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_03-30-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits at 23:04:32.21 +77:57:55.2: 13.55 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits at 00:04:34.04 +75:55:17.7: 13.35 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.31 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:04:34.04 +75:55:17.7: ref_mag=13.31 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4164 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits at 22:19:14.05 +77:58:16.0: 13.08 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits at 23:35:21.63 +80:27:18.8: 13.31 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits at 23:04:32.21 +77:57:55.2: 13.48 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.08 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.36 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:19:14.05 +77:58:16.0: ref_mag=13.08 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2650 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:35:21.63 +80:27:18.8: ref_mag=13.36 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.3647 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.52 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:04:32.21 +77:57:55.2: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.3696 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-56-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1634.fits at 22:35:28.47 +74:41:19.5: 13.06 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.05 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:35:28.47 +74:41:19.5: ref_mag=13.05 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2912 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101331_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101331_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.48    22:36:57.76 +79:16:03.4   2542 4730   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 22:36:57.78 +79:16:03.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101333_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101333_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 04.29044    2461225.79044    13.50    00:04:34.50 +75:55:16.9   4968 2250   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.36    00:04:33.57 +75:55:18.6   4964 2256   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101479_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101479_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    11.85    00:13:34.21 +76:01:04.7   5292 2322   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:13:34.23 +76:01:04.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101546_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101546_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    12.47    22:52:54.47 +80:21:43.0   3165 5214   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 22:52:54.59 +80:21:43.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101582_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101582_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    12.48    01:04:33.64 +74:21:43.4   7393 1626   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 01:04:33.82 +74:21:43.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101585_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101585_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    12.61    22:41:32.30 +77:32:27.4   2303 3701   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 22:41:32.16 +77:32:27.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101597_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101597_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    12.59    23:57:59.46 +73:32:26.5   4687 0815   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 23:57:59.33 +73:32:26.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101611_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101611_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    12.77    22:53:52.84 +76:01:05.0   2416 2690   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 22:53:52.92 +76:01:05.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101659_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101659_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.00    23:55:16.53 +74:51:11.5   4599 1615   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 23:55:16.63 +74:51:13.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101686_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101686_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.45    21:45:23.40 +78:33:24.5   0999 5052   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 21:45:22.76 +78:33:25.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101693_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101693_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.10    22:09:13.21 +78:51:15.8   1707 4838   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 22:09:13.04 +78:51:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101695_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101695_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 04.29044    2461225.79044    13.26    22:35:28.64 +74:41:19.3   1481 2152   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.34    22:35:28.29 +74:41:19.7   1478 2159   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101703_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101703_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 04.29044    2461225.79044    13.27    22:19:14.09 +77:58:16.0   1743 4213   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.26    22:19:14.00 +77:58:16.0   1740 4220   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101713_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101713_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.17    22:37:37.40 +76:44:47.3   2010 3296   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 22:37:37.17 +76:44:46.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101733_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101733_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.21    23:25:54.65 +80:55:00.1   4033 5352   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 23:25:55.11 +80:55:01.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101745_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101745_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 04.29044    2461225.79044    13.37    23:35:21.78 +80:27:18.5   4226 5035   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.36    23:35:21.49 +80:27:19.0   4223 5042   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101755_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101755_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 04.29044    2461225.79044    13.40    23:04:32.31 +77:57:55.1   3090 3719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0264.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.34    23:04:32.11 +77:57:55.4   3087 3726   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101919_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 101919_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    14.09    00:07:43.09 +74:14:10.9   5097 1236   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:07:43.24 +74:14:11.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 98712_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 98712_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    12.64    23:40:38.56 +74:57:24.6   4029 1716   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 23:40:38.13 +74:57:23.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 27663_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 27663_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    11.59    00:48:55.09 +74:56:47.6   6699 1834   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:48:55.11 +74:56:48.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 64308_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 64308_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.05    22:04:32.47 +80:11:16.0   1981 5613   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 22:04:32.48 +80:11:15.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 18364_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 18364_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    11.49    00:41:07.72 +74:00:57.5   6488 1223   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:41:07.73 +74:00:57.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 85182_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 85182_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    10.95    23:14:32.62 +78:56:38.9   3518 4233   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 23:14:32.70 +78:56:38.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21798_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 21798_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    10.72    00:26:13.94 +74:29:42.3   5843 1435   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:26:13.91 +74:29:42.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 24803_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 24803_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    13.07    23:25:39.42 +74:30:54.4   3401 1527   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 23:25:39.33 +74:30:53.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 39975_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 The candidate 39975_fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 07 04.29097    2461225.79097    11.54    00:21:54.37 +76:27:05.4   5576 2601   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-04_CI_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_020335_TTUQ2b1x1_3752154_eRSL3nJY/fd_Cep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-04_01-58-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits **** FOUND 00:21:54.37 +76:27:05.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed Cep-02-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)2461225.79043931 -observatory V36 07:45:39.73 +17:48:57.6 Mercury (3.0mag) 09:45:44.12 +15:14:48.3 Venus (-4.1mag) 04:06:13.12 +20:35:51.1 Mars (1.3mag) 08:11:11.62 +20:28:24.6 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:55:04.22 +03:17:24.3 Saturn (0.8mag) 04:06:02.08 +20:41:47.9 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:17:00.91 +00:20:58.4 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:31:27.48 -23:15:20.6 Pluto (14.5mag) 22:10:22.10 -12:08:42.0 Moon (-11.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jul 4 02:05 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461225.79043931: 08:11:06.57 +20:28:42.9 Io (6.1mag) 08:11:22.13 +20:27:46.9 Europa (6.3mag) 08:11:25.12 +20:27:34.0 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:11:05.02 +20:28:53.4 Callisto (6.9mag) 08:10:00.77 +20:10:14.9 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:11:11.18 +20:28:27.1 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:09:25.01 +20:16:16.0 Elara (17.6mag) 08:14:31.57 +20:25:50.9 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 08:16:29.69 +20:32:40.9 Carme (18.9mag) 00:55:07.38 +03:17:50.0 Titan (8.6mag) 00:55:07.07 +03:17:31.6 Rhea (9.9mag) 00:54:44.06 +03:17:45.7 Iapetus (11.2mag) 00:55:16.21 +03:16:54.0 Hyperion (14.6mag) 00:55:13.02 +03:15:31.4 Phoebe (16.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 4 02:05 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461225.79043931: 17:39:26.60 -34:07:18.2 JWST 08:06:01.23 +05:57:30.1 Chandra 21:44:48.75 +51:31:23.5 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 4 02:05 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461225.79043931 -observatory V36 02:27:29.69 +13:40:45.4 17.9mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:22:46.92 -34:09:28.8 13.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:19:35.13 -68:03:43.7 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:58:39.55 +32:20:49.5 17.6mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:04:57.88 +16:03:04.6 18.0mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 01:08:40.59 -05:43:52.5 15.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 23:02:55.07 +32:15:30.0 17.2mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:05:23.57 +26:58:13.8 16.6mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:50:18.77 +30:02:51.5 16.8mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:05:52.50 +04:51:55.7 17.8mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:11:00.88 +21:29:23.3 17.9mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:12:23.77 -11:15:51.2 17.7mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:56:03.73 +67:35:38.3 17.8mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 16:43:31.86 -09:26:09.7 13.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 07:50:22.10 +65:23:48.2 17.9mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 07:24:43.76 +29:40:47.0 14.5mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:19:30.03 +15:07:58.8 17.5mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:48:43.42 +38:06:33.4 13.8mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:53:23.17 +45:02:39.6 17.9mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 04:43:50.53 -14:06:00.3 15.8mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:29:26.66 +30:04:44.9 18.0mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:09:51.58 -12:23:33.8 16.1mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 09:49:16.40 +22:40:38.1 17.7mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:42:49.65 +04:10:20.9 17.1mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:09:41.28 +78:51:47.4 17.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:39:19.71 +44:57:35.3 16.6mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:21:52.12 +03:22:43.5 16.9mag A/2026 E1 21:09:13.61 -13:07:16.0 7.5mag 10P/Tempel 11:10:45.04 -01:38:47.4 16.1mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 03:51:18.92 +28:52:36.0 17.8mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 09:55:21.83 +15:55:34.1 17.0mag 63P/Wild 00:45:22.89 -05:12:12.3 15.6mag 65P/Gunn 08:07:49.83 +34:25:28.4 17.7mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 04:12:40.35 +19:48:25.0 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 02:12:04.92 +09:42:56.6 16.1mag 88P/Howell 06:17:11.07 +30:48:34.8 15.6mag 93P/Lovas 04:01:32.08 +30:45:58.0 17.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 07:53:51.48 +31:19:31.5 15.3mag 123P/West-Hartley 10:36:54.76 +03:40:13.5 16.7mag 124P/Mrkos 04:41:55.02 +20:36:40.5 16.3mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 05:24:42.21 +19:43:27.9 17.8mag 131P/Mueller 07:36:17.15 +14:24:25.9 17.8mag 141P/Machholz 07:35:42.06 +14:27:52.7 17.8mag 141P-A/Machholz 06:50:11.56 +18:16:04.9 14.8mag 141P-D/Machholz 03:13:58.29 -21:39:02.7 15.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 05:11:19.50 +32:30:01.2 15.2mag 162P/SidingSpring 19:16:59.44 +11:43:39.7 15.2mag 169P/NEAT 01:26:13.53 +06:50:35.5 17.7mag 220P/McNaught 16:37:20.64 -08:11:43.1 16.9mag 235P/LINEAR 08:32:21.75 +33:49:47.5 17.8mag 240P/NEAT 20:43:52.05 -48:07:36.3 17.9mag 259P/Garradd 01:42:28.11 +09:15:33.1 15.8mag 260P/McNaught 05:18:58.16 +36:16:30.0 17.4mag 295P/LINEAR 15:07:14.15 +06:34:02.4 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski 08:29:12.14 +19:54:48.2 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS 07:42:10.16 +39:42:43.8 17.9mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.7K Jul 4 02:05 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 4 02:05 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 4 02:05 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 18:52:25.568 -53:48:28.81 AT 2026qqo 2026-06-27.19 17.994 22:48:08.203 -71:09:43.31 AT 2026qqn 2026-06-27.28 18.614 21:45:30.534 -52:24:04.42 AT 2026qqm 2026-06-17.16 19.196 22:56:20.865 -25:59:31.71 AT 2026qql 2026-06-25.54 19.21 04:31:33.921 -71:04:40.00 AT 2026qqk 2026-06-27.35 18.232 22:12:27.288 -61:04:57.21 AT 2026qqj 2026-06-24.29 18.906 02:29:17.720 -54:48:23.47 AT 2026qqi 2026-06-27.34 17.773 21:48:06.694 -12:00:04.55 AT 2026qqh 2026-06-26.41 21.23 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 30K Jul 4 02:05 tns_transients_list.txt

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