ERROR running VaST on the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus?)
ERROR running VaST on the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus?)

######## 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
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Her-09-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-09-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-09-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 613397 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 613397 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits_preview.png'

Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits


renamed 'Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits_preview.png'

Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 441.7211
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 588.5241
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1801.8294
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 451.7857
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1941.7701
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 420.3905
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 4.07911
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.075
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.4699993133545 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 29.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits :)

Spent 0.912837 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =                 27.5 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 29.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
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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_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits :)

Spent 0.800892 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits



fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
  
Last  image: 2461231.75241144 10.07.2026 06:03:18.348 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus? -- transient_factory_test31.txt)
____ VaST output ____

--==VaST 1.0rc90==--

Parsing command line arguments...
opt 'r': assuming no rotation larger than 15.0 degrees!
opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor
opt '5': 4.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius!
opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching!
opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source!
opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted!
opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope)
opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag!
WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars.
opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done!
opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually!
opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored!
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images

Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ...

Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found.
This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file.
Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18)...  OK
Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor
Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files.
Done with cleaning!

 VaST was started with the following command line: 
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 


Preparing to process 4 input FITS images...


######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ########
transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search!
transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search!
transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit
transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!!
transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3
transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars
transient search mode: not discarding large sources
################
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).
Setting the fixed star match radius of 4.00 pix
We have 4 images to process.
The number of processor cores determined from /proc/cpuinfo is 24.
Running SExtractor in 4 parallel threads...
The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00002.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits > image00002.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
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).
The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00secb1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
The above guess is baautodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
sed on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1Excluding 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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00001.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits > image00001.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 6.1,6.1,5.5,6.7,7.4,8.0 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 6.0,6.0,5.4,6.6,7.3,7.9 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 6.1,6.1,5.5,6.7,7.3,7.9 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00002.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits > image00002.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 6.1,6.1,5.5,6.7,7.3,7.9 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00001.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits > image00001.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Parent process says: we are done fork()ing.
Waiting for thread 3 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
Waiting for thread 2 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
Waiting for thread 1 to finish...


Done with SExtractor!

TIMING SExtractor: 4 seconds


Matching stars between images!

No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine.
Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-18T06:52:05.9964000
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-18T06:52:05.9964000

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-06-18T06:52:05.996
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
Exposure 20 sec, 18.06.2026 06:52:05.996 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461209.78629625 mid. exp.
The reference image star  9277.488    13.273 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8168.800     9.553 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7928.052     4.070 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7539.471     3.920 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7861.917    15.366 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7592.980    19.963 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8566.424    18.419 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9146.400    34.050 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7738.163    22.570 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8672.459    25.587 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more reference image stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 10697, (10697 good for image matching)
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 2887
 * rejected close to frame edge: 48
 * rejected as being too small (<1.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>6.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 4
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.

Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied.
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.42
Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.4  (5.0 sigma detection)
The simple faintest star detection limit= -9.4
80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -10.3
Selected detection limit= -10.3
Final detection limit= -10.3 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0)

Parameter box for transient search:    10.06.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 1
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    10707 * detected, using  500/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000841, number_of_ambiguous_matches=9 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000841, number_of_ambiguous_matches=9 
10056 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000841, number_of_ambiguous_matches=9 
10056 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000841, number_of_ambiguous_matches=9 
10056 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.004
    10707 stars detected, 10056 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 9362, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 9362 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 9362 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00000*X_pix -0.00000*Y_pix +0.00119
Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)...
Computing robust linear magnitude calibration.
Used 9361 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.42
    11348 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
Magnitude calibration is performed successfully!
Saving observations to the cache... OK
memory:  104316 kB used, 116548 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:03:18.3486015
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:03:18.3486015

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-07-10T06:03:18.348
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
The star  8350.350    79.816 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8559.659    86.351 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8794.704   106.512 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7577.289   112.739 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8765.511   141.780 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7632.806   196.758 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7720.712   279.409 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8057.017   326.928 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7715.960   357.044 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8388.067   433.279 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 2137
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 264
 * rejected close to frame edge: 13
 * rejected as being too small (<1.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>6.0 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 2
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
     2137 * detected, using  100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
2136 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
2136 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
2136 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.047
     2137 stars detected,  2136 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 1728, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 1728 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 1644 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00019*X_pix -0.00006*Y_pix -0.26407
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_B * Y_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 1644 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.98
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    11348 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
memory:  107084 kB used, 116548 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:04:19.5982945
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:04:19.5982945

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-07-10T06:04:19.598
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
The star  8329.917    60.707 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8343.995    85.483 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8553.314    92.019 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8788.307   112.223 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7571.012   118.382 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8759.064   147.358 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7626.454   202.371 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7714.364   285.084 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8050.690   332.590 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8475.199   392.935 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 1418
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 158
 * rejected close to frame edge: 8
 * rejected as being too small (<1.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>6.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 0
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
     1418 * detected, using  100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
1417 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
1417 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
1417 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.049
     1418 stars detected,  1417 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 1052, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 1052 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 1036 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00012*X_pix -0.00009*Y_pix -0.06484
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 1036 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -8.05
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    11348 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
memory:  106920 kB used, 116548 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%)
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
Done with measurements! =)

Total number of measurements 21404 (21404 measurements stored in RAM)
Freeing up some memory...  Sorting the measurements cached in memory...
Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
TIMING lightcurve_write: 2 seconds
The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory...
Creating vast_image_details.log ... 

Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ...  OK
Selecting the best aperture for each source
Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  2490 stars
Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for     0 stars
Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  2884 stars
Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  1359 stars
Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  1315 stars
Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  2008 stars

done!  =)
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
Computing lightcurve statistics...  Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve
You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make'

Computing, please wait a bit
...................................................................................................
vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 9974 objects, the longest string is 383 bytes.
Allocating memory for resorting the file.
Variability index idx00_STD  is enabled
Variability index idx01_wSTD is enabled
Variability index idx08_Npts is enabled
Variability index idx09_MAD  is enabled
Variability index idx11_RoMS is enabled
Variability index idx12_rCh2 is enabled
Variability index idx17_Jtim is enabled
Variability index idx18_Ltim is enabled
Variability index idx21_eta  is enabled
Variability index idx23_S_B  is enabled
Variability index idx25_IQR  is enabled
Computing the expected values of variability indexes and their scatter as a function of magnitude
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Wriring the list of candidate variables to vast_autocandidates.log ............................................................



----***** VaST processing WARNING *****----
You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one.
Please investigate this!



**************************************************************
This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by 
inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic
messages printed above (or the vast*.log files):
 * How many of the input images are matched?
 * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable?
 * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent?

You may run
 ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit
to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings
(star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration
file, see various examples in the VaST directory).

If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky 
Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log
file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please 
upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/
**************************************************************

Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1)
_____________________
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/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
  
Last  image: 2461231.75241144 10.07.2026 06:03:18.348 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 (wrong field? clouds? very bad focus? -- transient_factory_test31.txt)
____ VaST output ____

--==VaST 1.0rc90==--

Parsing command line arguments...
opt 'r': assuming no rotation larger than 15.0 degrees!
opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor
opt '5': 4.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius!
opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching!
opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source!
opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted!
opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope)
opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag!
WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars.
opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done!
opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually!
opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored!
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images

Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ...

Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found.
This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file.
Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18)...  OK
Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor
Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files.
Done with cleaning!

 VaST was started with the following command line: 
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 


Preparing to process 4 input FITS images...


######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ########
transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search!
transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search!
transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit
transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!!
transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3
transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars
transient search mode: not discarding large sources
################
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).
Setting the fixed star match radius of 4.00 pix
We have 4 images to process.
The number of processor cores determined from /proc/cpuinfo is 24.
Running SExtractor in 4 parallel threads...
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00001.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits > image00001.cat.sex_log 2>&1
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
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)
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00secExcluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
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)
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)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (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)
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1Excluding 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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00002.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits > image00002.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.7,4.7,4.2,5.1,5.6,6.1 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.6,4.6,4.2,5.1,5.6,6.0 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
Parent process says: we are done fork()ing.
Waiting for thread 3 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Waiting for thread 2 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.6,4.6,4.2,5.1,5.6,6.0 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00002.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits > image00002.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.6,4.6,4.1,5.1,5.5,6.0 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00001.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits > image00001.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
Waiting for thread 1 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits


Done with SExtractor!

TIMING SExtractor: 54 seconds


Matching stars between images!

No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine.
Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-18T06:52:05.9964000
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-06-18T06:52:05.9964000

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-06-18T06:52:05.996
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
Exposure 20 sec, 18.06.2026 06:52:05.996 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461209.78629625 mid. exp.
The reference image star  7592.976    19.963 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8566.422    18.419 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9277.484    13.277 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7861.915    15.368 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9001.550    13.380 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8199.347    13.554 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7625.060    12.150 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8168.792     9.554 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7996.777    10.409 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9214.247     8.358 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more reference image stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 74017, (74017 good for image matching)
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 21
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 11847
 * rejected close to frame edge: 317
 * rejected as being too small (<1.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.6 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 116
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.

Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied.
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.09
Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.1  (5.0 sigma detection)
The simple faintest star detection limit= -6.4
80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -7.6
Selected detection limit= -7.6
Final detection limit= -7.6 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0)

Parameter box for transient search:    10.04.6 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 124
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    73450 * detected, using  496/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.003877, number_of_ambiguous_matches=287 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.003918, number_of_ambiguous_matches=290 
67394 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.003918, number_of_ambiguous_matches=290 
67394 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.003918, number_of_ambiguous_matches=290 
67394 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.004
    73450 stars detected, 67394 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 62344, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 62344 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 62338 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = -0.00000*X_pix +0.00000*Y_pix -0.00095
Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)...
Computing robust linear magnitude calibration.
Used 59315 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.09
    80073 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
Magnitude calibration is performed successfully!
Saving observations to the cache... OK
memory:  151776 kB used, 171364 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:03:18.3486015
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:03:18.3486015

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-07-10T06:03:18.348
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-03-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0206.fits
The star  9147.088    32.529 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9144.091    32.415 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8997.835    35.554 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7639.775    36.608 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8336.268    54.916 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8350.355    79.816 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7906.134    68.042 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8169.871    71.293 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8167.955    71.252 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8559.661    86.351 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 17524
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 1
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 1355
 * rejected close to frame edge: 99
 * rejected as being too small (<1.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.6 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 17
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    17524 * detected, using  118/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000050, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000050, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
17480 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000050, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
17480 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000050, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
17480 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.051
    17524 stars detected, 17480 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 15192, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 15192 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 13835 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00021*X_pix -0.00007*Y_pix -0.27765
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_B * Y_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 13835 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.69
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    80073 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
memory:  150960 kB used, 171364 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:04:19.5982945
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-07-10T06:04:19.5982945

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-07-10T06:04:19.598
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_014859_TTUQ2b1x1_1121706_GlSu1d18/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_01-04-19_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
The star  9141.014    38.171 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9138.505    38.136 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8329.926    60.704 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8343.994    85.483 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8162.456    76.624 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7900.408    73.893 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8553.308    92.021 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7790.591    80.636 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8788.308   112.227 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  7571.002   118.388 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 12373
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 2
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 870
 * rejected close to frame edge: 60
 * rejected as being too small (<1.2 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.7 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 25
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    12373 * detected, using  100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000012, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1 
refining the coordinate transformation... fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000012, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1 
12341 * matched, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000012, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1 
12341 * matched (2nd iteration). fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000012, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1 
12341 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.049
    12373 stars detected, 12341 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 10488, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 10488 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 9998 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00014*X_pix -0.00008*Y_pix -0.15960
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 9998 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.78
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    80073 objects stored in memory (400000 max.)
memory:  150960 kB used, 171364 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%)
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 3 seconds
Done with measurements! =)

Total number of measurements 147467 (147467 measurements stored in RAM)
Freeing up some memory...  Sorting the measurements cached in memory...
Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
TIMING lightcurve_write: 4 seconds
The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory...
Creating vast_image_details.log ... 

Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ...  OK
Selecting the best aperture for each source
Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 15297 stars
Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for     0 stars
Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 17287 stars
Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 10261 stars
Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  9015 stars
Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 15534 stars

done!  =)
TIMING select_aperture: 5 seconds
Computing lightcurve statistics...  Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve
You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make'

Computing, please wait a bit
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vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 67095 objects, the longest string is 386 bytes.
Allocating memory for resorting the file.
Variability index idx00_STD  is enabled
Variability index idx01_wSTD is enabled
Variability index idx08_Npts is enabled
Variability index idx09_MAD  is enabled
Variability index idx11_RoMS is enabled
Variability index idx12_rCh2 is enabled
Variability index idx17_Jtim is enabled
Variability index idx18_Ltim is enabled
Variability index idx21_eta  is enabled
Variability index idx23_S_B  is enabled
Variability index idx25_IQR  is enabled
Computing the expected values of variability indexes and their scatter as a function of magnitude
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Wriring the list of candidate variables to vast_autocandidates.log ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................



----***** VaST processing WARNING *****----
You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one.
Please investigate this!



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This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by 
inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic
messages printed above (or the vast*.log files):
 * How many of the input images are matched?
 * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable?
 * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent?

You may run
 ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit
to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings
(star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration
file, see various examples in the VaST directory).

If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky 
Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log
file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please 
upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/
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Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1)
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########### Completed Her-09-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 ####
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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).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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ls: cannot access 'planets.txt': No such file or directory
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'moons.txt': No such file or directory
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'spacecraft.txt': No such file or directory
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ls: cannot access 'comets.txt': No such file or directory
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
ls: cannot access 'asassn_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
ls: cannot access 'tocp_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory

=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Fri Jul 10 02:38:33 CDT 2026
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FIELD_Her-09-Q2b1x1: 162s (2.70 min)
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TOTAL_RUNTIME: 164s (2.73 min)
Finished: Fri Jul 10 02:41:17 CDT 2026