NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T

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Processing fields Her-09-Q2b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits
Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits
Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits

Processing log:

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= 5
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: 
Her-09-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-09-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-09-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 961515 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 961515 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_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits_preview.png'
Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits

renamed 'Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits_preview.png'
Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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= 441.7211 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 588.5241 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1127.5081 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 510.1209 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1046.9270 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 540.5834 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.55253 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.056 ---------------------------------------------- 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 = 21.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.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= '2026-07-14T01:24:59.9601296' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-14T06:24:59.9601296' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61235.2673606481 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-14T06:25:09.8611168' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61235.2674752432 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 253.330182643522 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 14.0001758903306 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 54.2655555555556 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 244.41 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.2312537325679 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Her-09' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '16 53 20' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20464 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20464 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 21.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 21.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 18.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 80.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 906.2 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 292.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 0.0 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 0.0 / [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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits :) Spent 0.891256 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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 21.2800006866455 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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= '2026-07-14T01:25:46.2045319' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-14T06:25:46.2045319' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61235.2678958797 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-14T06:25:56.1053442' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61235.2680104747 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 253.330182636162 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 14.0001758763034 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 54.1213888888889 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 244.611944444444 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.23348465866967 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Her-09' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '16 53 20' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20464 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20464 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 21.2800006866455 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 21.2800006866455 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 18.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 80.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 906.2 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 292.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 0.0 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 0.0 / [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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits :) Spent 0.848594 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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits


fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.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 5 --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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.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/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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits Last image: 2461235.76747639 14.07.2026 06:24:59.960 UTC ERROR running VaST on the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed) exp_start= 18.06.2026 06:52:05.996 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461209.78629625 ap= 6.1 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 10697 *matched= 10697 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits exp_start= 18.06.2026 06:52:48.435 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461209.78678744 ap= 6.1 rotation= 0.004 *detected= 10707 *matched= 10056 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits exp_start= 14.07.2026 06:24:59.960 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461235.76747639 ap= 6.2 rotation= 0.111 *detected= 5235 *matched= 5226 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits exp_start= 14.07.2026 06:25:46.204 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461235.76801162 ap= 6.1 rotation= 0.111 *detected= 7762 *matched= 7736 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits 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 5 --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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /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_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits Last image: 2461235.76747639 14.07.2026 06:24:59.960 UTC ERROR running VaST on the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed) exp_start= 18.06.2026 06:52:05.996 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461209.78629625 ap= 4.6 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 74017 *matched= 74017 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits exp_start= 18.06.2026 06:52:48.435 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461209.78678744 ap= 4.6 rotation= 0.004 *detected= 73450 *matched= 67418 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0223.fits exp_start= 14.07.2026 06:24:59.960 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461235.76747639 ap= 4.6 rotation= 0.112 *detected= 41319 *matched= 40791 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-24-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0230.fits exp_start= 14.07.2026 06:25:46.204 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461235.76801162 ap= 4.6 rotation= 0.110 *detected= 58819 *matched= 57893 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-14_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_013547_TTUQ2b1x1_4005067_SFZ4AS1T/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_01-25-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0231.fits ########### 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 #### ################################################################################### 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 ############################################################ ls: cannot access 'planets.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT): ls: cannot access 'moons.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT): ls: cannot access 'spacecraft.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ ls: cannot access 'comets.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ 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 ############################################################ 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

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