######## 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:
Boo-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Boo-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Boo-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 547384 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 547384 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.png' -> 'transient_report/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits_preview.png'
Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits

renamed 'Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.png' -> 'transient_report/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits_preview.png'
Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.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= 401.2638
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 453.8489
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1091.4055
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 302.9226
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1106.4757
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 306.7148
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.71992
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.012
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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= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 21.0599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 21.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
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Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
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Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/d_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits :)
Spent 0.961027 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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/d_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 21.0499992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 21.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
CCD-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/d_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits :)
Spent 0.862700 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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/d_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.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_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits

fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.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/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.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/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
The reference JD(UT) for computing planet and comet positions: 2461237.74689260
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits'
wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits'
wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits'
wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:24:01.323 +45:58:44.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:24:33.810 +45:59:54.98 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:24:01.323 +45:58:44.07
Second-epoch image center 14:24:33.810 +45:59:54.98
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0961 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:24:30.058 +45:59:27.38 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:24:01.323 +45:58:44.07
Second-epoch image center 14:24:30.058 +45:59:27.38
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0841 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 14:24:33.810 +45:59:54.98
Second-epoch second image center 14:24:30.058 +45:59:27.38
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01329 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lBDfAudd0C
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DhTe9TZBqh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QmSoB5Us9r
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vVeTy24JUF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6329 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 203.8664 to 228.3108 deg, Dec +40.3299 to +51.2250 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 203.8664 to 228.3108 deg, Dec 40.3299 to 51.2250 deg
Loaded 4560 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3311 out of 3406 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3406 out of 6329 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.731300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.731300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6329 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 203.8664 to 228.3108 deg, Dec +40.3299 to +51.2250 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 203.8664 to 228.3108 deg, Dec 40.3299 to 51.2250 deg
Loaded 4560 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3311 out of 3406 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3406 out of 6329 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 6279 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 203.8665 to 228.3110 deg, Dec +40.3300 to +51.2249 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 203.8665 to 228.3110 deg, Dec 40.3300 to 51.2249 deg
Loaded 4559 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3316 out of 3413 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3413 out of 6279 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
2.3 pix Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
2.4 pix fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
2.4 pix fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
15.4 mag. Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 10.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.lBDfAudd0C (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=346, bad_region=1372, passed=6329
Got 6329 stars (including 4660 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6329 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5060 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5062 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5062 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.380 n_q1=332 n_q2=172 n_q3=298 n_q4=169 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.145
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -region wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.DhTe9TZBqh (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=347, bad_region=1363, passed=6279
Got 6279 stars (including 4619 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6279 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5033 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5032 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5032 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.377 n_q1=336 n_q2=180 n_q3=288 n_q4=168 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -region wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.QmSoB5Us9r (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=80, bad_region=625, passed=2105
Got 2105 stars (including 1413 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2105 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1558 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1558 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1558 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.527 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.354 n_q1=259 n_q2=253 n_q3=257 n_q4=209 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.264
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.vVeTy24JUF (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=88, bad_region=614, passed=2001
Got 2001 stars (including 1316 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2001 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1445 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1446 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1446 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.522 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=241 n_q2=259 n_q3=245 n_q4=230 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.228
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits sigma_overall=0.332 worst_q_ratio=1.145
ref2=Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits sigma_overall=0.347 worst_q_ratio=1.089
new1=fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits sigma_overall=0.417 worst_q_ratio=1.264
new2=fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits sigma_overall=0.425 worst_q_ratio=1.228
reference average sigma_overall=0.3395 worst_q_ratio=1.117
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129_astrometric_residuals.png (971 matched stars from wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130_astrometric_residuals.png (972 matched stars from wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199_astrometric_residuals.png (975 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)

Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Boo-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:24:01.323 +45:58:44.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:24:33.810 +45:59:54.98 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:24:01.323 +45:58:44.07
Second-epoch image center 14:24:33.810 +45:59:54.98
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0961 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:24:30.058 +45:59:27.38 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:24:01.323 +45:58:44.07
Second-epoch image center 14:24:30.058 +45:59:27.38
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0841 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 14:24:33.810 +45:59:54.98
Second-epoch second image center 14:24:30.058 +45:59:27.38
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01329 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SrGWmFYEEH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KVwGy8Wiaf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KZ3GeOsIhr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VN2IW8MEeI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 32274 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 203.7168 to 228.3250 deg, Dec +40.2567 to +51.2383 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 203.7168 to 228.3250 deg, Dec 40.2567 to 51.2383 deg
Loaded 4628 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3207 out of 3440 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3440 out of 32274 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.620300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.620300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.10
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 32274 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 203.7168 to 228.3250 deg, Dec +40.2567 to +51.2383 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 203.7168 to 228.3250 deg, Dec 40.2567 to 51.2383 deg
Loaded 4628 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3207 out of 3440 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3440 out of 32274 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 32278 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 203.8552 to 228.3246 deg, Dec +40.2564 to +51.2383 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 203.8552 to 228.3246 deg, Dec 40.2564 to 51.2383 deg
Loaded 4607 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3208 out of 3444 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3444 out of 32278 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
2.2 pix Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
2.2 pix fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
2.2 pix fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
15.5 mag. Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 13.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.SrGWmFYEEH (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1441, bad_region=5437, passed=32261
Got 32261 stars (including 25775 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32261 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27351 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27351 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27351 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.386 n_q1=329 n_q2=171 n_q3=300 n_q4=168 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.136
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -region wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.KVwGy8Wiaf (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1351, bad_region=5292, passed=32265
Got 32265 stars (including 25909 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32265 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27505 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27505 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27505 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.391 n_q1=337 n_q2=172 n_q3=295 n_q4=166 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.169
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -region wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.KZ3GeOsIhr (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=315, bad_region=2983, passed=13789
Got 13789 stars (including 10611 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13789 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11305 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11305 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11305 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits N_match=969 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.374 n_q1=260 n_q2=246 n_q3=252 n_q4=211 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.233
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.VN2IW8MEeI (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=363, bad_region=2912, passed=12851
Got 12851 stars (including 9747 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12851 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10303 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10304 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10304 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.529 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=245 n_q2=249 n_q3=239 n_q4=231 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.260
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/wcs_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits at 14:06:13.88 +48:53:36.7: 12.97 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_01-50-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits at 14:06:13.88 +48:53:36.7: 12.96 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.96 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:06:13.88 +48:53:36.7: ref_mag=12.96 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.5279 delta=0.44 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 51957_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199
The candidate 51957_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 16.24689 | 2461237.74689 | 12.61 | 14:06:13.91 +48:53:37.1 | 6606 1380 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-55-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0198.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 16.24750 | 2461237.74750 | 12.47 | 14:06:13.85 +48:53:36.4 | 6600 1376 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52066_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199
The candidate 52066_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 16.24750 | 2461237.74750 | 13.26 | 14:15:03.21 +44:22:55.0 | 5813 4148 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits |
**** FOUND 14:15:03.20 +44:22:54.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52095_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199
The candidate 52095_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 16.24750 | 2461237.74750 | 13.19 | 14:17:02.73 +45:27:44.0 | 5580 3502 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits |
**** FOUND 14:17:02.74 +45:27:44.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 08776_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199
The candidate 08776_fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 07 16.24750 | 2461237.74750 | 6.52 | 15:03:46.11 +47:39:16.1 | 0771 1950 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-16_CI_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_005749_TTUQ2b1x1_2841826_7J7uMYXd/fd_Boo-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-16_00-56-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits |
**** FOUND 15:03:46.08 +47:39:16.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Boo-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Boo-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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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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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461237.74689260 -observatory V36
07:16:49.29 +17:17:35.0 Mercury (4.8mag)
10:35:56.62 +10:01:53.6 Venus (-4.1mag)
04:41:39.07 +22:05:59.5 Mars (1.3mag)
08:22:02.58 +19:54:15.9 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:23.43 +03:22:05.6 Saturn (0.7mag)
04:08:19.54 +20:47:59.4 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:57.84 +00:19:57.4 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:30:21.91 -23:20:36.2 Pluto (14.4mag)
09:23:49.00 +15:27:19.6 Moon (-8.7mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Jul 16 01:02 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461237.74689260:
08:22:04.55 +19:54:07.7 Io (6.1mag)
08:21:54.69 +19:54:46.6 Europa (6.3mag)
08:22:07.13 +19:54:03.0 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:21:40.03 +19:55:39.1 Callisto (6.8mag)
08:20:18.38 +19:41:01.3 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:22:01.56 +19:54:20.9 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:19:39.14 +19:44:11.1 Elara (17.7mag)
08:25:45.18 +19:45:17.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:26:39.96 +20:00:13.6 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:35.26 +03:21:50.2 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:25.03 +03:21:50.5 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:55:48.66 +03:20:12.6 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:56:10.22 +03:22:18.0 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:16.28 +03:18:27.9 Phoebe (16.5mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 16 01:02 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461237.74689260:
17:55:14.38 -31:37:57.3 JWST
17:37:47.78 +37:53:51.9 Chandra
21:13:54.26 +45:47:13.0 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461237.74689260 -observatory V36
02:44:33.01 +15:06:51.9 17.8mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:13:33.56 -34:30:22.4 13.8mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:31:33.73 -68:14:35.9 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:02:49.83 +32:32:55.7 17.6mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
02:18:46.83 +18:26:50.0 15.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:55:51.40 +32:15:05.0 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:19:04.66 +26:52:09.8 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:00:41.19 +29:30:57.0 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:13:33.75 +05:06:11.0 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
18:03:42.12 +21:02:53.6 18.0mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
15:11:07.67 -11:31:51.5 17.7mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:41:54.69 +67:32:21.5 17.8mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
16:19:44.28 -10:41:24.3 14.0mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:10:59.63 +66:01:58.8 17.9mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
07:40:27.68 +30:17:51.2 14.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:13:38.14 +15:27:53.4 17.6mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:33:40.80 +40:28:50.9 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:41:13.49 +46:51:32.2 17.8mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
04:55:09.62 -13:32:42.2 15.7mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:39:23.82 +28:05:07.4 18.0mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:18:21.30 -13:26:02.8 16.8mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:03:02.57 +22:10:27.4 17.6mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:46:43.37 +03:40:23.8 17.1mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:36:00.72 +79:09:35.2 17.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:52:14.85 +45:29:11.3 16.8mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:29:22.53 +05:32:50.6 17.0mag A/2026 E1
21:28:08.72 -17:17:36.8 7.1mag 10P/Tempel
11:16:17.46 -02:08:55.9 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:08:36.51 +30:11:10.0 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:20:22.41 +12:07:30.5 17.1mag 63P/Wild
00:50:42.95 -05:02:52.3 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
04:41:37.85 +20:27:09.1 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:31:38.34 +11:23:40.3 16.3mag 88P/Howell
06:52:55.96 +30:08:37.0 15.8mag 93P/Lovas
04:40:14.40 +31:18:22.9 16.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:23:05.87 +30:01:08.6 15.2mag 123P/West-Hartley
10:59:10.80 -01:12:15.9 16.9mag 124P/Mrkos
05:01:10.12 +20:58:01.0 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
05:47:19.50 +19:38:53.5 17.8mag 131P/Mueller
00:02:57.45 +03:08:43.9 17.9mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
07:34:46.58 +15:43:09.5 16.3mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:19:08.38 -20:38:05.9 15.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
05:54:19.90 +35:08:16.8 15.4mag 162P/SidingSpring
18:46:58.70 +18:59:16.5 14.2mag 169P/NEAT
01:54:56.06 +08:13:14.6 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:35:30.24 -08:38:30.7 17.2mag 235P/LINEAR
08:57:38.90 +32:44:30.1 18.0mag 240P/NEAT
20:39:13.08 -50:46:57.2 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:15:53.10 +14:51:01.6 15.6mag 260P/McNaught
05:55:10.18 +37:16:08.8 17.4mag 295P/LINEAR
15:06:29.37 +05:31:05.8 17.6mag 391P/Kowalski
08:39:55.01 +19:25:58.6 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:00:59.45 +38:43:24.2 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40 SN2026mho 2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10 AT2026min 2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24.03 8.35
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.64
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90 ASASSN-26dj 2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10 ASASSN-26dg 2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40 AT2026mhn 2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00 ASASSN-26di 2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00 AT2026kwu 2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90 AT2026ktm 2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40 AT2026lkm 2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.80 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.34 13.72
10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52
22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2
21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51
16:21:48.82 -61:36:13.20 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.21 15.15
14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63
13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43
11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59
22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36
21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 AT2026kis 2026-04-27.36 16.15
14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40 ASASSN-26dc 2026-04-27.27 13.42
15:32:05.35 -43:54:34.60 ASASSN-26db 2026-04-27.37 16.06
16:34:34.97 -54:34:58.00 ASASSN-26da 2026-04-25.32 16.11
10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70 SN2026jsg 2026-04-24.99 16.28
15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80 SN2026kid 2026-04-24.52 -3.65
07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40 AT2026kcf 2026-04-24.2 16.89
11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50 SN2026jkb 2026-04-24.24 15.38
10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20 AT2026dil 2026-04-24.2 16.85
14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30 SN2026jlm 2026-04-22.16 15.12
10:53:55.47 -16:06:07.00 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.24 16.32
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 2026-07-5.01 16.82
13:45:02.03 +15:17:14.50 ASASSN-26cy 2026-04-21.27 15.78
13:20:52.22 -35:57:03.60 AT2026jcm 2026-04-19.01 16.65
13:36:15.66 -36:53:48.40 SN 2026iqy 2026-04-18.92 17.31
06:34:01.33 -40:07:34.00 ASASSN-26cx 2026-04-19.07 16.16
23:33:57.97 -45:12:11.90 SN 2026idu 2026-04-19.41 15.9
12:10:50.92 +66:55:31.20 SN 2026icv 2026-04-17.14 16.03
21:36:59.06 -60:43:35.90 ASASSN-26cv 2026-04-17.35 -1.18
08:13:26.26 -27:07:30.50 ASASSN-26cw 2026-04-17.07 -1.01
14:49:14.13 -27:29:20.60 ASASSN-26cu 2026-04-16.06 14.03
17:21:59.44 -38:54:04.60 ASASSN-26ct 2026-04-14.4 15.15
15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 SN2026huo 2026-04-12.14 16.96
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 2026-07-5.01 16.82
12:23:20.40 +04:53:39.10 AT2026ixd 2026-04-12.14 17.65
17:46:09.76 -61:19:50.40 SN2026icy 2026-04-12.2 17.03
09:25:46.42 +02:13:46.30 SN2026gud 2026-04-11.98 16.49
16:52:15.46 -60:27:45.90 ASASSN-26cs 2026-04-12.4 15.5
04:20:55.37 -51:15:31.10 ASASSN-26cr 2026-04-12.01 15.37
22:25:39.35 +36:45:06.90 AT2026ihl 2026-04-10.48 14.21
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
00:42:55.64 +41:14:12.2 PNV J00425564+4114122 2026-04-24.042 16.2mag
21:14:03.38 +56:46:44.1 TCP J21140338+5646441 2026-05-05.3534 16.7mag
15:03:05.19 +22:02:04.1 TCP J15030519+2202041 2026-05-08.3260 13.9mag
07:15:18.25 +47:53:16.7 TCP J07151825+4753167 2026-05-09.1599 14.4mag
16:00:18.44 -22:30:10.6 TCP J16001844-2230106 2026-05-09.6135 13.3mag
00:42:47.45 +41:16:58.5 PNV J00424745+4116585 2026-05-10.030 16.8mag
09:55:02.89 +69:02:13.8 PNV J09550289+6902138 2026-05-18.925 20.7mag
00:43:01.82 +41:18:16.6 PNV J00430182+4118166 2026-05-21.8651 18.83Cmag
00:42:51.20 +41:16:59.4 PNV J00425120+4116594 2022-10-26.135 19.3mag
12:24:25.10 +28:47:12.0 TCP J12242510+2847120 2026-05-31.6015 14.8mag
00:56:07.13 +43:01:40.6 TCP J00560713+4301406 2026-06-01.4135 12.2mag
00:42:41.64 +41:15:16.2 PNV J00424164+4115162 2026-06-02.029 17.4mag
00:42:38.68 +41:15:58.2 PNV J00423868+4115582 2026-06-05.1224 19.97Umag
19:00:42.95 -48:31:01.7 PNV J19004295-4831017 2026-05-25.0752 14.2mag
09:55:21.28 +69:02:52.6 PNV J09552128+6902526 2026-06-13.933 18.9mag
19:51:21.42 +37:06:40.0 TCP J19512142+3706400 2026-06-17.2942 16.8mag
19:57:03.87 +37:41:46.4 TCP J19570387+3741464 2026-06-18.2638 17.5mag
00:42:32.04 +41:10:28.3 PNV J00423204+4110283 2026-06-26.059 16.6mag
02:19:17.36 +28:57:15.8 TCP J02191736+2857158 2026-07-12.3549 12.5mag
00:44:56.43 +41:57:41.6 PNV J00445643+4157416 2026-07-13.8026 17.98Cmag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
21:56:29.244 -10:33:36.38 AT 2026ssq 2026-06-26.39 22.31
22:04:36.634 -18:37:38.63 AT 2026ssp 2026-06-26.37 22.56
21:52:03.725 -20:04:23.97 AT 2026sso 2026-06-26.39 22.15
22:28:31.768 -14:13:03.02 AT 2026ssn 2026-06-26.40 23.19
22:10:38.868 -20:00:07.81 AT 2026ssm 2026-06-26.37 21.5
00:37:08.843 -05:37:20.31 AT 2026ssl 2026-06-23.58 20.49
16:50:39.367 +12:02:04.48 AT 2026ssk 2026-06-23.30 21.04
21:28:51.588 -30:52:46.37 AT 2026ssj 2026-06-23.54 20.48
13:14:31.067 +38:32:01.92 AT 2026ssi 2026-06-11.32 19.048
00:23:13.025 -04:43:14.99 AT 2026ssh 2026-06-23.58 20.7
21:26:53.186 +04:17:24.51 AT 2026ssg 2026-06-23.48 20.92
22:34:24.397 -29:59:37.51 AT 2026ssf 2026-06-25.56 20.68
22:26:15.310 -27:42:10.55 AT 2026sse 2026-06-25.56 21.41
22:13:00.422 -28:48:04.48 AT 2026ssd 2026-06-25.55 21.47
22:13:31.243 -26:34:31.26 AT 2026ssc 2026-06-25.55 21.32
22:19:04.821 -24:39:28.70 AT 2026ssb 2026-06-25.56 20.53
12:00:29.299 +21:32:44.85 AT 2026ssa 2026-06-26.28 20.65
21:13:22.522 -05:45:33.06 AT 2026srz 2026-06-26.55 21.24
20:25:03.555 -06:07:40.73 AT 2026sry 2026-07-06.53 21.14
23:59:26.661 -08:45:47.98 AT 2026srx 2026-07-08.38 19.725
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