## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461209.86184910 18.06.2026 08:40:53.762 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
First image: 2461209.86184910 18.06.2026 08:40:53.762 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Last image: 2461239.74515877 18.07.2026 05:52:51.718 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.43
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 6 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 4372
Objects passed selection criteria: 4348
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 2336.75
Average stars matched: 2287.25 (97.8817 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 115524 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Jul 17 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-157-gbf7d0e63
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-17)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Jul 18 06:26:13 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 3
Ref. image: 2461209.86184910 18.06.2026 08:40:53.762 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
First image: 2461209.86184910 18.06.2026 08:40:53.762 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Last image: 2461239.74388657 18.07.2026 05:51:01.800 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.13
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 13 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 28054
Objects passed selection criteria: 27962
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Average stars detected per image: 20954.3
Average stars matched: 19988 (95.3884 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 135444 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Jul 17 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-157-gbf7d0e63
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-17)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Jul 18 06:29:52 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.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/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
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:
Mic-01-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Mic-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Mic-01-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 191518 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 191518 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.png' -> 'transient_report/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits_preview.png'
Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
renamed 'Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.png' -> 'transient_report/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits_preview.png'
Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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= 2688.3505
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 716.5785
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 16712.1612
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 6055.2931
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 16755.8033
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 5870.9248
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 6.21651
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.031
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 24.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
Record 0: "" status=0
Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0
Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-07-18T00:51:01.8005857' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-18T05:51:01.8005857' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61239.2437708331 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-18T05:51:11.7017698' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61239.2438854282 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 313.039857227076 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = -33.9999690911967 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 16.1722222222222 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 153.1425 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.54817397891846 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
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Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-34 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
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Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0
Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29537 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29537 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 24.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 24.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 18.0 / [degC] Dew point" status=0
Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 77.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 903.69 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 22.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD = 10.100808 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
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Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/d_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits :)
Spent 0.735630 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/d_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33257.220075
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21556.5, right_median=24803.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 24.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-07-18T00:52:51.7189099' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-18T05:52:51.7189099' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61239.2450430323 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
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Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 24.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
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Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 77.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 903.69 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 22.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/d_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits :)
Spent 0.715052 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/d_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33257.220075
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21556.5, right_median=24803.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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 --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.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/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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: 2461239.74388657
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_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits'
wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits'
wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits'
wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Image size: 937.4'x625.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:11.180 -34:00:35.82 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_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Image size: 947.7'x621.8' 15.8(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.94"/pix along the X axis and 5.84"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:51:58.888 -33:57:30.54 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 20:52:11.180 -34:00:35.82
Second-epoch image center 20:51:58.888 -33:57:30.54
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0667 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_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Image size: 942.4'x633.4' 15.7(deg)x10.6(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.95"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:01.708 -33:57:24.32 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 20:52:11.180 -34:00:35.82
Second-epoch image center 20:52:01.708 -33:57:24.32
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0625 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 20:51:58.888 -33:57:30.54
Second-epoch second image center 20:52:01.708 -33:57:24.32
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00990 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/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ki7qKhbKgZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nb7MEzP6y6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vYBUmV0H1d
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BGZaph6Etq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits) and catalog (wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 4573 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0812 to 323.0601 deg, Dec -39.2762 to -28.4874 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
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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 303.0812 to 323.0601 deg, Dec -39.2762 to -28.4874 deg
Loaded 8120 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): 3844 out of 3899 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3899 out of 4573 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.423650
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.423650
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.43
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 13.99
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 13.99
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 4573 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0812 to 323.0601 deg, Dec -39.2762 to -28.4874 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 303.0812 to 323.0601 deg, Dec -39.2762 to -28.4874 deg
Loaded 8120 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): 3844 out of 3899 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3899 out of 4573 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 4582 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0812 to 323.0605 deg, Dec -39.2763 to -28.4877 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.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 303.0812 to 323.0605 deg, Dec -39.2763 to -28.4877 deg
Loaded 8121 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): 3833 out of 3896 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3896 out of 4582 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.4 pix Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
2.7 pix fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
2.7 pix fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.0 mag. Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
14.0 mag. Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
12.2 mag. fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
12.4 mag. fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.2 (SNR ) 9.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=259, bad_region=0, passed=4573
Got 4573 stars (including 4312 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4573 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4529 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4530 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4530 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.596 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.542 n_q1=260 n_q2=242 n_q3=252 n_q4=225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.280
The image catalog is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=279, bad_region=0, passed=4582
Got 4582 stars (including 4297 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4582 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4523 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4526 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4526 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.623 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.562 n_q1=256 n_q2=242 n_q3=258 n_q4=223 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.291
The image catalog is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.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.vYBUmV0H1d (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_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=27, bad_region=0, passed=133
Got 133 stars (including 106 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 133 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 947.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 947.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013163 (47.4 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010530 (37.9 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 253 to 295 (Dec -39.3 to -31.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 105 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 103 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 78 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.99"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 103 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 99 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 1.00"
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 253 to 295 (Dec -39.3 to -31.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 104 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 103 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 101 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.84"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 103 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 101 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.81"
Excluding outliers - 103 stars left (next iteration limit 113)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits N_match=103 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.917 sigma_q1_arcsec=NaN sigma_q2_arcsec=0.893 sigma_q3_arcsec=NaN sigma_q4_arcsec=1.139 n_q1=0 n_q2=96 n_q3=0 n_q4=7 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.242
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits -region wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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.BGZaph6Etq (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_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=16, bad_region=0, passed=105
Got 105 stars (including 89 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 105 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010471 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 295 (Dec -39.3 to -31.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 85 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 84 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 57 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.92"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 84 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.92"
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 253 to 295 (Dec -39.3 to -31.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 85 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 84 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.92"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 84 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.83"
Excluding outliers - 84 stars left (next iteration limit 92)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits N_match=84 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.873 sigma_q1_arcsec=NaN sigma_q2_arcsec=0.836 sigma_q3_arcsec=NaN sigma_q4_arcsec=0.437 n_q1=0 n_q2=78 n_q3=0 n_q4=6 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=0.958
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits -region wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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=Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits sigma_overall=0.465 worst_q_ratio=1.280
ref2=Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits sigma_overall=0.482 worst_q_ratio=1.291
new1=fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits sigma_overall=0.917 worst_q_ratio=1.242
new2=fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits sigma_overall=0.873 worst_q_ratio=0.958
reference average sigma_overall=0.4735 worst_q_ratio=1.2855
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338_astrometric_residuals.png (979 matched stars from wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339_astrometric_residuals.png (979 matched stars from wcs_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.45 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168_astrometric_residuals.png (103 matched stars from wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.91 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169_astrometric_residuals.png (84 matched stars from wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.73 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Mic-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Mic-01-Q1b1x1 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 --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Last image: 2461239.74388657 18.07.2026 05:51:01.800 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field Mic-01-Q1b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 18.06.2026 08:40:53.762 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461209.86184910 ap= 5.0 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 30389 *matched= 30389 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-40-53_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
exp_start= 18.06.2026 08:41:34.504 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461209.86232065 ap= 5.0 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 30670 *matched= 28047 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_03-41-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
exp_start= 18.07.2026 05:51:01.800 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461239.74388657 ap= 4.7 rotation= -3.358 *detected= 1804 *matched= 1528 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-51-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
exp_start= 18.07.2026 05:52:51.718 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461239.74515877 ap= 4.8 rotation= -3.366 *detected= 1539 *matched= 1265 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_005331_TTUQ1b1x1_1555750_H8gaDSG7/fd_Mic-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-52-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
########### Completed Mic-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.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)2461239.74388657 -observatory V36
07:12:36.61 +17:30:46.0 Mercury (4.0mag)
10:43:58.73 +09:06:18.9 Venus (-4.2mag)
04:47:34.09 +22:18:10.5 Mars (1.3mag)
08:23:51.91 +19:48:16.6 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:31.50 +03:22:19.6 Saturn (0.7mag)
04:08:40.64 +20:48:55.8 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:55.67 +00:19:36.6 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:30:10.49 -23:21:28.6 Pluto (14.4mag)
11:05:57.61 +03:17:02.3 Moon (-9.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Jul 18 06:26 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461239.74388657:
08:23:49.19 +19:48:26.7 Io (6.0mag)
08:24:03.27 +19:47:33.0 Europa (6.3mag)
08:24:08.29 +19:47:12.1 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:23:25.79 +19:49:57.7 Callisto (6.8mag)
08:22:02.77 +19:35:58.9 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:23:51.54 +19:48:19.0 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:21:23.79 +19:38:43.2 Elara (17.7mag)
08:27:37.67 +19:38:14.9 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:28:22.19 +19:54:33.4 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:41.83 +03:22:26.7 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:31.39 +03:22:29.7 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:55:56.99 +03:20:10.3 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:56:18.33 +03:22:10.9 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:21.67 +03:18:24.6 Phoebe (16.5mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 18 06:26 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461239.74388657:
17:58:57.72 -31:05:53.8 JWST
16:10:15.99 +50:24:55.5 Chandra
21:19:31.09 +46:58:34.3 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 18 06:26 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461239.74388657 -observatory V36
02:47:17.49 +15:20:14.0 17.8mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:12:10.41 -34:32:34.2 13.8mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:33:32.72 -68:17:04.6 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:03:29.94 +32:35:03.8 17.6mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
02:28:03.18 +21:13:09.3 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:54:31.91 +32:13:30.7 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:21:18.38 +26:50:50.1 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:02:27.62 +29:25:30.8 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:14:52.36 +05:07:58.0 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:02.79 -11:35:03.9 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:39:18.52 +67:29:06.5 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
16:16:14.14 -10:53:38.8 14.0mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:14:34.44 +66:08:52.0 17.9mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
07:43:00.15 +30:23:35.9 14.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:12:48.89 +15:30:00.4 17.6mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:31:01.73 +40:48:39.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:38:54.97 +47:07:44.6 17.8mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
04:57:00.05 -13:28:11.5 15.7mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:40:59.43 +27:45:02.1 18.0mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:19:38.52 -13:37:56.9 16.9mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:05:27.98 +22:04:44.8 17.5mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:47:30.98 +03:34:33.4 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:31:07.07 +79:07:47.8 17.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:54:05.28 +45:33:51.6 16.8mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:30:44.99 +05:51:40.9 17.0mag A/2026 E1
21:31:06.91 -18:06:19.8 7.1mag 10P/Tempel
11:17:17.73 -02:14:36.4 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:11:25.30 +30:23:42.7 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:24:31.52 +11:28:53.5 17.1mag 63P/Wild
00:51:23.06 -05:02:47.7 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
04:46:25.18 +20:31:31.9 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:34:38.04 +11:38:30.8 16.4mag 88P/Howell
06:58:43.33 +29:59:07.3 15.8mag 93P/Lovas
04:46:48.83 +31:19:48.1 16.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:27:58.04 +29:46:11.2 15.2mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:02:57.38 -02:00:32.3 16.9mag 124P/Mrkos
05:04:20.42 +21:00:35.3 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
05:51:02.09 +19:36:49.5 17.8mag 131P/Mueller
07:41:38.68 +15:15:49.8 16.5mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:20:17.60 -20:45:09.5 15.1mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:01:32.75 +35:29:32.0 15.5mag 162P/SidingSpring
18:39:25.27 +20:29:31.9 14.0mag 169P/NEAT
01:59:31.20 +08:24:19.1 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:35:32.53 -08:44:32.8 17.2mag 235P/LINEAR
09:01:47.37 +32:32:39.5 18.0mag 240P/NEAT
20:37:58.19 -51:08:21.8 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:21:32.72 +15:46:47.4 15.6mag 260P/McNaught
06:01:16.65 +37:23:05.3 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:06:33.38 +05:19:38.7 17.6mag 391P/Kowalski
08:41:43.68 +19:20:50.9 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:04:05.34 +38:33:15.6 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Jul 18 06:26 comets.txt
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-26eg 2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88
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
11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24 8.41
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
16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93
14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63
13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43
11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59
22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36
21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 AT2026kis 2026-04-27.36 16.15
14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40 ASASSN-26dc 2026-04-27.27 13.42
15:32:05.35 -43:54:34.60 ASASSN-26db 2026-04-27.37 16.06
16:34:34.97 -54:34:58.00 ASASSN-26da 2026-04-25.32 16.11
10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70 SN2026jsg 2026-04-24.99 16.28
15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80 SN2026kid 2026-04-24.52 -3.65
07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40 AT2026kcf 2026-04-24.2 16.89
11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50 SN2026jkb 2026-04-24.24 15.38
10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20 AT2026dil 2026-04-24.2 16.85
14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30 SN2026jlm 2026-04-22.16 15.12
10:53:55.52 -16:06:06.00 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.28 16.29
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 2026-07-16.17 17.02
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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/ :
21:40:11.159 -09:00:57.92 AT 2026swa 2026-06-27.33 23.1049
21:35:24.753 -14:51:35.01 AT 2026svz 2026-06-27.33 22.2271
20:31:55.032 -25:17:26.05 AT 2026svy 2026-06-27.32 22.425
23:12:03.386 -07:08:51.16 AT 2026svx 2026-06-27.43 22.3341
21:38:52.469 -09:12:08.16 AT 2026svw 2026-06-27.33 20.826
21:24:07.399 -08:10:48.32 AT 2026svv 2026-06-27.34 22.9964
20:42:22.608 -20:56:09.99 AT 2026svu 2026-06-27.32 22.8033
22:49:29.419 -09:52:21.90 AT 2026svt 2026-06-27.41 23.2399
23:08:56.975 -10:56:50.31 AT 2026svs 2026-06-27.42 23.0562
23:03:48.038 -10:42:20.17 AT 2026svr 2026-06-27.42 23.1156
21:05:20.116 -12:39:02.09 AT 2026svq 2026-06-27.30 22.4649
04:03:37.997 -49:14:19.96 AT 2026svp 2026-06-26.43 23.1019
21:42:26.450 -12:30:39.78 AT 2026svo 2026-06-26.41 23.1202
22:23:57.549 -05:26:28.43 AT 2026svn 2026-06-26.40 23.0846
21:59:30.646 -08:36:23.43 AT 2026svm 2026-06-26.41 23.0458
00:40:45.913 -42:36:08.06 AT 2026svl 2026-06-26.42 23.627
22:01:49.708 -02:28:35.92 AT 2026svk 2026-06-26.41 22.3804
22:26:37.642 -04:12:59.57 AT 2026svj 2026-06-26.40 22.8575
21:46:45.471 -13:57:34.56 AT 2026svi 2026-06-26.41 22.7499
21:42:08.217 -14:29:27.43 AT 2026svh 2026-06-26.41 23.2705
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