This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 11.36 20:09:33.07 +69:55:21.6
102.91755 19.03502 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 0.9 pix
The object was found in VSX 2" V0440 Dra
Type: LB
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
10.400 w 11.000 w
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:09:33.07 +69:55:21.6: 12.30 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:09:33.07 +69:55:21.6: 12.26 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.28 +/- 0.01
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
V0440 Dra,2461239.8920,11.36,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
V0440 Dra 20260718.3920 11.36CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 13.14 20:06:46.52 +70:20:02.3
103.19160 19.43233 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 0.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:06:46.52 +70:20:02.3 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.429+/-0.031 (G)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:06:46.52 +70:20:02.3: 14.13 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:06:46.52 +70:20:02.3: 14.18 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.15 +/- 0.06
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461239.8920,13.14,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260718.3920 13.14CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 13.18 21:35:18.40 +72:45:10.3
109.51631 15.21704 galactic Cep Second-epoch detections are separated by 5.1" and 1.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 21:35:18.40 +72:45:10.3 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 21:35:18.40 +72:45:10.3: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 21:35:18.40 +72:45:10.3: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461239.8920,13.18,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260718.3920 13.18CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 13.33 20:16:55.31 +68:24:39.5
101.84712 17.73796 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.4" and 0.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:16:55.31 +68:24:39.5 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.462+/-0.038 (G)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:16:55.31 +68:24:39.5: 14.49 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:16:55.31 +68:24:39.5: 14.54 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.51 +/- 0.08
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461239.8920,13.33,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260718.3920 13.33CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 12.51 20:06:29.34 +70:11:39.8
103.04787 19.39119 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 1.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:06:29.34 +70:11:39.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.880+/-0.026 (M)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:06:29.34 +70:11:39.8: 13.38 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:06:29.34 +70:11:39.8: 13.50 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.44 +/- 0.03
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461239.8920,12.51,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260718.3920 12.51CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 13.04 20:12:04.61 +70:12:56.2
103.29770 18.98060 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 0.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:12:04.61 +70:12:56.2 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.404+/-0.033 (G)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:12:04.61 +70:12:56.2: 14.05 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:12:04.61 +70:12:56.2: 14.07 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.06 +/- 0.05
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461239.8920,13.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260718.3920 13.04CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 13.13 20:16:39.06 +68:15:56.7
101.70153 17.68817 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 1.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:16:39.06 +68:15:56.7 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.551+/-0.035 (K)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:16:39.06 +68:15:56.7: 14.15 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:16:39.06 +68:15:56.7: 14.06 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.10 +/- 0.06
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461239.8920,13.13,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260718.3920 13.13CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 18.3920 2461239.8920 12.99 20:17:31.83 +68:17:54.1
101.77346 17.63353 galactic Dra Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 1.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 20:17:31.83 +68:17:54.1 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.416+/-0.034 (G)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:17:31.83 +68:17:54.1: 13.89 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:17:31.83 +68:17:54.1: 14.02 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.95 +/- 0.05
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461239.8920,12.99,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260718.3920 12.99CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461201.88314006 10.06.2026 09:11:33.301 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
First image: 2461201.88314006 10.06.2026 09:11:33.301 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Last image: 2461239.89225748 18.07.2026 09:24:41.046 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.61
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): 14517
Objects passed selection criteria: 14433
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 9190.5
Average stars matched: 8922.5 (97.0839 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 122768 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 05:51:10 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 4
Ref. image: 2461201.88314006 10.06.2026 09:11:33.301 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
First image: 2461201.88314006 10.06.2026 09:11:33.301 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Last image: 2461239.89225748 18.07.2026 09:24:41.046 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 161
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
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: 62 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): 92660
Objects passed selection criteria: 92353
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 62999.8
Average stars matched: 60390.5 (95.8583 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 1994400 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 05:56:29 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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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/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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: 2461239.89178374
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits'
wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1' 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: 21:36:09.711 +70:01:48.95 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:36:29.449 +69:55:58.35 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 21:36:09.711 +70:01:48.95
Second-epoch image center 21:36:29.449 +69:55:58.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1014 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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:36:30.313 +69:55:57.31 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 21:36:09.711 +70:01:48.95
Second-epoch image center 21:36:30.313 +69:55:57.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1020 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 21:36:29.449 +69:55:58.35
Second-epoch second image center 21:36:30.313 +69:55:57.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00127 deg.
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ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00127 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 deg.)
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits &> /tmp/tmp.APOVNcLxv8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ah3qlV54US
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oM2bkeX3ee
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mCMDMJhvT8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 15324 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 296.1658 to 352.2421 deg, Dec +63.7230 to +75.2856 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 296.1658 to 352.2421 deg, Dec 63.7230 to 75.2856 deg
Loaded 14352 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): 8373 out of 8822 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8822 out of 15324 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.666400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.666400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.61
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.06
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.06
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 15324 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 296.1658 to 352.2421 deg, Dec +63.7230 to +75.2856 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
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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
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 296.1658 to 352.2421 deg, Dec 63.7230 to 75.2856 deg
Loaded 14352 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): 8373 out of 8822 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8822 out of 15324 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 15397 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 296.1662 to 352.2421 deg, Dec +63.7232 to +75.2855 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 296.1662 to 352.2421 deg, Dec 63.7232 to 75.2855 deg
Loaded 14351 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): 8393 out of 8815 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8815 out of 15397 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
2.4 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
15.1 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 10.7 (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/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.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=1100, bad_region=0, passed=15324
Got 15324 stars (including 14211 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15324 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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
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(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
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(), 14975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
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=Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.576 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.669 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.578 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.635 n_q1=237 n_q2=308 n_q3=148 n_q4=282 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.161
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.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/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.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=1074, bad_region=0, passed=15397
Got 15397 stars (including 14310 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15397 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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
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(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15015 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
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(), 15017 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15017 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
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=Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.592 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.466 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.707 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.570 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.671 n_q1=228 n_q2=312 n_q3=149 n_q4=286 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.195
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.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.oM2bkeX3ee (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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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=109, bad_region=0, passed=2596
Got 2596 stars (including 2487 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2596 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2)
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: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2521 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2)
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: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2519 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2519 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.364 n_q1=232 n_q2=133 n_q3=225 n_q4=371 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.135
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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.mCMDMJhvT8 (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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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=170, bad_region=0, passed=3640
Got 3640 stars (including 3468 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3640 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 940 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3523 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 767 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3524 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3524 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits N_match=966 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.382 n_q1=189 n_q2=160 n_q3=312 n_q4=305 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.066
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits sigma_overall=0.576 worst_q_ratio=1.161
ref2=Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits sigma_overall=0.592 worst_q_ratio=1.195
new1=fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits sigma_overall=0.360 worst_q_ratio=1.135
new2=fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits sigma_overall=0.365 worst_q_ratio=1.066
reference average sigma_overall=0.584 worst_q_ratio=1.178
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157_astrometric_residuals.png (975 matched stars from wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.49 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158_astrometric_residuals.png (975 matched stars from wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314_astrometric_residuals.png (961 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315_astrometric_residuals.png (966 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:09:33.07 +69:55:21.6: 12.30 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:09:33.07 +69:55:21.6: 12.26 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.28 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 20:09:33.07 +69:55:21.6: ref_mag=12.28 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.3124 delta=0.97 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out10281.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
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: 2s
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Considering the candidate 10281_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
Preparing report for the candidate 10281_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-04-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 ####
20:09:33.07 +69:55:21.6
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/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1' 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: 21:36:09.711 +70:01:48.95 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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:36:29.449 +69:55:58.35 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 21:36:09.711 +70:01:48.95
Second-epoch image center 21:36:29.449 +69:55:58.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1014 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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:36:30.313 +69:55:57.31 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 21:36:09.711 +70:01:48.95
Second-epoch image center 21:36:30.313 +69:55:57.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1020 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 21:36:29.449 +69:55:58.35
Second-epoch second image center 21:36:30.313 +69:55:57.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00127 deg.
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ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00127 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 deg.)
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits &> /tmp/tmp.k2PfayhjDz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5GYrhMPXJn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iAps3LDVPA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JerdNZGGUr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits and wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 100501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 295.9070 to 352.2720 deg, Dec +63.6176 to +75.2945 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 295.9070 to 352.2720 deg, Dec 63.6176 to 75.2945 deg
Loaded 14641 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): 7616 out of 9127 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9127 out of 100501 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.535750
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.535750
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.22
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.22
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 100501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 295.9070 to 352.2720 deg, Dec +63.6176 to +75.2945 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 295.9070 to 352.2720 deg, Dec 63.6176 to 75.2945 deg
Loaded 14641 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): 7616 out of 9127 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9127 out of 100501 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 100937 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 295.9073 to 352.2753 deg, Dec +63.6181 to +75.2883 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 295.9073 to 352.2753 deg, Dec 63.6181 to 75.2883 deg
Loaded 14639 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): 7617 out of 9125 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9125 out of 100937 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 55 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
2.2 pix Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
15.2 mag. Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.3 (SNR ) 13.0 (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.k2PfayhjDz (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.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=51, blended=8616, bad_region=1, passed=100450
Got 100450 stars (including 91712 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 100450 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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98406 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98403 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98402 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.556 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.651 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.527 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.619 n_q1=229 n_q2=307 n_q3=155 n_q4=283 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.171
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.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.5GYrhMPXJn (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.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=47, blended=8469, bad_region=1, passed=100890
Got 100890 stars (including 92294 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 100890 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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98384 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.6 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98384 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98384 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.576 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.669 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.521 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.672 n_q1=228 n_q2=308 n_q3=154 n_q4=284 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.166
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits -region wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.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.iAps3LDVPA (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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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=5, blended=716, bad_region=34, passed=22504
Got 22504 stars (including 21719 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22504 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 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 766 to 828 (Dec 63.2 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21692 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 766 to 828 (Dec 63.2 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21693 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21693 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits N_match=960 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.373 n_q1=230 n_q2=134 n_q3=229 n_q4=367 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.093
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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...
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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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=2, blended=1139, bad_region=33, passed=29999
Got 29999 stars (including 28784 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29999 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 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 766 to 828 (Dec 63.2 to 75.3)
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: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28705 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 766 to 828 (Dec 63.2 to 75.3)
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: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28706 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28706 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits N_match=967 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.388 n_q1=181 n_q2=164 n_q3=312 n_q4=310 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.064
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.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_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0314.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.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_2026-07-18_CI_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_042516_TTUQ1b1x1_2069022_sB2cNTOI/wcs_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 23:09:01.03 +72:57:55.8: 12.33 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 22:00:24.44 +64:44:26.5: 11.08 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 19:53:02.21 +73:48:59.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 23:09:01.03 +72:57:55.8: 12.37 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 22:00:24.44 +64:44:26.5: 11.08 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.35 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:09:01.03 +72:57:55.8: ref_mag=12.35 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4925 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.08 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:00:24.44 +64:44:26.5: ref_mag=11.08 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.2210 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 19:53:02.21 +73:48:59.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:53:02.21 +73:48:59.9: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 21:35:18.40 +72:45:10.3: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:06:46.52 +70:20:02.3: 14.13 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:12:04.61 +70:12:56.2: 14.05 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:16:39.06 +68:15:56.7: 14.15 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:06:29.34 +70:11:39.8: 13.38 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:16:55.31 +68:24:39.5: 14.49 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 21:35:18.40 +72:45:10.3: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:06:46.52 +70:20:02.3: 14.18 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.15 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 20:06:46.52 +70:20:02.3: ref_mag=14.15 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.1950 delta=0.96 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-11-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 20:17:31.83 +68:17:54.1: 13.89 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:12:04.61 +70:12:56.2: 14.07 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:16:39.06 +68:15:56.7: 14.06 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:16:55.31 +68:24:39.5: 14.54 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:06:29.34 +70:11:39.8: 13.50 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.06 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 20:12:04.61 +70:12:56.2: ref_mag=14.06 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.0821 delta=0.98 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.10 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.51 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.44 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 20:16:55.31 +68:24:39.5: ref_mag=14.51 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=13.3715 delta=1.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 20:16:39.06 +68:15:56.7: ref_mag=14.10 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.1566 delta=0.94 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 20:06:29.34 +70:11:39.8: ref_mag=13.44 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.5241 delta=0.91 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-10_04-12-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0158.fits at 20:17:31.83 +68:17:54.1: 14.02 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.95 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 20:17:31.83 +68:17:54.1: ref_mag=13.95 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.0298 delta=0.92 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out100161.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out118881.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51917.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51924.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53486.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out93069.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out98883.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 18s
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: 4s
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Considering the candidate 119331_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119331_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 119338_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119338_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:43:24.85 +67:43:56.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 119341_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119341_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 119404_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119404_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119407_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119407_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119416_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119416_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119427_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119427_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119436_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119436_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119450_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119450_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119479_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119479_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119480_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119480_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119496_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119496_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 119527_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119527_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119532_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119532_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119565_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119565_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119585_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119585_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:21:55.27 +68:09:18.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 119604_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119604_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119651_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119651_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119674_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119674_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119675_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119675_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119708_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119708_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119727_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119727_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119756_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119756_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119757_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119757_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119761_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119761_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119767_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119767_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119789_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119789_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119830_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119830_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119841_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119841_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119947_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119947_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119963_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119963_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 119980_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 119980_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120019_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120019_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120092_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120092_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120097_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120097_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120119_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120119_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120141_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120141_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120150_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120150_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120174_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120174_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120219_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120219_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120262_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120262_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120322_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120322_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120338_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120338_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:49:15.90 +71:47:00.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 120346_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 120346_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 98883_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
Preparing report for the candidate 98883_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
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Considering the candidate 50194_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 50194_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 26169_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 26169_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 118881_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
Preparing report for the candidate 118881_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
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Considering the candidate 53486_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
Preparing report for the candidate 53486_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
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Considering the candidate 100161_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
Preparing report for the candidate 100161_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
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Considering the candidate 93069_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
Preparing report for the candidate 93069_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
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Considering the candidate 51917_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
Preparing report for the candidate 51917_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
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Considering the candidate 79420_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 79420_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 111381_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315
The candidate 111381_fd_Cep-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_04-24-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0315 did not pass the final checks
