######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS=
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Tau-07-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Tau-07-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-07-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1018956 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1018956 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits_preview.png'
Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits

renamed 'Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits_preview.png'
Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits

Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 611.0058
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 549.3758
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1567.2926
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 479.6099
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1564.0047
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 481.4771
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.5651
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.004
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 22.2600002288818 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 22.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
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Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
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Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 62.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 902.3 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
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Record 59: "WINDDIR = 47.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 1.800144 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD = 1.800144 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/d_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits :)
Spent 0.674515 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/d_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 5.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 4.9 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 22.1000003814697 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 22.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
SET-TEMP= 5.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
CCD-TEMP= 4.900000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/d_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits :)
Spent 0.963705 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_5C_20s_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/d_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

after the calibration attempt:
SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits

fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits

Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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: 2461243.90890987
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits'
wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits'
wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits'
wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 03:25:45.813 +05:58:58.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Image size: 938.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:25:49.005 +06:00:32.54 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:45.813 +05:58:58.80
Second-epoch image center 03:25:49.005 +06:00:32.54
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0292 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_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Image size: 938.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:25:46.022 +06:01:07.90 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 03:25:45.813 +05:58:58.80
Second-epoch image center 03:25:46.022 +06:01:07.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0359 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 03:25:49.005 +06:00:32.54
Second-epoch second image center 03:25:46.022 +06:01:07.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01579 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6vq3R0XeRt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zBIpjYCsOg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BmrdUxszp5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Gzi1vWu2Gd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6894 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 43.4398 to 59.4117 deg, Dec +0.6815 to +11.2626 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 43.4398 to 59.4117 deg, Dec 0.6815 to 11.2626 deg
Loaded 4344 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): 3526 out of 3712 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3712 out of 6894 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.929400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.929400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6894 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 43.4398 to 59.4117 deg, Dec +0.6815 to +11.2626 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 43.4398 to 59.4117 deg, Dec 0.6815 to 11.2626 deg
Loaded 4344 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): 3526 out of 3712 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3712 out of 6894 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 6855 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 43.4398 to 59.4119 deg, Dec +0.6916 to +11.2487 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 43.4398 to 59.4119 deg, Dec 0.6916 to 11.2487 deg
Loaded 4336 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): 3539 out of 3716 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3716 out of 6855 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
2.0 pix Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
2.3 pix fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
2.3 pix fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
15.3 mag. Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.6vq3R0XeRt (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/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=524, bad_region=1590, passed=6894
Got 6894 stars (including 4892 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6894 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5370 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5373 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5373 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.239 n_q1=302 n_q2=140 n_q3=328 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.310
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -region wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.zBIpjYCsOg (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/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=517, bad_region=1592, passed=6855
Got 6855 stars (including 4858 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6855 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
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: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5326 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
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: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5326 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5326 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.251 n_q1=306 n_q2=139 n_q3=326 n_q4=192 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.265
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -region wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.BmrdUxszp5 (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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=242, bad_region=805, passed=3603
Got 3603 stars (including 2597 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3603 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.449 n_q1=336 n_q2=214 n_q3=272 n_q4=151 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.174
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.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.Gzi1vWu2Gd (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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=253, bad_region=825, passed=3632
Got 3632 stars (including 2595 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3632 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.414 n_q1=337 n_q2=217 n_q3=270 n_q4=149 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.148
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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=Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits sigma_overall=0.293 worst_q_ratio=1.310
ref2=Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits sigma_overall=0.303 worst_q_ratio=1.265
new1=fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits sigma_overall=0.413 worst_q_ratio=1.174
new2=fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits sigma_overall=0.384 worst_q_ratio=1.148
reference average sigma_overall=0.298 worst_q_ratio=1.2875
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130_astrometric_residuals.png (963 matched stars from wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)

Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 03:25:45.813 +05:58:58.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Image size: 938.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:25:49.005 +06:00:32.54 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:45.813 +05:58:58.80
Second-epoch image center 03:25:49.005 +06:00:32.54
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0292 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_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Image size: 938.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:25:46.022 +06:01:07.90 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 03:25:45.813 +05:58:58.80
Second-epoch image center 03:25:46.022 +06:01:07.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0359 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 03:25:49.005 +06:00:32.54
Second-epoch second image center 03:25:46.022 +06:01:07.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01579 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vN3QH6oZsx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qdT1XmG0CJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits &> /tmp/tmp.54okz6PjFn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JTiM2e3fMv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits and wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 40138 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 43.4347 to 59.4129 deg, Dec +0.6815 to +11.2701 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 43.4347 to 59.4129 deg, Dec 0.6815 to 11.2701 deg
Loaded 4346 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): 3394 out of 3760 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3760 out of 40138 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.807750
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.807750
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.28
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 40138 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 43.4347 to 59.4129 deg, Dec +0.6815 to +11.2701 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 43.4347 to 59.4129 deg, Dec 0.6815 to 11.2701 deg
Loaded 4346 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): 3394 out of 3760 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3760 out of 40138 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 40081 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 43.4398 to 59.4148 deg, Dec +0.6894 to +11.2774 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 43.4398 to 59.4148 deg, Dec 0.6894 to 11.2774 deg
Loaded 4345 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): 3392 out of 3759 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3759 out of 40081 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
1.9 pix Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
2.1 pix fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
2.2 pix fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
15.5 mag. Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 14.0 (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.vN3QH6oZsx (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/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1702, bad_region=7340, passed=40129
Got 40129 stars (including 31384 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40129 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32931 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.235 n_q1=300 n_q2=140 n_q3=331 n_q4=192 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.223
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits -region wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.qdT1XmG0CJ (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/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=1661, bad_region=7283, passed=40069
Got 40069 stars (including 31410 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40069 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33012 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33013 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33013 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.247 n_q1=304 n_q2=141 n_q3=330 n_q4=188 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.192
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits -region wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.54okz6PjFn (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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=630, bad_region=3622, passed=21302
Got 21302 stars (including 17211 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21302 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18003 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.455 n_q1=339 n_q2=206 n_q3=269 n_q4=159 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.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.JTiM2e3fMv (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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=694, bad_region=3658, passed=21331
Got 21331 stars (including 17146 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21331 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
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: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.436 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.453 n_q1=339 n_q2=207 n_q3=271 n_q4=156 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.168
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/wcs_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits at 03:24:30.33 +02:06:38.9: 13.60 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits at 03:15:32.14 +01:41:25.1: 13.59 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-59-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0129.fits at 03:16:28.58 +04:31:01.7: 13.81 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits at 03:16:28.58 +04:31:01.7: 13.78 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits at 03:24:30.33 +02:06:38.9: 13.60 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.79 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:16:28.58 +04:31:01.7: ref_mag=13.79 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.9607 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.60 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-00-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0130.fits at 03:15:32.14 +01:41:25.1: 13.64 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:24:30.33 +02:06:38.9: ref_mag=13.60 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5742 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.61 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:15:32.14 +01:41:25.1: ref_mag=13.61 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4651 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 52291_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453
The candidate 52291_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 22.40891 | 2461243.90891 | 14.16 | 03:16:28.62 +04:31:01.9 | 3366 2320 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 22.40961 | 2461243.90961 | 13.91 | 03:16:28.55 +04:31:01.5 | 3373 2314 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52293_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453
The candidate 52293_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 22.40891 | 2461243.90891 | 13.76 | 03:24:30.31 +02:06:39.1 | 4548 0839 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 22.40961 | 2461243.90961 | 13.51 | 03:24:30.34 +02:06:38.7 | 4555 0833 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits |
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Considering the candidate 55568_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453
The candidate 55568_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 22.40961 | 2461243.90961 | 13.69 | 03:33:49.09 +09:41:16.7 | 6030 5398 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits |
**** FOUND 03:33:49.09 +09:41:16.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55623_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453
The candidate 55623_fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 22.40891 | 2461243.90891 | 13.64 | 03:15:32.33 +01:41:24.3 | 3184 0607 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-48-39_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0452.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 22.40961 | 2461243.90961 | 13.36 | 03:15:31.95 +01:41:25.9 | 3191 0601 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_051804_TTUQ2b1x1_3104277_zCBV5znb/fd_Tau-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_04-49-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits |
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Tau-07-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461243.90890987 -observatory V36
07:07:29.89 +18:10:06.5 Mercury (2.5mag)
11:00:26.16 +07:08:15.0 Venus (-4.2mag)
04:59:53.89 +22:40:55.9 Mars (1.3mag)
08:27:40.14 +19:35:32.7 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:43.47 +03:22:18.6 Saturn (0.7mag)
04:09:22.77 +20:50:47.7 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:49.67 +00:18:43.8 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:46.39 -23:23:17.1 Pluto (14.4mag)
14:21:00.76 -19:44:25.0 Moon (-10.6mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jul 22 05:23 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461243.90890987:
08:27:40.21 +19:35:34.5 Io (6.0mag)
08:27:46.62 +19:35:07.0 Europa (6.3mag)
08:27:31.30 +19:36:11.6 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:27:46.74 +19:35:11.9 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:25:41.38 +19:25:20.4 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:27:38.22 +19:35:41.3 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:25:03.56 +19:27:13.1 Elara (17.7mag)
08:31:31.87 +19:23:20.8 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:31:55.34 +19:42:31.6 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:36.56 +03:22:45.4 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:45.74 +03:22:24.6 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:12.28 +03:19:45.6 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:56:43.77 +03:21:39.3 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:28.05 +03:17:47.9 Phoebe (16.5mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 22 05:23 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461243.90890987:
18:07:36.85 -29:48:46.2 JWST
19:02:06.72 +07:42:04.4 Chandra
05:52:24.85 +34:02:53.9 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 22 05:23 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461243.90890987 -observatory V36
02:52:53.68 +15:47:10.4 17.8mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:09:28.42 -34:36:03.3 13.8mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:37:39.51 -68:22:50.9 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:04:51.69 +32:39:37.8 17.6mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
02:45:50.67 +26:05:08.7 16.0mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:51:38.73 +32:08:43.7 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:25:53.75 +26:47:48.3 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:06:11.53 +29:14:06.8 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:17:37.40 +05:11:10.8 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:10:59.98 -11:42:13.6 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:33:43.94 +67:19:35.6 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
16:09:23.03 -11:18:49.9 14.1mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:22:09.96 +66:23:42.1 18.0mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
07:48:13.28 +30:35:18.2 14.9mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:11:15.08 +15:33:27.0 17.6mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:25:25.80 +41:26:10.3 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:33:51.70 +47:39:23.0 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:00:47.06 -13:19:45.3 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:44:14.63 +27:02:58.9 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:22:12.39 -14:04:08.0 17.1mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:10:37.92 +21:52:15.5 17.5mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:49:17.91 +03:21:40.5 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:21:58.53 +79:00:16.0 17.1mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:57:37.41 +45:43:03.2 16.9mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:33:42.87 +06:28:42.1 17.1mag A/2026 E1
21:37:05.97 -19:52:33.7 7.0mag 10P/Tempel
11:19:27.34 -02:26:59.1 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:17:12.53 +30:49:23.6 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:33:09.74 +10:07:59.5 17.1mag 63P/Wild
00:52:33.80 -05:03:59.2 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
04:56:22.26 +20:38:46.2 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:40:36.70 +12:07:40.9 16.4mag 88P/Howell
07:10:36.92 +29:36:58.6 15.9mag 93P/Lovas
05:00:35.59 +31:18:52.8 16.6mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:38:06.04 +29:13:20.1 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:10:53.38 -03:40:39.2 16.9mag 124P/Mrkos
05:10:54.40 +21:05:02.8 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
05:58:42.13 +19:31:21.3 17.8mag 131P/Mueller
07:55:28.83 +14:17:46.7 17.0mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:21:23.01 -20:28:59.5 14.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:16:34.55 +36:09:12.0 15.5mag 162P/SidingSpring
18:20:00.65 +23:59:12.4 13.7mag 169P/NEAT
02:08:51.74 +08:44:49.4 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:35:56.04 -08:58:18.0 17.3mag 235P/LINEAR
20:35:02.95 -51:47:02.7 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:33:25.04 +17:42:22.9 15.5mag 260P/McNaught
06:14:02.74 +37:34:44.9 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:06:52.23 +04:55:02.8 17.6mag 391P/Kowalski
08:45:31.13 +19:09:53.6 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:10:30.27 +38:11:56.6 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-26eg 2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40 SN2026mho 2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10 AT2026min 2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24 8.41
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.64
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90 ASASSN-26dj 2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10 ASASSN-26dg 2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40 AT2026mhn 2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00 ASASSN-26di 2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00 AT2026kwu 2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90 AT2026ktm 2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40 AT2026lkm 2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.80 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.34 13.72
10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52
22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2
21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51
16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93
14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63
13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43
11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59
22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36
21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 AT2026kis 2026-04-27.36 16.15
14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40 ASASSN-26dc 2026-04-27.27 13.42
15:32:05.35 -43:54:34.60 ASASSN-26db 2026-04-27.37 16.06
16:34:34.97 -54:34:58.00 ASASSN-26da 2026-04-25.32 16.11
10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70 SN2026jsg 2026-04-24.99 16.28
15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80 SN2026kid 2026-04-24.52 -3.65
07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40 AT2026kcf 2026-04-24.2 16.89
11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50 SN2026jkb 2026-04-24.24 15.38
10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20 AT2026dil 2026-04-24.2 16.85
14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30 SN2026jlm 2026-04-22.16 15.12
10:53:55.52 -16:06:06.00 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.28 16.29
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 2026-07-16.17 17.02
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
15:03:05.19 +22:02:04.1 TCP J15030519+2202041 2026-05-08.3260 13.9mag
07:15:18.25 +47:53:16.7 TCP J07151825+4753167 2026-05-09.1599 14.4mag
16:00:18.44 -22:30:10.6 TCP J16001844-2230106 2026-05-09.6135 13.3mag
00:42:47.45 +41:16:58.5 PNV J00424745+4116585 2026-05-10.030 16.8mag
09:55:02.89 +69:02:13.8 PNV J09550289+6902138 2026-05-18.925 20.7mag
00:43:01.82 +41:18:16.6 PNV J00430182+4118166 2026-05-21.8651 18.83Cmag
00:42:51.20 +41:16:59.4 PNV J00425120+4116594 2022-10-26.135 19.3mag
12:24:25.10 +28:47:12.0 TCP J12242510+2847120 2026-05-31.6015 14.8mag
00:56:07.13 +43:01:40.6 TCP J00560713+4301406 2026-06-01.4135 12.2mag
00:42:41.64 +41:15:16.2 PNV J00424164+4115162 2026-06-02.029 17.4mag
00:42:38.68 +41:15:58.2 PNV J00423868+4115582 2026-06-05.1224 19.97Umag
19:00:42.95 -48:31:01.7 PNV J19004295-4831017 2026-05-25.0752 14.2mag
09:55:21.28 +69:02:52.6 PNV J09552128+6902526 2026-06-13.933 18.9mag
19:51:21.42 +37:06:40.0 TCP J19512142+3706400 2026-06-17.2942 16.8mag
19:57:03.87 +37:41:46.4 TCP J19570387+3741464 2026-06-18.2638 17.5mag
00:42:32.04 +41:10:28.3 PNV J00423204+4110283 2026-06-26.059 16.6mag
02:19:17.36 +28:57:15.8 TCP J02191736+2857158 2026-07-12.3549 12.5mag
00:44:56.43 +41:57:41.6 PNV J00445643+4157416 2026-07-13.8026 17.98Cmag
00:42:55.36 +41:17:27.0 PNV J00425536+4117270 2026-07-20.1813 17.7mag
20:35:43.64 +61:31:32.9 TCP J20354364+6131329 2026-07-20.5443 14.4mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
21:28:30.735 -13:12:02.42 AT 2026thq 2026-07-09.34 21.1053
23:15:36.302 -15:56:19.67 AT 2026thp 2026-07-09.35 22.954
20:46:17.542 -21:59:48.89 AT 2026tho 2026-07-09.29 22.7792
23:22:21.518 -04:57:52.50 AT 2026thn 2026-07-09.39 21.1667
04:01:26.281 -49:05:15.41 AT 2026thm 2026-07-09.42 23.5333
20:19:59.808 -11:52:00.26 AT 2026thl 2026-07-09.24 23.004
04:04:25.960 -49:17:10.25 AT 2026thk 2026-07-09.42 22.8309
20:18:30.116 -08:54:58.45 AT 2026thj 2026-07-09.27 23.008
19:31:06.780 -27:40:37.28 AT 2026thi 2026-07-09.31 22.3354
19:19:08.964 -20:49:20.86 AT 2026thh 2026-07-09.23 23.3724
23:09:35.488 -04:27:52.45 AT 2026thg 2026-07-09.35 22.3109
20:21:14.950 -12:37:31.63 AT 2026thf 2026-07-09.24 23.1886
20:14:38.286 -17:14:45.01 AT 2026the 2026-07-09.24 23.6002
19:29:06.461 -17:52:40.05 AT 2026thd 2026-07-09.23 22.8657
21:09:45.428 -13:55:34.32 AT 2026thc 2026-07-09.29 23.257
20:06:50.792 -15:37:22.53 AT 2026thb 2026-07-09.24 21.5403
23:09:49.547 -09:08:06.82 AT 2026tha 2026-07-09.35 22.9143
21:16:28.184 -15:45:09.49 AT 2026tgz 2026-07-09.29 23.0897
23:19:05.038 -08:43:55.11 AT 2026tgy 2026-07-09.35 21.7217
04:10:49.009 -48:43:16.73 AT 2026tgx 2026-07-09.42 22.2941
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