Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 07 27.2724  2461248.7724  13.06  20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1
  4.15347 -35.94184 galactic  Mic  Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.7" and 0.4 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
 online_id        | target                       | 20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1 (user input)  | T                | P                    |  (position from user input)                                                  
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1:  15.01 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1:  14.91 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits


fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits


fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits  wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -crosshair 2750.22266 775.98053 image    wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits -crosshair 2749.80640 776.00928 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 27.27241 20 35 03.72 -37 55 05.1          13.1 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 27.27220 20 35 03.92 -37 55 05.2          12.9 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 07 27.27261 20 35 03.53 -37 55 04.9          13.2 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 07 27.2724*  20 35 03.72 -37 55 05.1  13.1 U             Mic       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461248.7724,13.06,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260727.2724 13.06CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Mic-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Field Mic-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Field Mic-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Field Mic-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461200.88660554 09.06.2026 09:16:32.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
First image: 2461200.88660554 09.06.2026 09:16:32.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Last  image: 2461248.77261433 27.07.2026 06:32:23.878   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: unknown
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.94
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 52 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  4617
Objects passed selection criteria:  4605
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 3297.5
Average stars matched: 3248.75 (98.5216 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   231596 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Sun Jul 26 03:08:32 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-174-g9b7cb13a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-26)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Mon Jul 27 03:27:12 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461200.88660554 09.06.2026 09:16:32.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
First image: 2461200.88660554 09.06.2026 09:16:32.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Last  image: 2461248.77261433 27.07.2026 06:32:23.878   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 25
FILTER key from ref. img. header: unknown
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.65
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 29 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  29294
Objects passed selection criteria:  29243
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.9    3.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 23025.5
Average stars matched: 22331 (96.9838 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   255404 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Sun Jul 26 03:08:32 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-174-g9b7cb13a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-26)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Mon Jul 27 03:33:35 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

######## 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
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
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
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Mic-01-Q2b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Mic-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Mic-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 108761 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 108761 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.png' -> 'transient_report/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits_preview.png'

Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits


renamed 'Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.png' -> 'transient_report/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits_preview.png'

Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
----------------------------------------------
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 13.2555
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 397.3285
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9214.2598
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1889.3344
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9202.8520
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1884.1558
----------------------------------------------
INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 695.127
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.003
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
----------------------------------------------
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=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.3700008392334 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
Record 0: "" status=0
Record 1: "SIMPLE  =                    T / C# FITS" status=0
Record 2: "BITPIX  =                   16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS   =                    2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1  =                 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2  =                 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO   =                32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT'              / Type of exposure" status=0
Record 9: "EXPOSURE=                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 10: "EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-07-27T01:31:47.8408029' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-27T06:31:47.8408029' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS =     61248.2720814813 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-27T06:31:57.7412298' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG =     61248.2721960763 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING=                    1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET  =                   30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M'            / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0'             / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT=                   50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2'       / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN=                135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO=                  2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA      =     313.039246285044 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC     =    -33.9998994306615 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT =     21.3561111111111 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ  =     168.943888888889 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS =     2.72848025688089 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West'               / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV=               1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT =           33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG=          -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky'         / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview'        / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= ''                   / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL  = 'Simulator'          / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER  = 'CV'                 / Active filter name" status=0
Record 45: "OBJECT  = 'Mic-01'             / Name of the object of interest" status=0
Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '20 52 10'           / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-34 00 00'          / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/d_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits :)

Spent 0.703997 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/d_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.4099998474121 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/d_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits :)

Spent 0.814759 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/d_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits



fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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: 2461248.77219722
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits'
wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits'
wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits'
wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Image size: 937.5'x625.0'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:06.698 -34:00:24.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Image size: 937.3'x625.0'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:09.495 -34:00:27.04 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:52:06.698 -34:00:24.66
Second-epoch image center 20:52:09.495 -34:00:27.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0097 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Image size: 937.3'x625.0'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:09.336 -34:00:27.31 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:52:06.698 -34:00:24.66
Second-epoch image center 20:52:09.336 -34:00:27.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0091 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  20:52:09.495 -34:00:27.04
Second-epoch second image center 20:52:09.336 -34:00:27.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00055 deg.
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ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00055 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 deg.)
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5qHMqc8ej5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8TvKfYBVlg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RTtt2hWwds
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wolojiyVCK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits) and catalog (wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6076 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0812 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4877 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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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 303.0812 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4877 deg
Loaded 8125 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): 4855 out of 4943 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4943 out of 6076 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.300400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.300400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.94
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.36

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.36

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6076 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0812 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4877 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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 303.0812 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4877 deg
Loaded 8125 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): 4855 out of 4943 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4943 out of 6076 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 5945 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0812 to 323.0607 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4879 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 303.0812 to 323.0607 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4879 deg
Loaded 8125 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): 4816 out of 4893 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4893 out of 5945 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits (aperture=6.5)
____ 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:
 2.4 pix  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
 2.4 pix  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
 2.4 pix  wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
 2.4 pix  wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 14.4 mag.  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
 14.3 mag.  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
 13.2 mag.  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
 13.2 mag.  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.2 (SNR )  10.3 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.5qHMqc8ej5 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits 856.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits' -> 'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits'
This WCS solution (swarp) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.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=376, bad_region=1152, passed=6076
Got 6076 stars (including 4653 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6076 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits (swarp) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.541 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.397 n_q1=324 n_q2=168 n_q3=332 n_q4=155 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.341
The image catalog is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits -region wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.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.8TvKfYBVlg (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits 856.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits' -> 'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits'
This WCS solution (swarp) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.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=345, bad_region=1109, passed=5945
Got 5945 stars (including 4560 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5945 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4924 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4924 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 981 stars left (next iteration limit 1079)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits (swarp) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.422 n_q1=329 n_q2=172 n_q3=327 n_q4=153 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.208
The image catalog is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits -region wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.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.RTtt2hWwds (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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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=273, bad_region=412, passed=2187
Got 2187 stars (including 1583 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2187 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 979 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1800 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1800 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1800 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Excluding outliers - 982 stars left (next iteration limit 1080)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=982 robust_rms=5.066 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=982 robust_rms=0.654 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=982 robust_rms_before=0.998 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.430 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.654 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best baseline 0.430 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits N_match=982 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.508 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.431 n_q1=329 n_q2=176 n_q3=317 n_q4=160 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.169
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -region wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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.wolojiyVCK (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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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=282, bad_region=410, passed=2145
Got 2145 stars (including 1538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2145 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 979 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Excluding outliers - 982 stars left (next iteration limit 1080)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=982 robust_rms=5.241 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=982 robust_rms=0.673 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=982 robust_rms_before=0.998 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.456 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.673 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best baseline 0.456 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits N_match=982 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.509 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.476 n_q1=323 n_q2=181 n_q3=317 n_q4=161 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits -region wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits sigma_overall=0.404 worst_q_ratio=1.341
ref2=Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits sigma_overall=0.350 worst_q_ratio=1.208
new1=fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits sigma_overall=0.435 worst_q_ratio=1.169
new2=fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits sigma_overall=0.471 worst_q_ratio=1.081
reference average sigma_overall=0.377 worst_q_ratio=1.2745
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2_astrometric_residuals.png (979 matched stars from wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098_astrometric_residuals.png (982 matched stars from wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099_astrometric_residuals.png (982 matched stars from wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.44 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Mic-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Mic-01-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/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Image size: 937.5'x625.0'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:06.698 -34:00:24.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Image size: 937.3'x625.0'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:09.495 -34:00:27.04 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:52:06.698 -34:00:24.66
Second-epoch image center 20:52:09.495 -34:00:27.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0097 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Image size: 937.3'x625.0'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:52:09.336 -34:00:27.31 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:52:06.698 -34:00:24.66
Second-epoch image center 20:52:09.336 -34:00:27.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0091 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  20:52:09.495 -34:00:27.04
Second-epoch second image center 20:52:09.336 -34:00:27.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00055 deg.
###################################
ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00055 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 deg.)
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UmHxSteyOK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0egAwNQj2t
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits &> /tmp/tmp.W3PRhIRDIf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Nqh3CPNn7x
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits and wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits) and catalog (wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 38179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0206 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2800 to -28.4798 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 303.0206 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2800 to -28.4798 deg
Loaded 8150 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): 6273 out of 6646 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6646 out of 38179 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.150200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.150200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.65
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.50

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.50

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 38179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0206 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2800 to -28.4798 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 303.0206 to 323.0573 deg, Dec -39.2800 to -28.4798 deg
Loaded 8150 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): 6273 out of 6646 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6646 out of 38179 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 37575 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 303.0301 to 323.0607 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4796 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 303.0301 to 323.0607 deg, Dec -39.2801 to -28.4796 deg
Loaded 8145 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): 6231 out of 6644 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6644 out of 37575 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 15 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
 2.4 pix  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
 2.3 pix  wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
 2.4 pix  wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 14.5 mag.  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
 14.5 mag.  Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
 13.3 mag.  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
 13.3 mag.  fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.3 (SNR )  12.7 (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.UmHxSteyOK (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits 856.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits' -> 'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits'
This WCS solution (swarp) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1517, bad_region=5736, passed=38172
Got 38172 stars (including 31153 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38172 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32942 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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.513 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.374 n_q1=321 n_q2=169 n_q3=326 n_q4=164 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.299
The image catalog is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits -region wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.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.0egAwNQj2t (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits 856.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits' -> 'wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits'
This WCS solution (swarp) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.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=1514, bad_region=5435, passed=37571
Got 37571 stars (including 30821 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37571 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 977 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32609 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32609 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32609 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Excluding outliers - 981 stars left (next iteration limit 1079)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.395 n_q1=327 n_q2=172 n_q3=318 n_q4=164 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.159
The image catalog is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits -region wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.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.W3PRhIRDIf (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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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=2, blended=524, bad_region=2996, passed=16987
Got 16987 stars (including 13584 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16987 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14254 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14254 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14254 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 983 stars left (next iteration limit 1081)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits N_match=983 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.512 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.458 n_q1=341 n_q2=181 n_q3=300 n_q4=161 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.147
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -region wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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.Nqh3CPNn7x (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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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=527, bad_region=3063, passed=17224
Got 17224 stars (including 13756 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17224 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14405 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14405 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14405 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 
Excluding outliers - 982 stars left (next iteration limit 1080)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits N_match=982 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.481 n_q1=340 n_q2=183 n_q3=292 n_q4=167 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.113
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits -region wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.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_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/wcs_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Mic-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 20:47:05.52 -35:24:28.8:  12.08 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 21:12:47.98 -35:44:45.4:  12.34 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 20:55:09.25 -34:08:08.9:  10.04 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 20:34:48.11 -34:16:59.9:  12.23 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 21:12:47.98 -35:44:45.4:  12.36 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.35 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:12:47.98 -35:44:45.4: ref_mag=12.35 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.3653 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 21:06:19.52 -34:38:43.9:  12.63 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 20:47:05.52 -35:24:28.8:  12.04 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 20:55:09.25 -34:08:08.9:  10.04 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.06 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:47:05.52 -35:24:28.8: ref_mag=12.06 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.4316 delta=-0.37 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  10.04 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:55:09.25 -34:08:08.9: ref_mag=10.04 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.4016 delta=-0.36 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 20:38:02.22 -30:59:16.5:  12.56 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-09_04-16-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0257_stack2.fits at 20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1:  15.01 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 20:34:48.11 -34:16:59.9:  12.17 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.20 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:34:48.11 -34:16:59.9: ref_mag=12.20 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.2447 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 21:06:19.52 -34:38:43.9:  12.62 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.62 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:06:19.52 -34:38:43.9: ref_mag=12.62 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.5803 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 20:38:02.22 -30:59:16.5:  12.57 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.56 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:38:02.22 -30:59:16.5: ref_mag=12.56 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.5884 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-01-31_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0168_stack2.fits at 20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1:  14.91 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52760.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 22s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
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Considering the candidate 52726_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52726_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 27.27220    2461248.77220    12.48    20:47:05.50 -35:24:28.9   4168 2344   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.40    20:47:05.53 -35:24:28.7   4168 2344   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52735_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52735_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 27.27220    2461248.77220    10.40    20:55:09.24 -34:08:09.2   5164 3118   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    10.41    20:55:09.27 -34:08:08.5   5164 3118   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52741_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52741_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    11.71    20:45:52.19 -35:38:08.0   4020 2204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 52747_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52747_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 27.27220    2461248.77220    12.24    20:34:48.10 -34:16:58.8   2620 2976   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.25    20:34:48.11 -34:17:01.0   2621 2975   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52748_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52748_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.39    20:51:04.38 -37:52:55.9   4666 0853   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 52749_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52749_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 27.27220    2461248.77220    12.36    21:12:47.91 -35:44:45.7   7329 2088   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.38    21:12:48.06 -35:44:45.2   7330 2088   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52751_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52751_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.41    21:09:49.17 -36:53:20.7   6935 1412   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 52752_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52752_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.37    20:34:49.92 -29:57:38.3   2505 5594   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 52753_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52753_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.64    20:35:16.09 -34:20:40.7   2681 2941   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 52754_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52754_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.52    20:50:04.61 -30:14:26.0   4511 5471   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 52757_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52757_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 27.27220    2461248.77220    12.57    21:06:19.49 -34:38:44.0   6552 2785   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.60    21:06:19.55 -34:38:43.8   6553 2785   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52758_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52758_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 27.27220    2461248.77220    12.52    20:38:02.11 -30:59:15.5   2951 4985   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-31-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.72    20:38:02.32 -30:59:17.5   2951 4985   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52759_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52759_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.64    20:40:26.72 -34:24:56.6   3330 2923   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 52760_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
Preparing report for the candidate 52760_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
  
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Considering the candidate 30166_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 30166_fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 27.27261    2461248.77261    12.20    20:23:17.64 -32:30:34.5   1093 3964   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_015121_TTUQ2b1x1_2673197_BsroSR9C/fd_Mic-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-27_01-32-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 23s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Mic-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1
########### Completed Mic-01-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 ####
20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1
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20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1  -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1  -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list)
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)
20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1  -- not a known variable star
Found 1 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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1 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
#### Adding the following to the exclusion list ####
20:35:03.72 -37:55:05.1
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The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461248.77219722 -observatory V36
07:09:45.11 +19:06:16.5 Mercury (1.2mag)
11:19:07.19 +04:47:40.6 Venus (-4.2mag)
05:14:15.31 +23:02:54.0 Mars (1.3mag)
08:32:06.29 +19:20:17.9 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:49.17 +03:21:25.7 Saturn (0.7mag)
04:10:08.49 +20:52:48.3 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:40.17 +00:17:26.5 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:18.02 -23:25:21.2 Pluto (14.4mag)
18:34:37.32 -28:02:56.8 Moon (-12.0mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461248.77219722:
08:32:01.62 +19:20:37.3 Io (6.0mag)
08:31:57.82 +19:20:53.5 Europa (6.3mag)
08:32:01.36 +19:20:35.5 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:32:33.56 +19:18:27.1 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:29:57.57 +19:12:41.8 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:32:06.97 +19:20:15.5 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:29:21.98 +19:13:35.7 Elara (17.7mag)
08:36:03.91 +19:05:36.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:36:03.42 +19:28:09.2 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:41.67 +03:21:03.5 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:48.92 +03:21:34.8 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:26.30 +03:18:46.4 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:04.26 +03:21:02.3 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:27.28 +03:16:13.9 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461248.77219722:
18:21:27.62 -28:13:49.7 JWST
18:16:46.48 +27:10:24.9 Chandra
09:38:06.36 -54:26:19.3 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461248.77219722 -observatory V36
02:59:13.74 +16:16:58.5 17.8mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:06:41.70 -34:38:26.2 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:42:24.48 -68:30:34.7 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:06:23.46 +32:45:08.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:04:31.01 +30:30:25.2 16.2mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:48:05.26 +32:00:25.9 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:31:08.64 +26:43:50.3 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:10:35.55 +29:00:46.4 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:20:51.38 +05:14:07.4 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:09.17 -11:51:22.0 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:27:04.27 +67:03:36.8 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
16:02:09.75 -11:47:41.0 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:31:13.94 +66:41:49.9 18.0mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
07:54:09.96 +30:48:36.4 15.0mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:09:40.73 +15:35:59.4 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:18:51.43 +42:03:23.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:27:34.99 +48:12:19.9 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:05:05.80 -13:11:28.3 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:47:54.45 +26:13:28.6 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:24:59.14 -14:37:00.4 17.3mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:16:50.36 +21:36:43.4 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:51:35.19 +03:05:30.0 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:13:24.56 +78:45:52.3 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:01:13.17 +45:52:42.0 16.9mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:37:19.35 +07:08:26.7 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:43:46.67 -22:01:54.7 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:22:04.82 -02:42:20.4 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:23:48.85 +31:18:32.1 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:43:11.92 +08:33:02.9 17.1mag 63P/Wild
00:53:33.89 -05:07:40.8 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:07:52.93 +20:43:55.8 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:47:07.08 +12:38:42.4 16.5mag 88P/Howell
07:24:10.13 +29:07:21.0 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:33:48.09 +12:17:42.6 17.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:16:45.31 +31:10:53.9 16.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:49:52.45 +28:32:12.1 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:20:14.52 -05:36:31.5 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:18:28.58 +21:08:42.0 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:07:31.19 +19:23:00.9 17.8mag 131P/Mueller
08:10:49.75 +13:08:40.5 17.6mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:21:27.02 -19:48:02.2 16.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:34:02.32 +36:47:37.5 15.6mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:48:41.43 +28:45:36.3 13.2mag 169P/NEAT
02:19:21.99 +09:04:13.3 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:36:55.17 -09:16:04.8 17.4mag 235P/LINEAR
20:31:20.35 -52:21:07.9 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:47:23.48 +19:55:31.2 15.5mag 260P/McNaught
06:28:57.56 +37:43:28.8 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:07:32.00 +04:25:16.3 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:49:57.46 +18:56:41.3 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:17:54.18 +37:46:46.8 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00  ASASSN-26em  2026-07-20.94 16.83
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40  AT2026ugi  2026-07-20.03 17.12
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
02:02:26.67 +32:04:22.70  AT2026ovz  2026-06-14.6 15.52
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
16:34:34.94 -54:34:58.20  ASASSN-26da  2026-04-25.14 15.99
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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
21:17:31.48 +22:25:51.0  TCP J21173148+2225510  2026-07-23.5577  14.8mag
00:41:24.04 +40:49:02.8  PNV J00412404+4049028  2026-07-25.0157  18.7mag
00:43:04.26 +41:02:28.6  PNV J00430426+4102286  2026-07-26.1512  20mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
00:00:50.637 -03:46:47.18  AT 2026ubd  2026-06-28.41 21.298
23:45:12.710 +02:24:00.98  AT 2026ubc  2026-06-28.41 22.0341
20:22:20.949 -12:12:52.91  AT 2026ubb  2026-06-27.32 22.8472
22:57:14.411 -03:45:30.21  AT 2026uba  2026-06-27.38 22.8688
21:41:33.046 -11:26:41.30  AT 2026uaz  2026-06-27.33 22.6995
23:21:30.815 +01:17:37.98  AT 2026uay  2026-06-27.43 22.8276
22:51:53.029 -09:15:35.09  AT 2026uax  2026-06-27.42 22.5717
22:57:07.931 -11:29:20.40  AT 2026uaw  2026-06-27.41 22.9246
23:00:56.681 -02:58:01.46  AT 2026uav  2026-06-27.40 22.3003
21:41:28.556 -10:15:02.03  AT 2026uau  2026-06-27.33 22.5499
23:36:00.567 +03:08:40.99  AT 2026uat  2026-06-27.40 22.3861
22:51:17.819 -02:44:30.07  AT 2026uas  2026-06-27.43 23.6131
22:43:31.162 -13:04:19.53  AT 2026uar  2026-06-27.41 23.404
22:56:11.772 -15:33:00.49  AT 2026uaq  2026-06-27.41 22.9473
00:34:21.041 -43:24:58.27  AT 2026uap  2026-06-26.42 23.5619
18:13:13.910 +08:19:45.95  AT 2026uao  2026-07-12.25 19.6718
15:59:20.050 +31:57:53.76  AT 2026uan  2026-07-03.75 20.59
16:18:19.991 +31:46:16.25  AT 2026uam  2026-07-03.75 21.58
15:46:15.870 +52:34:46.97  AT 2026ual  2026-07-03.73 21.47
15:47:43.770 +56:00:26.98  AT 2026uak  2026-07-03.72 21.4
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Mon Jul 27 03:25:01 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 34 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 17 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 54s (0.90 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 76s (1.27 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 5s (0.08 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 251s (4.18 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 390s (6.50 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 21 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 3 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 2 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 47s (0.78 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 265s (4.42 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 24s (0.40 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 339s (5.65 min)
FIELD_Mic-01-Q2b1x1: 795s (13.25 min)
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TOTAL_RUNTIME: 806s (13.43 min)
Finished: Mon Jul 27 03:38:27 CDT 2026