FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 reference image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 reference image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461146.84997773 16.04.2026 08:23:48.076   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
First image: 2461146.84997773 16.04.2026 08:23:48.076   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Last  image: 2461249.67681155 28.07.2026 04:14:26.518   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.68
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: 7 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):  6316
Objects passed selection criteria:  6303
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 4974.5
Average stars matched: 4794.75 (96.3866 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   233012 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 02:13:30 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-182-g8380f0ac
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Jul 28 03:38:28 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461146.84997773 16.04.2026 08:23:48.076   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
First image: 2461146.84997773 16.04.2026 08:23:48.076   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Last  image: 2461249.67681155 28.07.2026 04:14:26.518   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 14
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.36
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: 19 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):  36337
Objects passed selection criteria:  36279
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.2    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.2    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 31470.2
Average stars matched: 30577.8 (97.164 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   261436 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 02:13:30 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-182-g8380f0ac
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Jul 28 03:41:22 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
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: 
Vir-09-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Vir-09-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Vir-09-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1022150 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1022150 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits_preview.png'

Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits


renamed 'Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits_preview.png'

Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 637.9153
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 514.2020
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3280.4865
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 758.9195
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3287.5247
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 759.6700
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 5.14251
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001
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
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits :)

Spent 0.993851 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33257.220075
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21556.5, right_median=24803.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits :)

Spent 0.824944 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33257.220075
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21556.5, right_median=24803.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits



fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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: 2461249.67625605
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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits'
wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:24.037 -02:00:26.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:15.248 -02:01:21.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:34:24.037 -02:00:26.76
Second-epoch image center 14:34:15.248 -02:01:21.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0396 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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:14.689 -02:01:53.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:34:24.037 -02:00:26.76
Second-epoch image center 14:34:14.689 -02:01:53.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0458 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  14:34:15.248 -02:01:21.48
Second-epoch second image center 14:34:14.689 -02:01:53.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00929 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MeThYPX9dz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.33xTazxwSK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AfgYgRY5qB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits &> /tmp/tmp.C7HacSkRsV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6865 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3753 to 226.8090 deg, Dec -7.7656 to +3.7684 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 210.3753 to 226.8090 deg, Dec -7.7656 to 3.7684 deg
Loaded 4534 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): 3368 out of 3528 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3528 out of 6865 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.858600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.858600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.68
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.18

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.18

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6865 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3753 to 226.8090 deg, Dec -7.7656 to +3.7684 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 210.3753 to 226.8090 deg, Dec -7.7656 to 3.7684 deg
Loaded 4534 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): 3368 out of 3528 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3528 out of 6865 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 6937 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.7082 to 226.4333 deg, Dec -7.2531 to +3.2679 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 210.7082 to 226.4333 deg, Dec -7.2531 to 3.2679 deg
Loaded 3939 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): 3364 out of 3482 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3482 out of 6937 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
 2.2 pix  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
 2.2 pix  wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
 2.2 pix  wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.2 mag.  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
 15.1 mag.  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.2 (SNR )  11.2 (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.MeThYPX9dz (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=506, bad_region=0, passed=6865
Got 6865 stars (including 6349 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6865 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4753 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4746 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6865 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4753 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6865 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6865 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Excluding outliers - 4746 stars left (next iteration limit 5220)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=4746 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.318 n_q1=1252 n_q2=1020 n_q3=1288 n_q4=1186 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.140
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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.33xTazxwSK (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=419, bad_region=0, passed=6937
Got 6937 stars (including 6512 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6937 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4744 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4744 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4744 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4749 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4744 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4744 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 4744 stars left (next iteration limit 5218)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits N_match=4744 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.462 n_q1=1237 n_q2=1063 n_q3=1270 n_q4=1174 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.247
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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.AfgYgRY5qB (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=278, bad_region=0, passed=3142
Got 3142 stars (including 2859 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3142 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2724 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2720 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3142 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2722 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2719 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3142 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2719 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3142 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Excluding outliers - 2719 stars left (next iteration limit 2992)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2719 robust_rms=11.090 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.722 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2719 robust_rms=0.482 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.551 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2719 robust_rms=0.329 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.360 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2719 robust_rms_before=1.031 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.320 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.329 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.362 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.360
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.362 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits N_match=2719 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.321 n_q1=709 n_q2=565 n_q3=757 n_q4=688 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.130
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.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.C7HacSkRsV (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=277, bad_region=0, passed=3126
Got 3126 stars (including 2841 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3126 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2705 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2701 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3126 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2705 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3126 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3126 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Excluding outliers - 2701 stars left (next iteration limit 2971)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2701 robust_rms=11.297 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.656 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2701 robust_rms=0.468 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.499 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2701 robust_rms=0.316 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.346 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2701 robust_rms_before=1.048 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.314 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.316 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.347 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.346
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.347 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits N_match=2701 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.312 n_q1=710 n_q2=555 n_q3=755 n_q4=681 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.090
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits sigma_overall=0.340 worst_q_ratio=1.140
ref2=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits sigma_overall=0.370 worst_q_ratio=1.247
new1=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits sigma_overall=0.330 worst_q_ratio=1.130
new2=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits sigma_overall=0.324 worst_q_ratio=1.090
reference average sigma_overall=0.355 worst_q_ratio=1.1935
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267_astrometric_residuals.png (4746 matched stars from wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262_astrometric_residuals.png (4744 matched stars from wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100_astrometric_residuals.png (2719 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101_astrometric_residuals.png (2701 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:24.037 -02:00:26.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:15.248 -02:01:21.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:34:24.037 -02:00:26.76
Second-epoch image center 14:34:15.248 -02:01:21.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0396 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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:14.689 -02:01:53.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:34:24.037 -02:00:26.76
Second-epoch image center 14:34:14.689 -02:01:53.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0458 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  14:34:15.248 -02:01:21.48
Second-epoch second image center 14:34:14.689 -02:01:53.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00929 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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IzeNBBE9JU
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ie74VNcGk4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qqWm5XDVSn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tQmmhRofIY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 43198 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3729 to 226.8089 deg, Dec -7.7694 to +3.7692 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 210.3729 to 226.8089 deg, Dec -7.7694 to 3.7692 deg
Loaded 4538 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3208 out of 3568 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3568 out of 43198 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.725950
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.725950
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.36
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.37

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.37

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 43198 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3729 to 226.8089 deg, Dec -7.7694 to +3.7692 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 210.3729 to 226.8089 deg, Dec -7.7694 to 3.7692 deg
Loaded 4538 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3208 out of 3568 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3568 out of 43198 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 39131 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.7070 to 226.4491 deg, Dec -7.2616 to +3.2687 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 210.7070 to 226.4491 deg, Dec -7.2616 to 3.2687 deg
Loaded 3946 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): 3223 out of 3509 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3509 out of 39131 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 12 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
 2.1 pix  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
 2.1 pix  wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
 2.1 pix  wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.4 mag.  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
 15.3 mag.  Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 14.4 mag.  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
 14.4 mag.  fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.4 (SNR )  13.8 (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.IzeNBBE9JU (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=31, blended=1997, bad_region=41, passed=43167
Got 43167 stars (including 41059 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43167 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4747 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4742 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43167 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4747 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43167 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43167 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Excluding outliers - 4742 stars left (next iteration limit 5216)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=4742 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.295 n_q1=1236 n_q2=1006 n_q3=1298 n_q4=1202 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.145
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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.ie74VNcGk4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=2022, bad_region=0, passed=39124
Got 39124 stars (including 37053 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39124 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4740 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4734 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39124 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4739 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39124 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39124 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4734 stars left (next iteration limit 5207)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits N_match=4734 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.437 n_q1=1255 n_q2=1032 n_q3=1299 n_q4=1148 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.206
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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.qqWm5XDVSn (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=598, bad_region=1, passed=22271
Got 22271 stars (including 21615 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22271 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4745 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4740 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22271 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4745 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22271 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22271 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Excluding outliers - 4740 stars left (next iteration limit 5214)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits N_match=4740 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.325 n_q1=1282 n_q2=1034 n_q3=1279 n_q4=1145 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.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.tQmmhRofIY (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=623, bad_region=1, passed=22277
Got 22277 stars (including 21611 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22277 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4746 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4741 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4741 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4741 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4746 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4741 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4741 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4741 stars left (next iteration limit 5215)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits N_match=4741 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.340 n_q1=1283 n_q2=1034 n_q3=1269 n_q4=1155 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.042
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:42:42.88 -05:56:55.3:  12.83 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:49:55.11 +01:51:19.4:  12.85 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:41:45.74 +00:22:23.6:  13.25 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:58:33.90 -06:24:56.5:  13.06 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:41:52.58 -03:30:30.1:  13.74 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:38:50.22 -02:18:11.0:  13.77 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:55:08.40 -01:45:52.6:  14.04 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:41:45.74 +00:22:23.6:  13.23 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:58:33.90 -06:24:56.5:  12.93 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.24 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.99 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:41:45.74 +00:22:23.6: ref_mag=13.24 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3652 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:58:33.90 -06:24:56.5: ref_mag=12.99 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1815 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:42:42.88 -05:56:55.3:  12.89 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:49:55.11 +01:51:19.4:  12.86 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:41:52.58 -03:30:30.1:  13.59 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.85 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.86 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:49:55.11 +01:51:19.4: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1993 delta=-0.35 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:42:42.88 -05:56:55.3: ref_mag=12.86 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9321 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.66 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:41:52.58 -03:30:30.1: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.6988 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:38:50.22 -02:18:11.0:  13.99 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:55:08.40 -01:45:52.6:  13.92 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.86 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:38:50.22 -02:18:11.0: ref_mag=13.86 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1435 delta=-0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.98 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:55:08.40 -01:45:52.6: ref_mag=13.98 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.9652 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 53475_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53475_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 28.17626    2461249.67626    13.21    14:49:55.10 +01:51:19.8   2577 0707   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.19    14:49:55.13 +01:51:19.0   2576 0701   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53494_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53494_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 28.17626    2461249.67626    13.03    14:42:42.92 -05:56:55.5   3369 5480   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    12.86    14:42:42.84 -05:56:55.2   3368 5474   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53495_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53495_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.18    14:57:27.88 -00:08:45.0   1357 1837   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

**** FOUND  14:57:27.87 -00:08:45.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 53497_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53497_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 28.17626    2461249.67626    13.18    14:58:33.92 -06:24:55.9   0958 5633   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.19    14:58:33.88 -06:24:57.1   0957 5628   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53499_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53499_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.24    14:57:06.42 -04:19:03.5   1258 4364   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

**** FOUND  14:57:06.41 -04:19:03.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 53500_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53500_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.29    14:19:39.49 -02:15:57.6   6971 3478   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

**** FOUND  14:19:39.59 -02:15:57.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 53501_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53501_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 28.17626    2461249.67626    13.39    14:41:45.74 +00:22:23.9   3753 1683   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.34    14:41:45.75 +00:22:23.3   3752 1678   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53509_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53509_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 28.17626    2461249.67626    13.68    14:41:52.59 -03:30:29.9   3589 4016   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.73    14:41:52.56 -03:30:30.3   3588 4010   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53510_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53510_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.55    14:33:50.03 +02:33:32.6   5028 0434   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

**** FOUND  14:33:50.02 +02:33:32.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 53514_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53514_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    13.70    14:29:21.27 +01:27:11.1   5659 1146   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

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Considering the candidate 53515_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53515_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 28.17626    2461249.67626    13.92    14:55:08.41 -01:45:52.4   1653 2844   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    14.02    14:55:08.39 -01:45:52.7   1652 2838   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53517_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101
The candidate 53517_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 28.17626    2461249.67626    14.10    14:38:50.34 -02:18:12.3   4090 3320   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-13-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0100.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.17681    2461249.67681    14.20    14:38:50.10 -02:18:09.8   4090 3314   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_231923_TTUQ1b1x1_1288524_oyGF00Wj/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_23-14-26_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0101.fits

make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
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Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Vir-09-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461249.67625605 -observatory V36
07:11:15.89 +19:16:42.5 Mercury (1.0mag)
11:22:31.95 +04:21:19.2 Venus (-4.2mag)
05:16:54.99 +23:06:26.4 Mars (1.3mag)
08:32:55.69 +19:17:25.5 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:49.23 +03:21:09.8 Saturn (0.7mag)
04:10:16.55 +20:53:09.5 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:38.10 +00:17:10.3 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:12.73 -23:25:43.9 Pluto (14.4mag)
19:24:59.56 -26:14:20.1 Moon (-12.3mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461249.67625605:
08:33:03.25 +19:16:55.3 Io (5.9mag)
08:32:59.01 +19:17:13.0 Europa (6.3mag)
08:32:42.26 +19:18:20.0 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:33:17.83 +19:15:53.7 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:30:45.26 +19:10:19.4 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:33:00.10 +19:17:08.0 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:30:10.17 +19:11:02.4 Elara (17.7mag)
08:36:54.25 +19:02:16.5 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:36:49.40 +19:25:26.8 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:45.80 +03:20:40.2 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:43.78 +03:21:14.6 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:28.36 +03:18:32.0 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:04.94 +03:20:54.2 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:26.15 +03:15:50.4 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461249.67625605:
18:24:42.61 -27:54:16.4 JWST
09:56:48.84 +41:46:32.2 Chandra
20:09:35.42 +25:42:16.5 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461249.67625605 -observatory V36
03:00:22.73 +16:22:19.0 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:06:13.64 -34:38:41.4 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:43:17.02 -68:32:08.0 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:06:40.02 +32:46:11.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:07:46.35 +31:12:29.0 16.2mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:47:24.35 +31:58:33.3 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:32:06.29 +26:43:03.3 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:11:24.91 +28:58:17.6 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:21:27.56 +05:14:34.8 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:12.38 -11:53:09.4 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:25:49.48 +67:00:02.4 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
16:00:54.72 -11:52:59.0 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:32:56.48 +66:45:18.2 18.0mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
07:55:15.18 +30:51:03.2 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:09:25.01 +15:36:18.0 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:17:38.39 +42:09:31.7 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:26:22.55 +48:17:56.6 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:05:53.05 -13:10:07.0 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:48:34.25 +26:04:13.3 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:25:28.54 -14:43:23.5 17.3mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:18:00.84 +21:33:43.6 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:52:02.18 +03:02:21.7 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:12:05.53 +78:42:36.3 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:01:49.34 +45:54:21.3 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:38:00.58 +07:15:27.6 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:44:58.97 -22:26:14.1 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:22:34.80 -02:45:18.0 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:25:01.31 +31:23:51.3 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:45:03.54 +08:15:21.4 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:53:42.32 -05:08:37.8 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:10:00.37 +20:44:30.2 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:48:16.06 +12:44:07.0 16.5mag 88P/Howell
07:26:38.83 +29:01:25.8 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:36:11.37 +12:38:09.5 17.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:19:45.77 +31:08:34.8 16.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:52:03.25 +28:24:14.4 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:21:59.52 -05:57:56.4 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:19:52.21 +21:09:11.9 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:09:08.50 +19:21:14.4 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
08:13:35.44 +12:55:43.3 17.7mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:21:31.30 -19:44:50.0 16.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:37:16.11 +36:53:51.8 15.6mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:41:28.46 +29:43:44.4 13.1mag 169P/NEAT
02:21:15.93 +09:07:16.7 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:37:09.92 -09:19:33.6 17.4mag 235P/LINEAR
20:30:38.19 -52:26:03.1 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:49:59.93 +20:19:59.5 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:31:43.70 +37:44:31.8 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:07:41.49 +04:19:37.6 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:50:47.04 +18:54:11.3 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:19:16.01 +37:42:04.8 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/ :
23:28:20.264 -02:45:01.54  AT 2026udj  2026-06-27.39 21.46
15:05:14.436 -36:20:56.85  AT 2026udi  2026-07-08.03 19.35
00:31:18.282 -43:46:06.08  AT 2026udh  2026-07-12.40 23.4739
00:40:36.730 -43:07:11.88  AT 2026udg  2026-07-12.40 22.7345
00:27:10.575 -44:08:47.04  AT 2026udf  2026-07-12.40 22.824
03:56:35.271 -49:17:39.98  AT 2026ude  2026-07-12.41 22.9789
00:31:32.044 -43:21:56.99  AT 2026udd  2026-07-12.40 23.6713
22:50:13.778 -07:23:19.66  AT 2026udc  2026-07-12.36 23.1965
00:40:48.112 -44:10:38.19  AT 2026udb  2026-07-12.40 23.683
00:36:44.855 -44:15:14.57  AT 2026uda  2026-07-12.40 23.7801
23:51:48.800 +02:16:08.44  AT 2026ucz  2026-07-12.35 23.3767
22:47:30.921 -12:02:41.49  AT 2026ucy  2026-07-12.36 21.821
00:41:15.829 -45:07:23.74  AT 2026ucx  2026-07-12.40 24.4645
00:34:52.967 -44:42:02.22  AT 2026ucw  2026-07-12.40 23.3852
21:50:13.749 -07:15:39.18  AT 2026ucv  2026-07-11.32 22.03
21:48:51.518 -07:08:27.45  AT 2026ucu  2026-07-11.32 21.9988
21:50:54.462 -07:28:38.03  AT 2026uct  2026-07-11.32 22.2759
21:50:13.387 -05:48:05.26  AT 2026ucs  2026-07-11.32 21.901
21:53:32.009 -06:54:20.89  AT 2026ucr  2026-07-11.32 22.3106
00:29:05.705 -43:05:49.67  AT 2026ucq  2026-07-10.43 23.3537
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Jul 28 03:37:55 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 2 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 9s (0.15 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 58s (0.97 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 75s (1.25 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: 1s (0.02 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 148s (2.47 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 10 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 2 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 35s (0.58 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 116s (1.93 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: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 2s (0.03 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 156s (2.60 min)
FIELD_Vir-09-Q1b1x1: 326s (5.43 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 328s (5.47 min)
Finished: Tue Jul 28 03:43:23 CDT 2026