FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
First image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Last  image: 2461250.75765368 29.07.2026 06:10:51.278   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.40
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: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
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):  12332
Objects passed selection criteria:  12289
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 9142.5
Average stars matched: 8929 (97.6648 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   239004 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 18:39:20 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-184-g1e68672b
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  Wed Jul 29 07:00:27 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: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
First image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Last  image: 2461250.75765368 29.07.2026 06:10:51.278   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 51
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.06
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 29 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
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):  77175
Objects passed selection criteria:  76953
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: 61842
Average stars matched: 59774 (96.656 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   500124 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 18:39:20 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-184-g1e68672b
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  Wed Jul 29 07:04:28 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
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: 
Her-02-Q2b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Her-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 682860 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 682860 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits_preview.png'

Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits


renamed 'Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits_preview.png'

Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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= 390.4505
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 572.8580
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2927.3711
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 709.9470
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2925.7113
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 710.6801
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 7.49742
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/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.1700000762939 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits :)

Spent 0.614046 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.0900001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits :)

Spent 0.631476 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits



fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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: 2461250.75710398
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits'
wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:59:59.552 +46:00:14.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:00.440 +46:00:17.33 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 17:59:59.552 +46:00:14.20
Second-epoch image center 18:00:00.440 +46:00:17.33
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0027 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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:02.809 +46:00:08.93 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 17:59:59.552 +46:00:14.20
Second-epoch image center 18:00:02.809 +46:00:08.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0095 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  18:00:00.440 +46:00:17.33
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:02.809 +46:00:08.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00724 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/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EQXutecTfq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6ZB1swTjti
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits &> /tmp/tmp.i4Ij6fPdrI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3MgfynL4wj
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 16316 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.8577 to 282.3837 deg, Dec +40.2667 to +51.2658 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 257.8577 to 282.3837 deg, Dec 40.2667 to 51.2658 deg
Loaded 10674 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): 7770 out of 8212 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8212 out of 16316 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.717800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.717800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.40
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.32

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.32

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 16316 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.8577 to 282.3837 deg, Dec +40.2667 to +51.2658 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 257.8577 to 282.3837 deg, Dec 40.2667 to 51.2658 deg
Loaded 10674 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): 7770 out of 8212 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8212 out of 16316 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 16412 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.8577 to 282.3839 deg, Dec +40.2668 to +51.2598 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 257.8577 to 282.3839 deg, Dec 40.2668 to 51.2598 deg
Loaded 10668 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): 7744 out of 8216 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8216 out of 16412 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.3 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
 2.3 pix  wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.3 pix  wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.3 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 15.3 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.2 (SNR )  11.3 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.EQXutecTfq (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1090, bad_region=3179, passed=16316
Got 16316 stars (including 12249 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16316 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13763 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13763 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13762 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4897 stars left (next iteration limit 5387)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=4897 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.488 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.417 n_q1=1644 n_q2=800 n_q3=1585 n_q4=868 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.150
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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.6ZB1swTjti (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1171, bad_region=3179, passed=16412
Got 16412 stars (including 12265 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16412 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4899 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4898 stars left (next iteration limit 5387)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4898 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.503 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.418 n_q1=1642 n_q2=802 n_q3=1604 n_q4=850 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.158
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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.i4Ij6fPdrI (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=497, bad_region=1191, passed=6349
Got 6349 stars (including 4736 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6349 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4639 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4630 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4630 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4630 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5387 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4639 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4631 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5387 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4631 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5386 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 
Excluding outliers - 4631 stars left (next iteration limit 5093)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4631 robust_rms=6.530 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.364 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4631 robust_rms=0.612 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.736 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4631 robust_rms=0.412 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.477 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4631 robust_rms_before=0.743 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.423 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.412 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.484 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.477
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.484 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits N_match=4631 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=1540 n_q2=726 n_q3=1618 n_q4=747 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.161
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.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.3MgfynL4wj (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=509, bad_region=1195, passed=6430
Got 6430 stars (including 4799 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6430 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4704 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4693 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4693 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4693 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5467 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4704 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4693 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5467 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4693 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5467 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4693 stars left (next iteration limit 5162)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4693 robust_rms=6.503 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.670 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4693 robust_rms=0.602 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.721 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4693 robust_rms=0.404 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.461 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4693 robust_rms_before=0.735 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.423 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.404 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.479 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.461
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.479 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits N_match=4693 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.529 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.389 n_q1=1565 n_q2=724 n_q3=1643 n_q4=761 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.178
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits sigma_overall=0.424 worst_q_ratio=1.150
ref2=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits sigma_overall=0.434 worst_q_ratio=1.158
new1=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits sigma_overall=0.440 worst_q_ratio=1.161
new2=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits sigma_overall=0.449 worst_q_ratio=1.178
reference average sigma_overall=0.429 worst_q_ratio=1.154
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264_astrometric_residuals.png (4897 matched stars from wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265_astrometric_residuals.png (4898 matched stars from wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244_astrometric_residuals.png (4631 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245_astrometric_residuals.png (4693 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 20847_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 20847_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    11.47    18:20:07.27 +47:08:44.6   2732 2417   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:20:07.30 +47:08:44.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 20849_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 20849_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    11.52    17:56:00.43 +42:52:24.4   5218 5090   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:56:00.44 +42:52:24.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:59:59.552 +46:00:14.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:00.440 +46:00:17.33 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 17:59:59.552 +46:00:14.20
Second-epoch image center 18:00:00.440 +46:00:17.33
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0027 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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:02.809 +46:00:08.93 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 17:59:59.552 +46:00:14.20
Second-epoch image center 18:00:02.809 +46:00:08.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0095 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  18:00:00.440 +46:00:17.33
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:02.809 +46:00:08.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00724 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/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.djYmdZt5Ki
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3AVPupfLol
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits &> /tmp/tmp.f1ULTaMxly
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SWgOQ8AHQk
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 98455 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.6978 to 282.3946 deg, Dec +40.2533 to +51.2702 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 257.6978 to 282.3946 deg, Dec 40.2533 to 51.2702 deg
Loaded 10769 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): 6813 out of 8290 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8290 out of 98455 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.582600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.582600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.06
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.52

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.52

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 98455 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.6978 to 282.3946 deg, Dec +40.2533 to +51.2702 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 257.6978 to 282.3946 deg, Dec 40.2533 to 51.2702 deg
Loaded 10769 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): 6813 out of 8290 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8290 out of 98455 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 99821 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.7147 to 282.3946 deg, Dec +40.2400 to +51.2599 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 257.7147 to 282.3946 deg, Dec 40.2400 to 51.2599 deg
Loaded 10771 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): 6757 out of 8282 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8282 out of 99821 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 37 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.1 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
 2.1 pix  wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.1 pix  wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.5 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 15.5 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 14.3 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
 14.3 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.3 (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.djYmdZt5Ki (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=55, blended=7914, bad_region=14071, passed=98400
Got 98400 stars (including 77239 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 98400 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 4897 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=4897 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.403 n_q1=1613 n_q2=858 n_q3=1544 n_q4=882 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.160
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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.3AVPupfLol (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=45, blended=8168, bad_region=14114, passed=99776
Got 99776 stars (including 78294 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 99776 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4900 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4900 stars left (next iteration limit 5390)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4900 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.498 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.427 n_q1=1615 n_q2=841 n_q3=1567 n_q4=877 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.159
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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.f1ULTaMxly (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=22, blended=1895, bad_region=6442, passed=46017
Got 46017 stars (including 37935 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 46017 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41162 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41162 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5380)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.385 n_q1=1667 n_q2=802 n_q3=1586 n_q4=836 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.149
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.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.SWgOQ8AHQk (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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1938, bad_region=6394, passed=46047
Got 46047 stars (including 37949 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 46047 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4893 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41221 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41221 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41220 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5382)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.498 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.388 n_q1=1673 n_q2=799 n_q3=1584 n_q4=836 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.155
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.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_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:32:06.29 +42:57:20.8:  13.04 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:36:09.17 +44:13:25.6:  13.23 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:32:06.29 +42:57:20.8:  12.95 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:36:09.17 +44:13:25.6:  13.16 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.99 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.19 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:36:09.17 +44:13:25.6: ref_mag=13.19 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2876 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:32:06.29 +42:57:20.8: ref_mag=12.99 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1393 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:23:53.70 +46:53:14.6:  13.24 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:36:08.19 +41:59:20.1:  13.44 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:08:56.53 +45:46:01.3:  13.45 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:25:29.22 +46:30:02.1:  13.87 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:36:24.38 +49:26:20.1:  13.45 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:23:53.70 +46:53:14.6:  13.30 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:36:08.19 +41:59:20.1:  13.38 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.27 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.41 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:23:53.70 +46:53:14.6: ref_mag=13.27 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3299 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:36:08.19 +41:59:20.1: ref_mag=13.41 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3639 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:08:56.53 +45:46:01.3:  13.46 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.46 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:08:56.53 +45:46:01.3: ref_mag=13.46 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5240 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:51:33.53 +47:21:31.4:  13.97 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:41:55.77 +50:09:01.2:  14.00 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:25:29.22 +46:30:02.1:  13.88 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.88 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:36:24.38 +49:26:20.1:  13.39 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:25:29.22 +46:30:02.1: ref_mag=13.88 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9438 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.42 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:36:24.38 +49:26:20.1: ref_mag=13.42 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5218 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:51:33.53 +47:21:31.4:  13.95 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.96 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:51:33.53 +47:21:31.4: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=14.0509 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:41:55.77 +50:09:01.2:  13.90 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.94 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:41:55.77 +50:09:01.2: ref_mag=13.94 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1228 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 116543_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116543_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.83    17:46:45.97 +47:23:48.3   6156 2337   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:46:45.99 +47:23:48.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116547_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116547_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.65    18:12:51.74 +48:08:01.7   3509 1867   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:12:51.76 +48:08:02.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116559_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116559_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.43    18:40:18.73 +47:57:44.6   0711 1700   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (24.0") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 116560_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116560_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    13.27    18:36:09.20 +44:13:25.1   0851 4019   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.31    18:36:09.14 +44:13:26.1   0856 4018   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116566_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116566_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    13.04    18:32:06.28 +42:57:20.2   1207 4837   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.31    18:32:06.31 +42:57:21.4   1212 4836   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116568_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116568_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.82    18:29:30.31 +41:58:07.3   1440 5465   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:29:30.28 +41:58:07.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116571_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116571_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.62    18:21:52.27 +42:16:52.9   2319 5347   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:21:52.25 +42:16:53.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116582_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116582_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    11.55    17:38:24.25 +49:33:58.7   6939 0981   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (24.9") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 116586_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116586_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.33    17:58:41.44 +45:30:00.4   4930 3500   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:58:41.48 +45:30:00.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116588_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116588_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.49    17:38:00.39 +43:36:55.7   7191 4583   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:38:00.46 +43:36:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116591_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116591_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.73    18:31:02.95 +44:43:41.0   1446 3775   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:31:02.90 +44:43:40.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116592_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116592_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.58    17:36:34.16 +48:33:25.4   7158 1582   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:36:34.13 +48:33:25.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116595_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116595_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.72    18:00:55.41 +47:24:20.8   4708 2346   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:00:55.40 +47:24:20.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116599_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116599_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.98    18:07:20.18 +43:26:03.8   3974 4731   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:07:20.16 +43:26:03.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116600_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116600_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    12.91    17:37:50.25 +43:14:08.6   7224 4812   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.7") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 116601_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116601_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.06    18:17:01.46 +49:06:10.4   3125 1255   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:17:01.45 +49:06:10.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116606_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116606_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.23    18:27:54.59 +45:11:03.6   1813 3533   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:27:54.56 +45:11:03.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116610_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116610_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.38    17:37:49.64 +49:15:09.8   7007 1168   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (25.1") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 116613_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116613_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.28    18:13:29.36 +45:39:09.0   3368 3363   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:13:29.29 +45:39:08.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116614_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116614_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.32    17:57:14.43 +43:30:17.6   5082 4707   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:57:14.35 +43:30:16.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116615_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116615_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.43    18:07:39.26 +42:53:17.9   3927 5061   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:07:39.25 +42:53:18.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116616_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116616_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    13.40    18:23:53.63 +46:53:14.6   2326 2543   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.28    18:23:53.77 +46:53:14.6   2329 2542   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116617_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116617_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    13.29    17:36:08.23 +41:59:21.5   7459 5561   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.47    17:36:08.15 +41:59:18.7   7463 5560   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116622_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116622_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.52    18:16:19.50 +44:23:18.3   3021 4110   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:16:19.49 +44:23:19.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116624_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116624_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.73    18:10:49.52 +45:41:31.9   3650 3352   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:10:49.54 +45:41:32.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116626_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116626_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    13.58    18:08:56.37 +45:46:01.6   3847 3316   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.48    18:08:56.69 +45:46:01.0   3850 3315   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116627_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116627_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    13.52    17:36:24.46 +49:26:19.9   7137 1047   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.52    17:36:24.31 +49:26:20.3   7141 1045   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116633_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116633_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    13.86    18:25:29.08 +46:30:02.0   2140 2762   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    14.08    18:25:29.35 +46:30:02.2   2143 2761   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116635_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116635_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.92    18:07:58.14 +42:55:43.2   3893 5036   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:07:58.13 +42:55:42.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116636_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116636_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.80    18:02:38.66 +45:06:56.8   4507 3727   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:02:38.60 +45:06:55.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116637_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116637_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.75    18:06:00.05 +49:27:41.7   4224 1090   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:06:00.08 +49:27:41.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116638_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116638_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.75    18:01:29.02 +46:05:38.5   4639 3138   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:01:29.01 +46:05:39.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116645_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116645_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.98    18:03:36.54 +48:20:27.2   4445 1776   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  18:03:36.54 +48:20:27.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116650_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116650_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.69    17:45:03.05 +48:31:40.6   6307 1645   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:45:03.01 +48:31:40.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116655_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116655_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    14.13    17:51:33.60 +47:21:30.3   5662 2374   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    13.99    17:51:33.45 +47:21:32.5   5666 2372   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116656_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 116656_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.25710    2461250.75710    14.18    17:41:55.53 +50:09:01.9   6572 0647   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0244.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    14.08    17:41:56.01 +50:09:00.6   6575 0646   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 84148_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245
The candidate 84148_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.25765    2461250.75765    11.71    17:56:00.43 +42:52:24.8   5218 5089   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_012341_TTUQ2b1x1_1796151_s85Pa1KT/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_01-10-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0245.fits

**** FOUND  17:56:00.45 +42:52:24.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Her-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461250.75710398 -observatory V36
07:13:33.19 +19:28:46.5 Mercury (0.8mag)
11:26:35.53 +03:49:43.8 Venus (-4.2mag)
05:20:06.06 +23:10:27.7 Mars (1.3mag)
08:33:54.78 +19:13:58.5 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:48.92 +03:20:48.3 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:10:26.05 +20:53:34.4 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:35.54 +00:16:50.3 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:06.40 -23:26:11.0 Pluto (14.4mag)
20:19:20.20 -22:51:30.3 Moon (-12.7mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.75710398:
08:33:50.73 +19:14:15.8 Io (5.9mag)
08:34:04.56 +19:13:17.7 Europa (6.2mag)
08:33:42.88 +19:14:49.6 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:34:07.84 +19:13:01.8 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:31:42.41 +19:07:28.3 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:33:54.32 +19:14:00.2 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:31:07.94 +19:07:58.4 Elara (17.7mag)
08:37:54.45 +18:58:16.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:37:44.39 +19:22:11.7 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:50.84 +03:20:14.6 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:46.34 +03:20:34.8 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:30.59 +03:18:13.5 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:04.15 +03:20:43.0 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:24.40 +03:15:19.9 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.75710398:
18:27:39.79 -27:29:38.1 JWST
17:10:37.80 +42:09:08.7 Chandra
09:33:15.53 -53:59:40.8 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461250.75710398 -observatory V36
03:01:44.69 +16:28:38.2 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:05:41.05 -34:38:54.9 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:44:19.78 -68:34:02.3 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:06:59.68 +32:47:26.9 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:11:36.85 +32:00:26.8 16.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:46:34.92 +31:56:11.3 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:33:15.02 +26:42:06.1 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:12:24.06 +28:55:19.5 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:22:10.89 +05:15:05.5 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:16.75 -11:55:19.5 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:24:19.77 +66:55:32.7 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:59:27.13 -11:59:17.1 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
07:56:32.87 +30:53:58.0 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:09:06.88 +15:36:36.5 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:16:11.00 +42:16:32.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:24:54.80 +48:24:27.1 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:06:49.33 -13:08:34.3 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:49:21.58 +25:53:08.2 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:26:03.27 -14:51:08.1 17.4mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:19:25.68 +21:30:05.6 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:52:35.04 +02:58:33.6 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:10:36.95 +78:38:26.4 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:02:31.09 +45:56:18.6 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:38:50.31 +07:23:41.4 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:46:23.04 -22:55:28.0 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:23:10.97 -02:48:52.9 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:26:27.61 +31:30:11.6 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:47:16.97 +07:54:11.1 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:53:51.23 -05:09:53.1 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:12:32.59 +20:45:02.5 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:49:37.25 +12:50:27.5 16.5mag 88P/Howell
07:29:35.81 +28:54:11.1 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:39:03.79 +13:02:41.6 17.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:23:21.86 +31:05:28.7 16.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:54:39.66 +28:14:34.7 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:24:05.45 -06:23:29.1 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:21:32.03 +21:09:43.5 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:11:04.58 +19:19:01.8 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
08:16:51.67 +12:40:11.6 17.8mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:21:34.84 -19:41:07.3 16.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:41:07.64 +37:00:57.2 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:32:04.65 +30:54:55.0 13.0mag 169P/NEAT
02:23:31.04 +09:10:43.7 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:37:28.71 -09:23:46.7 17.5mag 235P/LINEAR
20:29:46.68 -52:31:24.7 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:53:07.52 +20:49:09.8 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:35:02.44 +37:45:33.1 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:07:53.62 +04:12:49.9 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:51:46.38 +18:51:10.7 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:20:53.67 +37:36:26.4 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er  2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00  SN2026vbh  2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90  ASASSN-26eq  2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60  ASASSN-26ep  2026-07-23.47 -4.06
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk  2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90  ASASSN-26en  2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10  ASASSN-26es  2026-07-20.79 15.36
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
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80  ASASSN-26eo  2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej  2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek  2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50  ASASSN-26el  2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30  ASASSN-26ei  2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb  2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20  AT 2026unl  2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80  ASASSN-26eh  2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-26eg  2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30  ASASSN-26ef  2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70  SN 2026qtn  2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40  ASASSN-26ec  2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50  AT2026stb  2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00  AT2026pjf  2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70  SN2026pir  2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30  ASASSN-26ed  2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10  AT2026qil  2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee  2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu  2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50  AT2026qqg  2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30  AT2026qly  2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10  ASASSN-26ea  2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30  ASASSN-26eb  2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20  SN 2026qqp  2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90  ASASSN-26dz  2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90  AT 2026rdg  2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40  AT 2026qpr  2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80  SN 2026pub  2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70  SN 2026pel  2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30  ASASSN-26dy  2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30  ASASSN-26dv  2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70  ASASSN-26dw  2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20  SN 2026mke  2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50  SN 2026nmv  2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50  AT2026oxh  2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90  ASASSN-26dx  2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10  AT2026pvk  2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20  AT2026plb  2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30  SN2026ore  2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30  AT2026oxl  2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20  AT2026ouj  2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20  AT2026ntk  2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20  ASASSN-26du  2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00  SN2026oxc  2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30  AT2026ovz  2026-06-14.59 15.39
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50  AT2026nwc  2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20  SN 2026odc  2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20  SN 2026nyq  2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90  ASASSN-26dt  2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60  SN2026nyp  2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50  SN2026mta  2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20  SN2026oao  2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60  AT2026nvf  2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00  SN2026npn  2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20  ASASSN-26dq  2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70  SN 2026obc  2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90  ASASSN-26dr  2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00  ASASSN-26ds  2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40  SN2026mho  2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10  AT2026min  2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90  ASASSN-26no  2026-05-24.03 8.35
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60  ASASSN-26dp  2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40  ASASSN-26dn  2026-05-20.01 14.59
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
16:21:48.82 -61:36:13.20  ASASSN-26dd  2026-05-5.21 15.15
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
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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/ :
13:58:22.667 -10:01:33.71  AT 2026ued  2026-02-17.61 21.26
15:56:22.493 +00:22:18.18  AT 2026uec  2026-07-09.29 21.02
15:41:24.747 +34:33:05.62  AT 2026ueb  2026-05-17.34 21.13
09:33:43.753 -02:51:50.08  AT 2026uea  2026-01-13.47 20.96
14:14:47.023 +07:58:39.75  AT 2026udz  2026-02-17.54 20.59
15:12:18.981 -05:15:07.40  AT 2026udy  2026-02-28.62 21.2
03:05:14.394 -22:28:10.52  AT 2026udx  2026-01-08.26 21.76
16:02:17.135 +29:31:10.59  AT 2026udw  2026-04-23.43 21.37
08:37:13.387 -05:39:22.22  AT 2026udv  2026-01-27.42 20.31
15:03:07.347 +26:32:16.54  AT 2026udu  2026-02-27.50 20.45
15:59:28.376 +14:29:00.47  AT 2026udt  2026-02-13.59 21.27
22:43:37.411 +10:08:30.21  AT 2026uds  2026-07-11.59 20.65
17:45:13.110 +14:32:00.54  AT 2026udr  2026-07-11.42 21.41
22:33:47.785 -16:52:48.24  AT 2026udq  2026-07-11.54 21.12
21:29:08.363 +04:26:31.33  AT 2026udp  2026-07-11.48 21.13
15:03:58.202 -05:04:22.07  AT 2026udo  2026-07-11.27 20.37
15:25:01.653 +14:49:40.41  AT 2026udn  2026-07-11.35 20.9
22:22:01.421 -20:45:13.04  AT 2026udm  2026-07-11.56 20.85
15:26:26.200 +14:24:00.82  AT 2026udl  2026-07-11.35 21.78
21:52:33.423 -12:26:26.70  AT 2026udk  2026-06-26.41 21.23
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Jul 29 06:59:58 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 10s (0.17 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 30s (0.50 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 48s (0.80 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: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 93s (1.55 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 15 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 6 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 5 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 158s (2.63 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 2s (0.03 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 147s (2.45 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 2s (0.03 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: 312s (5.20 min)
FIELD_Her-02-Q2b1x1: 420s (7.00 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 424s (7.07 min)
Finished: Wed Jul 29 07:07:02 CDT 2026