######## 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
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=esa_tap (lib/gaia_dr2_cone_search.sh -> ESA Gaia Archive TAP service)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Her-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 719082 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 719082 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits_preview.png'
Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
renamed 'Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits_preview.png'
Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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= 377.9211
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 572.4627
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3821.7041
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 840.6643
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3727.7534
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 811.4935
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 10.1124
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.036
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 = 27.3400001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 27.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
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Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits :)
Spent 0.704569 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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 27.4099998474121 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 27.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits :)
Spent 0.837560 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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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: 2461250.74499485
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits'
wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 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: 17:00:01.882 +29:59:45.68 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 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: 17:00:00.455 +30:00:10.09 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 17:00:01.882 +29:59:45.68
Second-epoch image center 17:00:00.455 +30:00:10.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0085 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 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: 17:00:03.259 +29:59:45.57 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 17:00:01.882 +29:59:45.68
Second-epoch image center 17:00:03.259 +29:59:45.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0050 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 17:00:00.455 +30:00:10.09
Second-epoch second image center 17:00:03.259 +29:59:45.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01220 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.D9MgXP45gk
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OV2VFlMRqX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jtk7JRWQQs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oo3ICp05uq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5508 to 264.5378 deg, Dec +24.5135 to +35.2560 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
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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 245.5508 to 264.5378 deg, Dec 24.5135 to 35.2560 deg
Loaded 9275 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): 6930 out of 7267 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7267 out of 13902 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.819000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.819000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5508 to 264.5378 deg, Dec +24.5135 to +35.2560 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 245.5508 to 264.5378 deg, Dec 24.5135 to 35.2560 deg
Loaded 9275 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): 6930 out of 7267 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7267 out of 13902 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 12466 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5506 to 264.5030 deg, Dec +24.5138 to +35.2557 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 245.5506 to 264.5030 deg, Dec 24.5138 to 35.2557 deg
Loaded 9255 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): 6896 out of 7217 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7217 out of 12466 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
2.2 pix Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
2.2 pix fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
2.2 pix fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
15.4 mag. Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 11.0 (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.D9MgXP45gk (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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=844, bad_region=2572, passed=13902
Got 13902 stars (including 10589 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4922 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4921 stars left (next iteration limit 5414)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits N_match=4921 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.342 n_q1=1678 n_q2=751 n_q3=1699 n_q4=793 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.OV2VFlMRqX (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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=801, bad_region=2541, passed=12466
Got 12466 stars (including 9210 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12466 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4918 stars left (next iteration limit 5410)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits N_match=4918 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.373 n_q1=1642 n_q2=777 n_q3=1667 n_q4=832 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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.jtk7JRWQQs (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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=338, bad_region=730, passed=3824
Got 3824 stars (including 2797 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3824 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2751 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2745 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3235 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2751 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3235 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3235 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 2745 stars left (next iteration limit 3019)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2745 robust_rms=6.523 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.049 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2745 robust_rms=0.474 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.569 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2745 robust_rms=0.357 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.390 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2745 robust_rms_before=0.669 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.390 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.357 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.418 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.390
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.418 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits N_match=2745 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.431 n_q1=948 n_q2=443 n_q3=932 n_q4=422 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.070
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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.oo3ICp05uq (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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=346, bad_region=751, passed=3949
Got 3949 stars (including 2888 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3949 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2841 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2838 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2840 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 2837 stars left (next iteration limit 3121)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2837 robust_rms=6.392 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.469 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2837 robust_rms=0.492 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.581 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2837 robust_rms=0.370 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.402 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2837 robust_rms_before=0.678 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.390 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.370 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.409 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.402
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.409 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits N_match=2837 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.444 n_q1=954 n_q2=450 n_q3=983 n_q4=450 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.071
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits sigma_overall=0.326 worst_q_ratio=1.081
ref2=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits sigma_overall=0.382 worst_q_ratio=1.088
new1=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits sigma_overall=0.410 worst_q_ratio=1.070
new2=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits sigma_overall=0.414 worst_q_ratio=1.071
reference average sigma_overall=0.354 worst_q_ratio=1.0845
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355_astrometric_residuals.png (4921 matched stars from wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239_astrometric_residuals.png (4918 matched stars from wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224_astrometric_residuals.png (2745 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225_astrometric_residuals.png (2837 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-04-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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 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: 17:00:01.882 +29:59:45.68 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 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: 17:00:00.455 +30:00:10.09 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 17:00:01.882 +29:59:45.68
Second-epoch image center 17:00:00.455 +30:00:10.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0085 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 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: 17:00:03.259 +29:59:45.57 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 17:00:01.882 +29:59:45.68
Second-epoch image center 17:00:03.259 +29:59:45.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0050 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 17:00:00.455 +30:00:10.09
Second-epoch second image center 17:00:03.259 +29:59:45.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01220 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AjQuYoT0nv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XYW1ydi3jP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hBvTZ7X67u
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JHSBJl5ZGp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 76127 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5378 to 264.5378 deg, Dec +24.4901 to +35.2605 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 245.5378 to 264.5378 deg, Dec 24.4901 to 35.2605 deg
Loaded 9308 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): 6377 out of 7307 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7307 out of 76127 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.694000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.694000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.07
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 76127 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5378 to 264.5378 deg, Dec +24.4901 to +35.2605 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 245.5378 to 264.5378 deg, Dec 24.4901 to 35.2605 deg
Loaded 9308 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): 6377 out of 7307 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7307 out of 76127 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 75369 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5385 to 264.5376 deg, Dec +24.4912 to +35.2609 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 245.5385 to 264.5376 deg, Dec 24.4912 to 35.2609 deg
Loaded 9307 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): 6377 out of 7304 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7304 out of 75369 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 19 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
2.1 pix Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
2.1 pix fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
2.0 pix fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
15.5 mag. Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 13.5 (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.AjQuYoT0nv (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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=10, blended=4941, bad_region=10350, passed=76117
Got 76117 stars (including 61522 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76117 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4928 stars left (next iteration limit 5420)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits N_match=4928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.330 n_q1=1670 n_q2=752 n_q3=1689 n_q4=817 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.086
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.XYW1ydi3jP (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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=33, blended=4620, bad_region=10713, passed=75336
Got 75336 stars (including 60580 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 75336 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4922 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67314 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67314 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67314 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4922 stars left (next iteration limit 5414)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits N_match=4922 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.373 n_q1=1646 n_q2=793 n_q3=1636 n_q4=847 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.074
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.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.hBvTZ7X67u (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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=3, blended=899, bad_region=3443, passed=27290
Got 27290 stars (including 23080 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27290 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4916 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24714 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24714 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24714 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4916 stars left (next iteration limit 5407)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits N_match=4916 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.409 n_q1=1730 n_q2=756 n_q3=1664 n_q4=766 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.106
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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.JHSBJl5ZGp (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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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=5, blended=976, bad_region=3501, passed=28165
Got 28165 stars (including 23830 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28165 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4917 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25553 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25553 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25553 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4917 stars left (next iteration limit 5408)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits N_match=4917 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.415 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.408 n_q1=1718 n_q2=759 n_q3=1670 n_q4=770 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.072
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.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-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:04:24.63 +31:32:25.9: 12.78 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:03:09.45 +32:33:55.6: 13.46 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits at 17:04:24.63 +31:32:25.9: 12.81 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.79 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:04:24.63 +31:32:25.9: ref_mag=12.79 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9186 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-46-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0239.fits at 17:03:09.45 +32:33:55.6: 13.52 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.49 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:03:09.45 +32:33:55.6: ref_mag=13.49 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5331 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 91013_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91013_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 29.24499 | 2461250.74499 | 12.93 | 17:04:24.64 +31:32:25.6 | 4225 2261 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.91 | 17:04:24.62 +31:32:26.2 | 4231 2257 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
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Considering the candidate 91015_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91015_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.82 | 17:21:34.81 +31:49:54.2 | 2021 2008 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:21:34.82 +31:49:54.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91016_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91016_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.03 | 17:16:53.87 +33:22:40.8 | 2662 1098 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:16:53.85 +33:22:40.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91035_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91035_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.12 | 16:50:40.97 +29:46:38.3 | 6018 3318 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 16:50:40.97 +29:46:38.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91036_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91036_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.29 | 16:50:32.25 +29:46:45.3 | 6037 3317 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 16:50:32.25 +29:46:45.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91041_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91041_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.54 | 16:43:45.79 +34:02:39.3 | 6845 0706 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 16:43:45.74 +34:02:39.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91043_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91043_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.51 | 17:00:27.38 +30:57:06.1 | 4739 2617 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:00:27.39 +30:57:06.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91045_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91045_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.48 | 17:21:29.01 +28:44:10.5 | 1940 3885 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:21:29.05 +28:44:10.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91048_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91048_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 12.92 | 16:53:06.10 +31:43:09.8 | 5686 2148 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 16:53:06.09 +31:43:10.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91050_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91050_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.11 | 17:26:06.86 +29:26:00.3 | 1346 3430 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:26:06.86 +29:25:59.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91052_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91052_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.09 | 16:46:16.15 +33:48:46.3 | 6533 0858 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 16:46:16.15 +33:48:46.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91054_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91054_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.20 | 17:19:07.42 +28:43:51.7 | 2255 3903 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:19:07.51 +28:43:51.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91055_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91055_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.32 | 17:20:41.30 +32:41:23.1 | 2160 1493 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:20:41.36 +32:41:22.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91057_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91057_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.20 | 16:50:42.99 +29:50:18.5 | 6013 3281 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 16:50:42.98 +29:50:18.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91059_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91059_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.34 | 17:08:56.34 +33:39:40.2 | 3675 0960 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:08:56.35 +33:39:40.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91066_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91066_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 29.24499 | 2461250.74499 | 13.46 | 17:03:09.48 +32:33:55.6 | 4392 1642 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-52-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0224.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.63 | 17:03:09.42 +32:33:55.6 | 4398 1638 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
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Considering the candidate 91067_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91067_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.49 | 17:08:51.82 +33:38:47.4 | 3684 0970 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 17:08:52.01 +33:38:46.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 91071_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 91071_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.30 | 16:59:39.58 +29:32:28.6 | 4840 3470 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
**** FOUND 16:59:39.58 +29:32:28.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 12509_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225
The candidate 12509_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 07 29.24567 | 2461250.74567 | 13.38 | 16:42:36.42 +33:16:37.2 | 7007 1168 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_013141_TTUQ2b1x1_2018863_wGoFekM2/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_00-53-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0225.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (43.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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-04-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-04-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)2461250.74499485 -observatory V36
07:13:31.43 +19:28:38.6 Mercury (0.8mag)
11:26:32.78 +03:50:05.0 Venus (-4.2mag)
05:20:03.90 +23:10:25.0 Mars (1.3mag)
08:33:54.12 +19:14:00.8 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:48.92 +03:20:48.5 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:10:25.95 +20:53:34.1 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:35.57 +00:16:50.5 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:06.47 -23:26:10.7 Pluto (14.4mag)
20:18:58.34 -22:53:56.5 Moon (-12.7mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.74499485:
08:33:49.93 +19:14:18.6 Io (5.9mag)
08:34:04.00 +19:13:19.6 Europa (6.2mag)
08:33:42.12 +19:14:52.3 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:34:07.29 +19:13:03.6 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:31:41.76 +19:07:30.2 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:33:53.35 +19:14:03.8 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:31:07.29 +19:08:00.5 Elara (17.7mag)
08:37:53.77 +18:58:19.1 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:37:43.77 +19:22:13.9 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:50.79 +03:20:14.9 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:46.27 +03:20:35.2 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:30.56 +03:18:13.7 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:04.17 +03:20:43.2 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:24.42 +03:15:20.2 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.74499485:
18:27:41.24 -27:30:01.4 JWST
17:09:58.92 +42:27:00.6 Chandra
09:27:44.01 -53:30:08.3 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461250.74499485 -observatory V36
03:01:43.77 +16:28:33.9 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:05:41.43 -34:38:54.9 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:44:19.07 -68:34:01.0 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:06:59.45 +32:47:26.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:11:34.24 +31:59:54.6 16.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:46:35.48 +31:56:12.9 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:33:14.25 +26:42:06.7 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:12:23.39 +28:55:21.5 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:22:10.40 +05:15:05.2 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:16.70 -11:55:18.1 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:24:20.79 +66:55:35.8 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:59:28.10 -11:59:12.9 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
07:56:31.99 +30:53:56.0 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:09:07.08 +15:36:36.3 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:16:11.99 +42:16:28.2 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:24:55.80 +48:24:22.8 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:06:48.69 -13:08:35.3 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:49:21.04 +25:53:15.6 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:26:02.87 -14:51:02.8 17.4mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:19:24.72 +21:30:08.1 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:52:34.66 +02:58:36.2 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:10:37.95 +78:38:29.4 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:02:30.62 +45:56:17.2 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:38:49.74 +07:23:35.9 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:46:22.18 -22:55:08.1 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:23:10.56 -02:48:50.5 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:26:26.64 +31:30:07.3 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:47:15.47 +07:54:25.3 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:53:51.14 -05:09:52.2 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:12:30.88 +20:45:02.1 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:49:36.34 +12:50:23.2 16.5mag 88P/Howell
07:29:33.81 +28:54:16.0 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:39:01.84 +13:02:25.1 17.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:23:19.42 +31:05:30.9 16.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:54:37.90 +28:14:41.3 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:24:04.03 -06:23:12.0 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:21:30.91 +21:09:43.2 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:11:03.27 +19:19:03.3 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
08:16:49.47 +12:40:22.1 17.8mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:21:34.80 -19:41:09.7 16.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:41:05.03 +37:00:52.6 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:32:11.41 +30:54:07.2 13.0mag 169P/NEAT
02:23:29.53 +09:10:41.4 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:37:28.51 -09:23:43.8 17.5mag 235P/LINEAR
20:29:47.32 -52:31:21.2 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:53:05.41 +20:48:50.1 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:35:00.20 +37:45:32.5 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:07:53.48 +04:12:54.5 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:51:45.71 +18:51:12.7 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:20:52.57 +37:36:30.2 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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