Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 07 29.3160  2461250.8160  12.11  03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7
156.22334 -22.32379 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.0" and 6.3 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
 online_id        | ATO J049.1876+30.9963        | 03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7 (user input)  | dubious (ATLAS)  |   (ATLAS)            |  (position from user input)  SpType: G5 (LAMOST DR5)                         
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7:  14.21 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7:  14.35 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.27 +/- 0.04
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits


Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits


fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits


fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs   wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -crosshair 2643.80518 2503.83154 image    wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -crosshair 2638.17017 2510.11450 image    wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits -crosshair 6882.62207 3934.71851 image    wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits -crosshair 6888.91797 3935.28296 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC

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

     TAU0008  C2026 07 29.31601 03 16 43.89 +30 59 44.7          12.1 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 29.31569 03 16 43.59 +30 59 43.5          12.2 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 07 29.31633 03 16 44.19 +30 59 46.0          12.0 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 07 29.3160*  03 16 43.89 +30 59 44.7  12.1 U             Ari       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
ATO J049.1876+30.9963,2461250.8160,12.11,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ATO J049.1876+30.9963 20260729.3160 12.11CV NMW


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

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

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461049.67315626 09.01.2026 04:09:10.701   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
First image: 2461049.67315626 09.01.2026 04:09:10.701   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Last  image: 2461250.81632674 29.07.2026 07:35:20.630   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.49
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  11290
Objects passed selection criteria:  11210
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 6699.5
Average stars matched: 6520.25 (97.3244 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   237180 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 18:39:20 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-184-g1e68672b
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Jul 29 09:08:19 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461049.67315626 09.01.2026 04:09:10.701   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
First image: 2461049.67315626 09.01.2026 04:09:10.701   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Last  image: 2461250.81632674 29.07.2026 07:35:20.630   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 29
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.20
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 21 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  70273
Objects passed selection criteria:  70018
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 43383.8
Average stars matched: 41569.8 (95.8187 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   290564 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 18:39:20 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-184-g1e68672b
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Jul 29 09:13:47 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Ari-01-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Ari-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Ari-01-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 658469 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 658469 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits_preview.png'

Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits


renamed 'Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits_preview.png'

Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
----------------------------------------------
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 512.2288
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 629.5282
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 7895.5510
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 2280.9689
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 7810.7173
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 2221.5114
----------------------------------------------
INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 15.4141
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.027
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
----------------------------------------------
Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 26.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
Record 0: "" status=0
Record 1: "SIMPLE  =                    T / C# FITS" status=0
Record 2: "BITPIX  =                   16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS   =                    2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1  =                 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2  =                 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO   =                32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT'              / Type of exposure" status=0
Record 9: "EXPOSURE=                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 10: "EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-07-29T02:34:25.4381642' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-29T07:34:25.4381642' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS =     61250.3155721989 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-29T07:34:35.3395639' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG =      61250.315686794 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING=                    1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET  =                   30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M'            / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0'             / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT=                   50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1'       / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN=                135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO=                  2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA      =     44.9980439789658 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC     =     29.9986280656702 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT =     18.6708333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ  =     65.7352777777778 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS =     3.09681896350426 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West'               / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV=               1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT =     33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" 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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits :)

Spent 0.536795 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33257.220075
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21556.5, right_median=24803.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 26.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits :)

Spent 0.524609 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33257.220075
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21556.5, right_median=24803.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits



fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits




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

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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: 2461250.81568794
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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits'
wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits'
wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits'
wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:00:01.020 +29:59:53.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Image size: 943.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:00:11.802 +30:02:08.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:00:01.020 +29:59:53.86
Second-epoch image center 03:00:11.802 +30:02:08.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0540 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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Image size: 943.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:00:09.459 +30:02:11.78 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:00:01.020 +29:59:53.86
Second-epoch image center 03:00:09.459 +30:02:11.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0489 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  03:00:11.802 +30:02:08.94
Second-epoch second image center 03:00:09.459 +30:02:11.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00849 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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qSCmrPdsa4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wKHw4lpi6S
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits &> /tmp/tmp.stRtw6ZTGR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HrNyjDxvOM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 12025 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5988 to 54.6373 deg, Dec +24.3709 to +35.3049 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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 35.5988 to 54.6373 deg, Dec 24.3709 to 35.3049 deg
Loaded 7081 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): 5298 out of 5696 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5696 out of 12025 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.938250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.938250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.49
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.45

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.45

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 12025 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5988 to 54.6373 deg, Dec +24.3709 to +35.3049 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
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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 35.5988 to 54.6373 deg, Dec 24.3709 to 35.3049 deg
Loaded 7081 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): 5298 out of 5696 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5696 out of 12025 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 11990 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5989 to 54.6200 deg, Dec +24.3710 to +35.3118 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 35.5989 to 54.6200 deg, Dec 24.3710 to 35.3118 deg
Loaded 7085 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): 5309 out of 5710 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5710 out of 11990 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
 2.1 pix  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
 3.0 pix  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
 3.0 pix  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
 2.0 pix  wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
 2.1 pix  wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.4 mag.  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
 15.4 mag.  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
 12.4 mag.  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
 12.5 mag.  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  12.4 (SNR )  10.1 (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.qSCmrPdsa4 (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=922, bad_region=0, passed=12025
Got 12025 stars (including 11093 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12025 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4875 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12025 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12025 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12025 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5362)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.259 n_q1=1155 n_q2=1438 n_q3=1124 n_q4=1160 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.365
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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.wKHw4lpi6S (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=923, bad_region=1, passed=11990
Got 11990 stars (including 11052 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11990 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4882 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 

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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Excluding outliers - 4875 stars left (next iteration limit 5361)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits N_match=4875 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.239 n_q1=1161 n_q2=1436 n_q3=1118 n_q4=1160 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.300
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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.stRtw6ZTGR (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=122, bad_region=0, passed=1449
Got 1449 stars (including 1326 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1449 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 943.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 943.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013100 (47.2 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010480 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1278 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1273 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1259 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1273 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1433 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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1279 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1273 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1433 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1273 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 1273 stars left (next iteration limit 1400)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1273 robust_rms=7.478 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=45.848 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1273 robust_rms=0.457 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=1.363 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1273 robust_rms=0.375 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.608 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1273 robust_rms_before=0.950 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.391 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.375 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.624 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.608
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.624 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits N_match=1273 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.635 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.384 n_q1=384 n_q2=155 n_q3=479 n_q4=255 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.649
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.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.HrNyjDxvOM (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=154, bad_region=0, passed=1514
Got 1514 stars (including 1359 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1514 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 943.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 943.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013100 (47.2 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010480 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1311 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1306 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1294 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1306 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1501 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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1312 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1306 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1306 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 1306 stars left (next iteration limit 1436)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1306 robust_rms=7.810 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=41.276 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1306 robust_rms=0.451 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=1.322 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1306 robust_rms=0.367 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.591 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1306 robust_rms_before=0.958 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.396 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.367 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.653 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.591
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.653 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits N_match=1306 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.701 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.399 n_q1=381 n_q2=167 n_q3=489 n_q4=269 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.799
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits sigma_overall=0.316 worst_q_ratio=1.365
ref2=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits sigma_overall=0.300 worst_q_ratio=1.300
new1=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits sigma_overall=0.385 worst_q_ratio=1.649
new2=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits sigma_overall=0.390 worst_q_ratio=1.799
reference average sigma_overall=0.308 worst_q_ratio=1.3325
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139_astrometric_residuals.png (4877 matched stars from wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140_astrometric_residuals.png (4875 matched stars from wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324_astrometric_residuals.png (1273 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325_astrometric_residuals.png (1306 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:00:01.020 +29:59:53.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Image size: 943.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:00:11.802 +30:02:08.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:00:01.020 +29:59:53.86
Second-epoch image center 03:00:11.802 +30:02:08.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0540 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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Image size: 943.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:00:09.459 +30:02:11.78 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:00:01.020 +29:59:53.86
Second-epoch image center 03:00:09.459 +30:02:11.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0489 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  03:00:11.802 +30:02:08.94
Second-epoch second image center 03:00:09.459 +30:02:11.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00849 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eBG76BTrFE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wj2nZQYma0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8hejABKU9o
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ddUJbpx7DB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 76723 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5933 to 54.6686 deg, Dec +24.3245 to +35.3078 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 35.5933 to 54.6686 deg, Dec 24.3245 to 35.3078 deg
Loaded 7113 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): 4771 out of 5749 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5749 out of 76723 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.815000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.815000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.20
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 76723 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5933 to 54.6686 deg, Dec +24.3245 to +35.3078 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 35.5933 to 54.6686 deg, Dec 24.3245 to 35.3078 deg
Loaded 7113 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): 4771 out of 5749 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5749 out of 76723 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 76511 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5653 to 54.6624 deg, Dec +24.3414 to +35.3171 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 35.5653 to 54.6624 deg, Dec 24.3414 to 35.3171 deg
Loaded 7129 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): 4779 out of 5757 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5757 out of 76511 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 25 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 1.9 pix  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
 1.9 pix  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
 2.8 pix  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
 2.8 pix  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
 1.9 pix  wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
 1.9 pix  wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.6 mag.  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
 15.6 mag.  Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
 12.8 mag.  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
 12.8 mag.  fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  12.8 (SNR )  12.4 (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.eBG76BTrFE (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=5130, bad_region=4, passed=76710
Got 76710 stars (including 71432 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76710 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4877 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5364)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.252 n_q1=1132 n_q2=1381 n_q3=1170 n_q4=1194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.344
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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.wj2nZQYma0 (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=5058, bad_region=7, passed=76491
Got 76491 stars (including 71297 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76491 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Excluding outliers - 4876 stars left (next iteration limit 5363)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits N_match=4876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.240 n_q1=1143 n_q2=1383 n_q3=1153 n_q4=1197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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.8hejABKU9o (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=428, bad_region=1, passed=10796
Got 10796 stars (including 10355 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10796 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 943.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 943.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013100 (47.2 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010480 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4846 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4835 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4835 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 

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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4835 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4835 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" 
Excluding outliers - 4835 stars left (next iteration limit 5318)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits N_match=4835 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.554 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.596 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.785 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.473 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.591 n_q1=1306 n_q2=543 n_q3=1977 n_q4=1009 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.417
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.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.ddUJbpx7DB (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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=454, bad_region=1, passed=10910
Got 10910 stars (including 10444 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10910 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 943.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 943.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013100 (47.2 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010480 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4854 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 

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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4856 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 
Excluding outliers - 4841 stars left (next iteration limit 5324)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits N_match=4841 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.567 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.600 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.879 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.584 n_q1=1308 n_q2=559 n_q3=1959 n_q4=1015 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.551
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:36:20.49 +29:05:03.6:  11.05 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:59:11.35 +35:09:28.3:  12.49 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:36:20.49 +29:05:03.6:  11.02 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.03 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:36:20.49 +29:05:03.6: ref_mag=11.03 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.1935 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:59:11.35 +35:09:28.3:  12.44 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.46 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:59:11.35 +35:09:28.3: ref_mag=12.46 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3488 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7:  14.21 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7:  14.35 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.27 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7: ref_mag=14.27 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.0716 delta=2.20 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out34534.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 16s
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: 2s
  
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Considering the candidate 92687_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92687_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.31569    2461250.81569    11.31    02:36:20.42 +29:05:04.1   1678 2522   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.13    02:36:20.55 +29:05:03.2   1683 2521   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 92741_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92741_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    10.82    02:52:19.15 +31:57:02.5   3725 4297   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.6") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 92752_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92752_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    10.99    03:04:54.19 +33:55:03.0   5250 5569   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 92768_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92768_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.39    02:57:13.70 +34:32:08.1   4273 5886   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.8") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 92834_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92834_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.89    03:25:33.39 +30:14:34.3   8079 3603   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.0") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 92889_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92889_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.94    03:06:55.10 +30:30:08.6   5647 3532   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  03:06:54.97 +30:30:08.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 92917_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92917_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    12.15    03:16:38.26 +30:57:42.3   6878 3913   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (26.1") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 92938_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 92938_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.81    03:13:52.28 +30:10:40.1   6562 3410   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (25.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 93032_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 93032_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 29.31569    2461250.81569    12.35    02:59:11.25 +35:09:27.4   4491 6277   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-34-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0324.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    12.35    02:59:11.45 +35:09:29.3   4496 6277   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 93061_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 93061_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.79    03:03:27.12 +25:07:26.8   5404 0262   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (20.4") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 93063_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 93063_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    12.13    02:57:07.59 +31:54:51.7   4339 4303   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

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Considering the candidate 93223_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 93223_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    12.02    03:13:48.63 +28:57:08.2   6617 2673   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.3") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 34534_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
Preparing report for the candidate 34534_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
  
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Considering the candidate 35392_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 35392_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    12.50    02:39:05.18 +31:00:27.9   2035 3687   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  02:39:05.22 +31:00:27.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 34112_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 34112_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.92    02:56:02.82 +31:12:43.6   4222 3873   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  02:56:02.86 +31:12:43.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 48362_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 48362_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.73    02:50:04.83 +29:07:52.6   3497 2589   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  02:50:04.85 +29:07:52.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 16847_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 16847_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    11.50    02:48:43.42 +33:27:22.0   3237 5190   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  02:48:43.43 +33:27:22.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 46927_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 46927_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    8.89    03:31:10.54 +28:42:31.8   8929 2769   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  03:31:10.54 +28:42:31.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 07106_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 07106_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    8.22    02:37:02.55 +34:15:50.8   1756 5660   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  02:37:02.55 +34:15:50.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 64052_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 64052_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    6.99    02:49:59.40 +27:15:36.6   3523 1461   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  02:49:59.44 +27:15:36.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 46334_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 46334_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    6.81    03:20:20.03 +29:02:53.4   7470 2812   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  03:20:20.05 +29:02:53.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 52691_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 52691_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    6.68    03:05:26.58 +25:15:20.6   5670 0359   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  03:05:26.53 +25:15:20.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 58614_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 58614_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    6.71    03:20:25.49 +25:39:43.4   7688 0772   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  03:20:25.47 +25:39:43.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 70910_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 70910_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    6.63    03:31:20.43 +27:34:17.1   9036 2086   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  03:31:20.42 +27:34:17.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 50754_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325
The candidate 50754_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 29.31633    2461250.81633    6.46    03:24:18.41 +24:43:25.4   8281 0255   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_025614_TTUQ1b1x1_1308938_TsXyeshC/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_02-35-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0325.fits

**** FOUND  03:24:18.40 +24:43:25.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 18s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7
########### Completed Ari-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7
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03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7  -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7  -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7  -- not a known variable star
Found 1 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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1 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN= NO   ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Adding the following to the exclusion list ####
03:16:43.89 +30:59:44.7
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The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461250.81568794 -observatory V36
07:13:41.72 +19:29:25.1 Mercury (0.8mag)
11:26:48.83 +03:48:00.8 Venus (-4.2mag)
05:20:16.48 +23:10:40.7 Mars (1.3mag)
08:33:58.01 +19:13:47.2 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:48.89 +03:20:47.1 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:10:26.57 +20:53:35.8 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:35.40 +00:16:49.1 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:06.05 -23:26:12.5 Pluto (14.4mag)
20:21:04.54 -22:38:11.9 Moon (-12.7mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jul 29 09:08 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.81568794:
08:33:54.72 +19:14:01.6 Io (5.9mag)
08:34:07.20 +19:13:08.8 Europa (6.2mag)
08:33:46.57 +19:14:36.6 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:34:10.51 +19:12:52.7 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:31:45.54 +19:07:19.0 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:33:59.26 +19:13:41.7 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:31:11.10 +19:07:48.4 Elara (17.7mag)
08:37:57.74 +18:58:03.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:37:47.40 +19:22:01.1 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:51.09 +03:20:13.4 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:46.71 +03:20:32.9 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:30.69 +03:18:12.5 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:04.05 +03:20:42.4 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:24.28 +03:15:18.2 Phoebe (16.5mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 29 09:08 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.81568794:
18:27:34.49 -27:27:21.9 JWST
17:14:16.06 +40:38:16.3 Chandra
10:02:37.81 -56:18:08.5 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 29 09:08 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461250.81568794 -observatory V36
03:01:49.12 +16:28:58.9 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:05:39.27 -34:38:55.2 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:44:23.20 -68:34:08.7 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:07:00.75 +32:47:31.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:11:49.33 +32:03:02.6 16.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:46:32.20 +31:56:03.5 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:33:18.76 +26:42:03.0 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:12:27.30 +28:55:09.7 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:22:13.26 +05:15:07.1 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:17.00 -11:55:26.6 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:24:14.83 +66:55:17.7 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:59:22.42 -11:59:37.4 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
07:56:37.11 +30:54:07.5 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:09:05.92 +15:36:37.3 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:16:06.21 +42:16:54.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:24:49.97 +48:24:48.0 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:06:52.39 -13:08:29.5 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:49:24.17 +25:52:32.1 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:26:05.19 -14:51:33.6 17.4mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:19:30.33 +21:29:53.6 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:52:36.85 +02:58:21.1 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:10:32.23 +78:38:11.6 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:02:33.31 +45:56:25.5 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:38:53.04 +07:24:07.8 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:46:27.15 -22:57:03.9 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:23:12.96 -02:49:04.6 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:26:32.30 +31:30:32.5 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:47:24.25 +07:53:02.1 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:53:51.65 -05:09:57.5 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:12:40.88 +20:45:04.2 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:49:41.61 +12:50:48.1 16.5mag 88P/Howell
07:29:45.43 +28:53:47.4 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:39:13.20 +13:04:01.9 17.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:23:33.63 +31:05:18.4 16.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:54:48.19 +28:14:03.0 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:24:12.34 -06:24:52.0 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:21:37.47 +21:09:45.3 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:11:10.90 +19:18:54.6 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
08:17:02.31 +12:39:21.1 17.8mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:21:34.99 -19:40:55.9 16.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:41:20.26 +37:01:19.9 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:31:32.01 +30:58:45.1 13.0mag 169P/NEAT
02:23:38.31 +09:10:54.9 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:37:29.73 -09:24:00.3 17.5mag 235P/LINEAR
20:29:43.57 -52:31:41.1 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:53:17.71 +20:50:45.1 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:35:13.28 +37:45:36.3 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:07:54.30 +04:12:27.7 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:51:49.63 +18:51:00.9 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:20:59.00 +37:36:08.1 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/ :
13:48:44.907 -10:17:48.40  AT 2026uej  2026-05-19.33 20.99
14:32:34.192 +18:00:45.73  AT 2026uei  2026-02-13.54 21.3
08:49:51.222 +00:38:50.85  AT 2026ueh  2026-03-09.32 21.51
08:22:39.912 +47:57:53.40  AT 2026ueg  2026-03-06.30 20.74
21:46:30.478 -29:31:41.92  AT 2026uef  2026-06-16.55 21.46
13:18:31.879 -04:01:30.80  AT 2026uee  2026-01-20.63 19.75
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
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Jul 29 09:07:53 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 11s (0.18 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 47s (0.78 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 2s (0.03 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 71s (1.18 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 136s (2.27 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 9 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 3 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 2 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 203s (3.38 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 115s (1.92 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 2s (0.03 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 18s (0.30 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 341s (5.68 min)
FIELD_Ari-01-Q1b1x1: 490s (8.17 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 492s (8.20 min)
Finished: Wed Jul 29 09:16:05 CDT 2026