NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38

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Processing fields Psc-02-Q2b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=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: 
Psc-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Psc-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Psc-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 740198 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 740198 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.png' -> 'transient_report/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits_preview.png'
Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits

renamed 'Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.png' -> 'transient_report/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits_preview.png'
Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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= 640.5603 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 495.5774 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 4460.9906 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 826.9753 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 4406.7671 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 807.4402 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 6.9642 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.024 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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= '2026-07-29T02:53:57.4922126' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-29T07:53:57.4922126' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61250.3291376387 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-29T07:54:07.3939579' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61250.3292522337 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 13.509306627665 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 14.0499763946131 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 40.6602777777778 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 100.666666666667 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.53274392992767 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Psc-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 53 20' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20436 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20436 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 13.2 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 43.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 898.92 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 9.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 9.400752 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 5.0004 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/d_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits :) Spent 0.753733 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/d_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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= '2026-07-29T02:55:00.1322192' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-29T07:55:00.1322192' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61250.3298626388 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Psc-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 53 20' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20436 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20436 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 13.2 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 43.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 898.92 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 9.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 9.400752 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 5.0004 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/d_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits :) Spent 0.706635 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/d_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

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fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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: 2461250.82925338 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images 'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt' wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits' wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits' wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 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" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:53:09.744 +14:00:47.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 Second-epoch image center 00:53:09.744 +14:00:47.96 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0452 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:53:13.136 +14:00:23.13 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 Second-epoch image center 00:53:13.136 +14:00:23.13 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0301 deg. ################################### ################################### # 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 00:53:09.744 +14:00:47.96 Second-epoch second image center 00:53:13.136 +14:00:23.13 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01535 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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NpcjP1poqp Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cAL5ZoIaYa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CeTMJxNcXn Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qtg5lCoxWv Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 7072 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2850 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 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2850 deg Loaded 4673 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): 3734 out of 3960 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3960 out of 7072 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.894000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.894000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.60 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 7072 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2850 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 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2850 deg Loaded 4673 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): 3734 out of 3960 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3960 out of 7072 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (aperture=5.9) Read 6269 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.1026 to 21.6286 deg, Dec +8.6114 to +19.2850 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 5.1026 to 21.6286 deg, Dec 8.6114 to 19.2850 deg Loaded 4673 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): 3743 out of 3896 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3896 out of 6269 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits (aperture=6.2) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 2.1 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 2.4 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 2.3 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits 2.0 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 2.1 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.3 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 15.0 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 13.7 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 13.7 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.9 (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.NpcjP1poqp (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=522, bad_region=1629, passed=7072 Got 7072 stars (including 5015 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7072 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4879 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4872 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5786 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4879 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5786 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5786 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Excluding outliers - 4873 stars left (next iteration limit 5359) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=4873 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1583 n_q2=972 n_q3=1471 n_q4=847 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.319 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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.cAL5ZoIaYa (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=413, bad_region=1431, passed=6269 Got 6269 stars (including 4507 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6269 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (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 0.010467 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4394 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4389 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5132 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4393 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5132 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5132 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4389 stars left (next iteration limit 4827) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits N_match=4389 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.252 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.247 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.228 n_q1=1435 n_q2=901 n_q3=1300 n_q4=753 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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.CeTMJxNcXn (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=192, bad_region=532, passed=2332 Got 2332 stars (including 1644 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2332 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1598 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1595 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1595 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1595 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1878 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1598 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1596 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1878 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1596 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1878 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 1596 stars left (next iteration limit 1754) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1596 robust_rms=7.103 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.030 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1596 robust_rms=0.382 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.468 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1596 robust_rms=0.324 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.343 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1596 robust_rms_before=0.944 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.322 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.324 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.346 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.343 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.346 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits N_match=1596 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=466 n_q2=282 n_q3=524 n_q4=324 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.063 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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.qtg5lCoxWv (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=205, bad_region=544, passed=2346 Got 2346 stars (including 1638 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2346 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1592 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1590 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1590 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1590 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1593 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1591 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1591 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 1591 stars left (next iteration limit 1749) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1591 robust_rms=7.134 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.838 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1591 robust_rms=0.417 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.486 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1591 robust_rms=0.345 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.375 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1591 robust_rms_before=0.969 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.361 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.345 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.382 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.375 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.382 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits N_match=1591 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.352 n_q1=464 n_q2=282 n_q3=518 n_q4=327 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.051 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits sigma_overall=0.303 worst_q_ratio=1.319 ref2=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits sigma_overall=0.259 worst_q_ratio=1.108 new1=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits sigma_overall=0.328 worst_q_ratio=1.063 new2=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits sigma_overall=0.381 worst_q_ratio=1.051 reference average sigma_overall=0.281 worst_q_ratio=1.2135 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079_astrometric_residuals.png (4873 matched stars from wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116_astrometric_residuals.png (4389 matched stars from wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346_astrometric_residuals.png (1596 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347_astrometric_residuals.png (1591 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 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" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:53:09.744 +14:00:47.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 Second-epoch image center 00:53:09.744 +14:00:47.96 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0452 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:53:13.136 +14:00:23.13 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 Second-epoch image center 00:53:13.136 +14:00:23.13 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0301 deg. ################################### ################################### # 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 00:53:09.744 +14:00:47.96 Second-epoch second image center 00:53:13.136 +14:00:23.13 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01535 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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.K3JqINaXs5 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nOpg8EHTVI Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fKtK2TrSu7 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xf6IYRYNyh Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 39559 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2903 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 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2903 deg Loaded 4690 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): 3608 out of 4042 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4042 out of 39559 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.775350 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.775350 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.29 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 39559 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2903 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 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2903 deg Loaded 4690 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): 3608 out of 4042 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4042 out of 39559 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (aperture=4.6) Read 33523 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0736 to 21.6697 deg, Dec +8.6114 to +19.2916 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 5.0736 to 21.6697 deg, Dec 8.6114 to 19.2916 deg Loaded 4692 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): 3697 out of 4037 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4037 out of 33523 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits (aperture=4.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 2.1 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 2.2 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 2.1 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits 1.9 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 2.1 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 15.2 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 13.8 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 13.8 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.4 (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.K3JqINaXs5 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1775, bad_region=7583, passed=39546 Got 39546 stars (including 30450 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39546 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4878 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(), 33560 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33560 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33560 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4874 stars left (next iteration limit 5361) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=4874 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1631 n_q2=932 n_q3=1471 n_q4=840 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.296 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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.nOpg8EHTVI (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1356, bad_region=6396, passed=33515 Got 33515 stars (including 25966 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33515 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (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 0.010467 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4869 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28468 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28468 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28468 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4869 stars left (next iteration limit 5355) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits N_match=4869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.244 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.248 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.235 n_q1=1637 n_q2=944 n_q3=1462 n_q4=826 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.142 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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.fKtK2TrSu7 (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=448, bad_region=2276, passed=14460 Got 14460 stars (including 11857 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14460 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4870 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12748 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12748 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12748 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 4870 stars left (next iteration limit 5357) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits N_match=4870 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=1460 n_q2=772 n_q3=1652 n_q4=986 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.046 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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.xf6IYRYNyh (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=508, bad_region=2313, passed=14906 Got 14906 stars (including 12252 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14906 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) 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: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4877 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13170 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4882 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(), 13170 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13170 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 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_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.416 n_q1=1464 n_q2=767 n_q3=1662 n_q4=984 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.052 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:43:50.18 +12:12:37.2: 13.55 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:43:50.18 +12:12:37.2: 13.41 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.48 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:43:50.18 +12:12:37.2: ref_mag=13.48 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4082 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52076_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347 The candidate 52076_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 29.32998    2461250.82998    12.66    00:48:55.82 +16:57:36.5   4185 4989   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits **** FOUND 00:48:55.83 +16:57:36.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52682_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347 The candidate 52682_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 29.32998    2461250.82998    12.93    01:06:35.37 +12:58:59.0   6754 2572   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits **** FOUND 01:06:35.40 +12:58:59.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53129_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347 The candidate 53129_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 29.32925    2461250.82925    13.31    00:43:50.09 +12:12:37.6   3401 2123   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-53-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0346.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 29.32998    2461250.82998    13.56    00:43:50.26 +12:12:36.8   3393 2127   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_032544_TTUQ2b1x1_2247933_CJUWyt38/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_02-55-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0347.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed Psc-02-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### ################################################################################### renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461250.82925338 -observatory V36 07:13:43.70 +19:29:34.1 Mercury (0.8mag) 11:26:51.91 +03:47:36.9 Venus (-4.2mag) 05:20:18.88 +23:10:43.7 Mars (1.3mag) 08:33:58.76 +19:13:44.6 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:56:48.88 +03:20:46.8 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:10:26.69 +20:53:36.1 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:16:35.37 +00:16:48.9 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:29:05.97 -23:26:12.9 Pluto (14.4mag) 20:21:29.01 -22:34:45.8 Moon (-12.7mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jul 29 03:53 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.82925338: 08:33:55.67 +19:13:58.2 Io (5.9mag) 08:34:07.80 +19:13:06.8 Europa (6.2mag) 08:33:47.43 +19:14:33.6 Ganymede (5.5mag) 08:34:11.13 +19:12:50.6 Callisto (6.7mag) 08:31:46.26 +19:07:16.8 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:34:00.43 +19:13:37.4 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:31:11.84 +19:07:46.1 Elara (17.7mag) 08:37:58.50 +18:58:00.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:37:48.10 +19:21:58.6 Carme (19.0mag) 00:56:51.15 +03:20:13.1 Titan (8.5mag) 00:56:46.80 +03:20:32.5 Rhea (9.8mag) 00:56:30.71 +03:18:12.2 Iapetus (11.2mag) 00:57:04.03 +03:20:42.2 Hyperion (14.5mag) 00:56:24.26 +03:15:17.8 Phoebe (16.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 29 03:53 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461250.82925338: 18:27:33.81 -27:26:45.3 JWST 17:15:14.86 +40:16:24.0 Chandra 10:10:05.43 -56:48:55.4 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 29 03:53 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461250.82925338 -observatory V36 03:01:50.14 +16:29:03.6 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:05:38.86 -34:38:55.3 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:44:23.99 -68:34:10.2 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:07:00.99 +32:47:32.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 03:11:52.18 +32:03:38.6 16.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:46:31.57 +31:56:01.6 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:33:19.63 +26:42:02.3 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:12:28.05 +28:55:07.5 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:22:13.81 +05:15:07.4 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:11:17.06 -11:55:28.2 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:24:13.68 +66:55:14.2 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:59:21.34 -11:59:42.1 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 07:56:38.09 +30:54:09.7 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:09:05.70 +15:36:37.4 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:16:05.10 +42:16:59.9 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:24:48.85 +48:24:52.8 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:06:53.09 -13:08:28.4 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:49:24.77 +25:52:23.8 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:26:05.64 -14:51:39.5 17.4mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:19:31.41 +21:29:50.9 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:52:37.27 +02:58:18.3 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:10:31.16 +78:38:08.1 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:02:33.82 +45:56:27.0 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:38:53.68 +07:24:13.9 17.2mag A/2026 E1 21:46:28.09 -22:57:25.9 6.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:23:13.42 -02:49:07.3 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:26:33.38 +31:30:37.3 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 10:47:25.94 +07:52:46.2 17.2mag 63P/Wild 00:53:51.75 -05:09:58.5 15.5mag 65P/Gunn 05:12:42.79 +20:45:04.6 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 02:49:42.62 +12:50:52.9 16.5mag 88P/Howell 07:29:47.66 +28:53:41.9 16.0mag 93P/Lovas 03:39:15.37 +13:04:20.5 17.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 05:23:36.36 +31:05:16.1 16.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 08:54:50.17 +28:13:55.7 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:24:13.94 -06:25:11.2 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos 05:21:38.73 +21:09:45.7 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:11:12.36 +19:18:53.0 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 08:17:04.77 +12:39:09.4 17.8mag 141P-D/Machholz 03:21:35.02 -19:40:53.2 16.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 06:41:23.17 +37:01:25.2 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring 17:31:24.47 +30:59:38.2 13.0mag 169P/NEAT 02:23:39.99 +09:10:57.4 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:37:29.97 -09:24:03.5 17.5mag 235P/LINEAR 20:29:42.85 -52:31:44.7 17.8mag 259P/Garradd 02:53:20.07 +20:51:07.2 15.4mag 260P/McNaught 06:35:15.79 +37:45:37.0 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:07:54.46 +04:12:22.6 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski 08:51:50.38 +18:50:58.6 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS 08:21:00.23 +37:36:03.9 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Jul 29 03:53 comets.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Jul 29 03:53 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Jul 29 03:53 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 09:33:43.753 -02:51:50.08 AT 2026uea 2026-01-13.47 20.96 14:14:47.023 +07:58:39.75 AT 2026udz 2026-02-17.54 20.59 15:12:18.981 -05:15:07.40 AT 2026udy 2026-02-28.62 21.2 03:05:14.394 -22:28:10.52 AT 2026udx 2026-01-08.26 21.76 16:02:17.135 +29:31:10.59 AT 2026udw 2026-04-23.43 21.37 08:37:13.387 -05:39:22.22 AT 2026udv 2026-01-27.42 20.31 15:03:07.347 +26:32:16.54 AT 2026udu 2026-02-27.50 20.45 15:59:28.376 +14:29:00.47 AT 2026udt 2026-02-13.59 21.27 22:43:37.411 +10:08:30.21 AT 2026uds 2026-07-11.59 20.65 17:45:13.110 +14:32:00.54 AT 2026udr 2026-07-11.42 21.41 22:33:47.785 -16:52:48.24 AT 2026udq 2026-07-11.54 21.12 21:29:08.363 +04:26:31.33 AT 2026udp 2026-07-11.48 21.13 15:03:58.202 -05:04:22.07 AT 2026udo 2026-07-11.27 20.37 15:25:01.653 +14:49:40.41 AT 2026udn 2026-07-11.35 20.9 22:22:01.421 -20:45:13.04 AT 2026udm 2026-07-11.56 20.85 15:26:26.200 +14:24:00.82 AT 2026udl 2026-07-11.35 21.78 21:52:33.423 -12:26:26.70 AT 2026udk 2026-06-26.41 21.23 23:28:20.264 -02:45:01.54 AT 2026udj 2026-06-27.39 21.46 15:05:14.436 -36:20:56.85 AT 2026udi 2026-07-08.03 19.35 00:31:18.282 -43:46:06.08 AT 2026udh 2026-07-12.40 23.4739 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Jul 29 03:53 tns_transients_list.txt

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