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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW

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Processing fields UMa-14-Q2b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 reference image: UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 reference image: UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits
Field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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: 
UMa-14-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-14-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-14-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 581225 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 581225 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits_preview.png'
UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits

renamed 'UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits_preview.png'
UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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= 462.7599 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 493.9785 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5892.5941 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1319.5110 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5928.0399 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1328.6858 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 12.7336 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.007 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 = 29.5599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Header: 67 keys total, 4 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= '2026-07-29T23:13:58.3329826' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-30T04:13:58.3329826' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61251.1763695832 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-30T04:14:08.2314353' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61251.176484155 / 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 = 179.997139052995 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 30.0000469599248 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 16.7283333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 295.108333333333 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.4362621273826 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / 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 = 'UMa-14' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '12 00 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+30 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 = 20447 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20447 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 29.5599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 29.5599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 56: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 57: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 58: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 59: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 60: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 61: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 62: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 63: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 64: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 67: "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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits :) Spent 0.645658 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 29.5499992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Header: 67 keys total, 4 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= '2026-07-29T23:14:46.1701479' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-30T04:14:46.1701479' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61251.1769232638 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-30T04:14:56.0754383' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61251.177037905 / 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 = 179.997139071018 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 30.0000469702436 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 16.5775 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 295.198611111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.4658895885817 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / 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 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Software that created this file" status=0 Record 58: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 59: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 60: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 61: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 62: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 63: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 64: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 67: "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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits :) Spent 0.616961 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/d_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits


fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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: 2461251.67648532 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits' wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Image size: 938.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 11:59:57.763 +29:59:48.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 11:59:57.763 +29:59:48.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0170 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Image size: 938.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 11:59:57.327 +30:00:17.92 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 11:59:57.327 +30:00:17.92 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0160 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 11:59:57.763 +29:59:48.66 Second-epoch second image center 11:59:57.327 +30:00:17.92 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00828 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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5xgGWBrwI6 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ayQxGmisb8 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3aAnyMprMa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Cab4aowMdv Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2888 to +35.3606 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 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2888 to 35.3606 deg Loaded 3870 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): 2812 out of 2964 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2964 out of 5757 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.905400 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.905400 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2888 to +35.3606 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 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2888 to 35.3606 deg Loaded 3870 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): 2812 out of 2964 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2964 out of 5757 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 5712 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2889 to +35.3609 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 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2889 to 35.3609 deg Loaded 3870 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): 2817 out of 2965 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2965 out of 5712 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (aperture=6.4) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.3 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 2.3 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 15.4 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 12.7 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits 12.6 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 10.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.5xgGWBrwI6 (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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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=431, bad_region=1402, passed=5757 Got 5757 stars (including 4037 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3928 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4638 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4638 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4638 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 3928 stars left (next iteration limit 4320) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits N_match=3928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.367 n_q1=1186 n_q2=741 n_q3=1263 n_q4=738 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.149 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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.ayQxGmisb8 (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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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=423, bad_region=1397, passed=5712 Got 5712 stars (including 4011 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5712 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3908 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3900 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4590 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3908 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4590 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4590 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 3900 stars left (next iteration limit 4290) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits N_match=3900 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.376 n_q1=1181 n_q2=711 n_q3=1268 n_q4=740 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.147 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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.3aAnyMprMa (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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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=134, bad_region=130, passed=1025 Got 1025 stars (including 771 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1025 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (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 573 to 627 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 751 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 741 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 892 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 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 573 to 627 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 751 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 892 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 892 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Excluding outliers - 751 stars left (next iteration limit 826) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=751 robust_rms=5.877 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.276 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=751 robust_rms=0.468 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.568 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=751 robust_rms_before=1.229 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.447 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.468 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.529 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.568 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.529 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits N_match=751 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.570 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.447 n_q1=268 n_q2=124 n_q3=245 n_q4=114 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.279 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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.Cab4aowMdv (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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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=139, bad_region=129, passed=1026 Got 1026 stars (including 774 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1026 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (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 573 to 628 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 753 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 753 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 745 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 753 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 896 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 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 573 to 628 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 753 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 753 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 895 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 753 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 895 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Excluding outliers - 753 stars left (next iteration limit 828) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=753 robust_rms=5.738 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.748 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=753 robust_rms=0.464 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.542 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=753 robust_rms_before=1.246 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.433 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.464 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.529 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.542 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.529 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits N_match=753 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.448 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.436 n_q1=268 n_q2=123 n_q3=246 n_q4=116 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.094 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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=UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits sigma_overall=0.410 worst_q_ratio=1.149 ref2=UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits sigma_overall=0.427 worst_q_ratio=1.147 new1=fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits sigma_overall=0.446 worst_q_ratio=1.279 new2=fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits sigma_overall=0.448 worst_q_ratio=1.094 reference average sigma_overall=0.4185 worst_q_ratio=1.148 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338_astrometric_residuals.png (3928 matched stars from wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339_astrometric_residuals.png (3900 matched stars from wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112_astrometric_residuals.png (751 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.41 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113_astrometric_residuals.png (753 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-14-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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Image size: 938.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 11:59:57.763 +29:59:48.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 11:59:57.763 +29:59:48.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0170 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Image size: 938.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 11:59:57.327 +30:00:17.92 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 Second-epoch image center 11:59:57.327 +30:00:17.92 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0160 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 11:59:57.763 +29:59:48.66 Second-epoch second image center 11:59:57.327 +30:00:17.92 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00828 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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EURaqaGiTm Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Vbazud6Moa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZygqawoqBv Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FVUlnGecXe Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 28501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec +24.2295 to +35.3660 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 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec 24.2295 to 35.3660 deg Loaded 3901 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): 2711 out of 2980 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28501 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.791100 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.791100 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 28501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec +24.2295 to +35.3660 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 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec 24.2295 to 35.3660 deg Loaded 3901 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): 2711 out of 2980 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28501 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (aperture=5.0) Read 28642 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2682 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2296 to +35.3727 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 170.2682 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2296 to 35.3727 deg Loaded 3904 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): 2697 out of 2980 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28642 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (aperture=5.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 2.1 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 2.3 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits 2.3 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 15.6 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 13.1 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits 13.1 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.1 (SNR ) 12.7 (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.EURaqaGiTm (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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1244, bad_region=5663, passed=28491 Got 28491 stars (including 21824 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28491 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) 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: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4873 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24012 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4877 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(), 24012 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24012 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 4873 stars left (next iteration limit 5360) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits N_match=4873 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.360 n_q1=1494 n_q2=878 n_q3=1601 n_q4=900 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.126 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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.Vbazud6Moa (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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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=16, blended=1277, bad_region=5694, passed=28626 Got 28626 stars (including 21900 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28626 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4873 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: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24130 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4873 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(), 24130 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24130 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits N_match=4869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.388 n_q1=1489 n_q2=874 n_q3=1591 n_q4=915 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.102 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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.ZygqawoqBv (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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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=301, bad_region=690, passed=6480 Got 6480 stars (including 5615 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6480 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4880 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5956 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.76" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5956 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.79" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5957 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.80" Excluding outliers - 4880 stars left (next iteration limit 5368) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits N_match=4880 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.752 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.708 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.918 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.708 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.841 n_q1=1817 n_q2=708 n_q3=1706 n_q4=649 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.220 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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.FVUlnGecXe (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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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=1, blended=275, bad_region=578, passed=6316 Got 6316 stars (including 5526 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6316 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4862 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4854 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.78" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5860 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.78" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4863 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5860 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.81" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5860 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.82" Excluding outliers - 4856 stars left (next iteration limit 5338) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits N_match=4856 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.779 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.739 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.900 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.736 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.925 n_q1=1811 n_q2=690 n_q3=1701 n_q4=654 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.188 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:08:10.23 +30:16:24.9: 12.51 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:09:17.26 +29:27:37.0: 12.43 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:08:10.23 +30:16:24.9: 12.54 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:09:17.26 +29:27:37.0: 12.42 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.53 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:08:10.23 +30:16:24.9: ref_mag=12.53 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5203 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.42 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:09:17.26 +29:27:37.0: ref_mag=12.42 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4418 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32041_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 The candidate 32041_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 30.17704    2461251.67704    10.72    11:42:43.57 +33:32:15.1   6939 0981   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.9") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32742_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 The candidate 32742_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 30.17649    2461251.67649    12.38    12:09:17.24 +29:27:36.5   3567 3523   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 30.17704    2461251.67704    12.53    12:09:17.27 +29:27:37.4   3566 3528   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32760_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 The candidate 32760_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 30.17704    2461251.67704    11.86    11:41:58.94 +27:12:15.9   7224 4812   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.6") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32811_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 The candidate 32811_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 30.17704    2461251.67704    12.11    11:42:15.67 +33:13:27.9   7007 1168   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.5") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32835_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 The candidate 32835_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 07 30.17649    2461251.67649    12.47    12:08:10.33 +30:16:26.2   3717 3032   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-13-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0112.fits Discovery image 2   2026 07 30.17704    2461251.67704    12.60    12:08:10.13 +30:16:23.6   3716 3038   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33079_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 The candidate 33079_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 07 30.17704    2461251.67704    12.74    12:11:55.15 +25:50:47.0   3187 5717   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_231802_TTUQ2b1x1_4003940_BL5PfIAW/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-29_23-14-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0113.fits **** FOUND 12:11:55.11 +25:50:47.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed UMa-14-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)2461251.67648532 -observatory V36 07:15:53.34 +19:38:33.3 Mercury (0.6mag) 11:30:01.31 +03:22:49.1 Venus (-4.3mag) 05:22:48.20 +23:13:41.1 Mars (1.3mag) 08:34:44.90 +19:11:01.2 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:56:48.29 +03:20:27.8 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:10:33.95 +20:53:55.2 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:16:33.25 +00:16:32.6 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:29:01.02 -23:26:33.8 Pluto (14.4mag) 21:06:28.86 -18:55:56.4 Moon (-12.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jul 29 23:20 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461251.67648532: 08:34:51.37 +19:10:34.0 Io (5.9mag) 08:34:40.52 +19:11:19.2 Europa (6.2mag) 08:34:43.35 +19:11:11.4 Ganymede (5.5mag) 08:34:48.74 +19:10:41.9 Callisto (6.7mag) 08:32:30.98 +19:05:02.4 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:34:49.54 +19:10:42.3 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:31:57.06 +19:05:21.6 Elara (17.7mag) 08:38:45.50 +18:54:51.7 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:38:31.06 +19:19:25.1 Carme (19.0mag) 00:56:54.48 +03:19:55.2 Titan (8.5mag) 00:56:51.94 +03:20:12.6 Rhea (9.8mag) 00:56:32.25 +03:17:56.5 Iapetus (11.2mag) 00:57:02.06 +03:20:31.5 Hyperion (14.5mag) 00:56:22.56 +03:14:51.8 Phoebe (16.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 29 23:20 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461251.67648532: 18:31:02.76 -27:08:20.8 JWST 18:53:14.27 +17:42:53.0 Chandra 20:16:21.40 +28:29:30.4 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 29 23:20 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461251.67648532 -observatory V36 03:02:53.68 +16:33:55.9 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:05:14.59 -34:39:03.1 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:45:12.86 -68:35:42.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:07:16.18 +32:48:32.0 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 03:14:48.25 +32:39:02.5 16.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:45:52.50 +31:54:02.3 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:34:13.09 +26:41:16.5 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:13:14.43 +28:52:48.4 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:22:47.76 +05:15:29.8 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:11:21.04 -11:57:12.4 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:23:03.65 +66:51:29.4 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:58:14.59 -12:04:37.8 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 07:57:38.39 +30:56:26.1 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:08:52.14 +15:36:49.1 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:14:57.06 +42:22:14.2 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:23:39.45 +48:29:47.1 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:07:36.83 -13:07:18.8 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:50:01.35 +25:43:40.8 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:26:32.11 -14:57:49.3 17.4mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:20:38.20 +21:26:58.3 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:53:03.48 +02:55:17.1 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:09:28.17 +78:34:44.4 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:03:05.12 +45:57:54.4 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:39:32.89 +07:30:34.7 17.2mag A/2026 E1 21:47:34.44 -23:20:15.4 6.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:23:41.90 -02:51:57.4 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:27:40.45 +31:35:32.7 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 10:49:10.30 +07:36:10.1 17.2mag 63P/Wild 00:53:57.84 -05:11:02.4 15.5mag 65P/Gunn 05:14:41.58 +20:45:21.5 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 02:50:44.88 +12:55:42.9 16.6mag 88P/Howell 07:32:05.33 +28:47:53.3 16.0mag 93P/Lovas 03:41:31.00 +13:23:37.2 17.8mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 05:26:25.46 +31:02:32.1 16.4mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 08:56:52.39 +28:06:15.6 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:25:52.76 -06:45:10.2 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos 05:22:56.55 +21:10:06.5 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:12:42.84 +19:17:04.3 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:04:12.84 +03:24:54.8 17.7mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 08:19:36.57 +12:26:57.9 17.9mag 141P-D/Machholz 03:22:18.96 -20:03:18.7 14.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 06:44:23.93 +37:06:40.5 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring 17:23:26.32 +31:56:42.3 12.9mag 169P/NEAT 02:25:24.64 +09:13:27.5 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:37:46.15 -09:27:25.3 17.5mag 235P/LINEAR 20:29:03.71 -52:35:25.3 17.8mag 259P/Garradd 02:55:47.10 +21:13:50.1 15.4mag 260P/McNaught 06:37:51.19 +37:46:13.2 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:08:04.70 +04:07:01.3 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski 08:52:36.80 +18:48:36.4 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS 08:22:16.42 +37:31:38.6 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Jul 29 23:20 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 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############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 14:51:51.40 +66:13:24.0 TCP J14515140+6613240 2026-07-29.2561 13.5mag 00:43:06.15 +41:22:08.2 PNV J00430615+4122082 2026-07-30.0085 19.4mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Jul 29 23:20 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 08:49:47.663 -07:24:01.25 AT 2026uew 2026-02-19.37 20.99 04:43:45.409 -21:56:34.12 AT 2026uev 2026-01-14.29 21.36 14:23:02.118 +17:49:57.26 AT 2026ueu 2026-04-20.54 21.18 11:50:55.515 -19:56:24.73 AT 2026uet 2026-01-27.53 21.55 10:59:04.434 -17:05:34.76 AT 2026ues 2026-05-06.27 20.91 15:39:15.006 +12:22:05.73 AT 2026uer 2026-02-13.60 21.8 19:17:04.295 +46:23:18.13 AT 2026ueq 2026-07-01.31 17.5086 08:10:18.850 +45:21:28.27 AT 2026uep 2026-02-21.37 20.88 15:04:40.281 +05:21:56.55 AT 2026ueo 2026-07-09.29 21.15 17:12:49.063 +27:32:51.65 AT 2026uen 2026-07-08.32 19.49 10:28:53.926 +20:07:41.86 AT 2026uem 2026-01-14.45 21.07 11:11:53.428 +13:29:27.96 AT 2026uel 2026-01-29.63 22.38 14:49:01.370 +34:26:52.68 AT 2026uek 2026-06-13.34 20.33 13:48:44.907 -10:17:48.40 AT 2026uej 2026-05-19.33 20.99 14:32:34.192 +18:00:45.73 AT 2026uei 2026-02-13.54 21.3 08:49:51.222 +00:38:50.85 AT 2026ueh 2026-03-09.32 21.51 08:22:39.912 +47:57:53.40 AT 2026ueg 2026-03-06.30 20.74 21:46:30.478 -29:31:41.92 AT 2026uef 2026-06-16.55 21.46 13:18:31.879 -04:01:30.80 AT 2026uee 2026-01-20.63 19.75 13:58:22.667 -10:01:33.71 AT 2026ued 2026-02-17.61 21.26 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Jul 29 23:20 tns_transients_list.txt

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