######## 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:
Ser-01-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Ser-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Ser-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 535829 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 535829 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.png' -> 'transient_report/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits_preview.png'
Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits

renamed 'Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.png' -> 'transient_report/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits_preview.png'
Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits

Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 422.2514
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 478.0548
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3004.7694
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 663.8295
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3013.8930
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 665.4667
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 7.11607
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 28.0799999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
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Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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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
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/d_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits :)
Spent 0.486855 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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/d_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 28.0900001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/d_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits :)
Spent 0.482092 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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/d_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits

fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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: 2461251.71896352
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_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits'
wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits'
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:32.578 +22:00:27.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:48.990 +22:03:41.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 15:41:32.578 +22:00:27.20
Second-epoch image center 15:41:48.990 +22:03:41.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0833 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:52.029 +22:03:27.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 15:41:32.578 +22:00:27.20
Second-epoch image center 15:41:52.029 +22:03:27.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0903 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 15:41:48.990 +22:03:41.75
Second-epoch second image center 15:41:52.029 +22:03:27.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01240 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits &> /tmp/tmp.g6OYNnqD8l
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ge7hmrC4Gu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits &> /tmp/tmp.svBIUXTZp2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jQGop74EE7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7521 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec +16.6033 to +27.2694 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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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 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec 16.6033 to 27.2694 deg
Loaded 5160 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): 4118 out of 4237 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4237 out of 7521 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.717550
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.717550
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.43
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7521 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec +16.6033 to +27.2694 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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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 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec 16.6033 to 27.2694 deg
Loaded 5160 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): 4118 out of 4237 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4237 out of 7521 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 7832 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6307 to 244.1079 deg, Dec +16.6032 to +27.2571 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 226.6307 to 244.1079 deg, Dec 16.6032 to 27.2571 deg
Loaded 5147 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): 4106 out of 4255 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4255 out of 7832 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
2.3 pix Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
2.5 pix fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
2.4 pix fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
15.4 mag. Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.g6OYNnqD8l (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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=392, bad_region=1631, passed=7521
Got 7521 stars (including 5559 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7521 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4898 stars left (next iteration limit 5387)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits N_match=4898 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.290 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.303 n_q1=1546 n_q2=839 n_q3=1639 n_q4=874 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.055
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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.ge7hmrC4Gu (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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=440, bad_region=1716, passed=7832
Got 7832 stars (including 5752 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7832 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4896 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6489 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6489 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6489 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 4896 stars left (next iteration limit 5385)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4896 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.350 n_q1=1560 n_q2=822 n_q3=1654 n_q4=860 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.025
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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.svBIUXTZp2 (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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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=216, bad_region=631, passed=3101
Got 3101 stars (including 2294 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3101 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2253 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2252 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2252 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2253 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2252 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2252 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 2252 stars left (next iteration limit 2477)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2252 robust_rms=6.714 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.023 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2252 robust_rms=0.607 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.687 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2252 robust_rms=0.363 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.408 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2252 robust_rms_before=0.817 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.354 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.363 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.382 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.408
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.382 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits N_match=2252 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.318 n_q1=709 n_q2=381 n_q3=811 n_q4=351 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.054
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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.jQGop74EE7 (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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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=244, bad_region=620, passed=3023
Got 3023 stars (including 2200 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3023 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2157 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2156 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2156 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2156 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2490 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2157 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2156 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2490 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2156 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2490 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 2156 stars left (next iteration limit 2371)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2156 robust_rms=6.869 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.007 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2156 robust_rms=0.631 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.722 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2156 robust_rms=0.410 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.448 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2156 robust_rms_before=0.849 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.403 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.410 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.428 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.448
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.428 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits N_match=2156 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.367 n_q1=680 n_q2=371 n_q3=756 n_q4=349 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.091
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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=Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits sigma_overall=0.318 worst_q_ratio=1.055
ref2=Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits sigma_overall=0.346 worst_q_ratio=1.025
new1=fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.054
new2=fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits sigma_overall=0.414 worst_q_ratio=1.091
reference average sigma_overall=0.332 worst_q_ratio=1.04
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196_astrometric_residuals.png (4898 matched stars from wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207_astrometric_residuals.png (4896 matched stars from wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182_astrometric_residuals.png (2252 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183_astrometric_residuals.png (2156 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)

Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ser-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 06157_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 06157_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 11.24 | 16:06:11.35 +18:22:16.7 | 1280 5376 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:06:11.36 +18:22:16.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ser-01-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/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:32.578 +22:00:27.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:48.990 +22:03:41.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 15:41:32.578 +22:00:27.20
Second-epoch image center 15:41:48.990 +22:03:41.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0833 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:52.029 +22:03:27.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 15:41:32.578 +22:00:27.20
Second-epoch image center 15:41:52.029 +22:03:27.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0903 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 15:41:48.990 +22:03:41.75
Second-epoch second image center 15:41:52.029 +22:03:27.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01240 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pTBXfljgq5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4eJWtHEyGB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HDRGQnxWLB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aC3URpFDpG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 41299 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec +16.6033 to +27.2711 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec 16.6033 to 27.2711 deg
Loaded 5160 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): 3934 out of 4286 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4286 out of 41299 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.578550
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.578550
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.11
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.47
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.47
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 41299 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec +16.6033 to +27.2711 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 226.6307 to 244.1244 deg, Dec 16.6033 to 27.2711 deg
Loaded 5160 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): 3934 out of 4286 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4286 out of 41299 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 43857 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6307 to 244.1079 deg, Dec +16.5942 to +27.2571 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
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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 226.6307 to 244.1079 deg, Dec 16.5942 to 27.2571 deg
Loaded 5151 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): 3926 out of 4283 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4283 out of 43857 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
2.1 pix Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
2.3 pix fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
2.1 pix fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
15.5 mag. Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.7 (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.pTBXfljgq5 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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=20, blended=1935, bad_region=5913, passed=41279
Got 41279 stars (including 33847 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41279 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4893 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4888 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36837 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36837 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36837 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4888 stars left (next iteration limit 5376)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits N_match=4888 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.301 n_q1=1550 n_q2=831 n_q3=1628 n_q4=879 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.062
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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.4eJWtHEyGB (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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=14, blended=2023, bad_region=6267, passed=43843
Got 43843 stars (including 35991 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43843 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39139 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39139 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39139 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 4886 stars left (next iteration limit 5374)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4886 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.337 n_q1=1540 n_q2=818 n_q3=1655 n_q4=873 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.091
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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.HDRGQnxWLB (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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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=11, blended=574, bad_region=3175, passed=19340
Got 19340 stars (including 15686 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19340 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16984 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16984 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16984 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4897 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits N_match=4897 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.372 n_q1=1567 n_q2=839 n_q3=1632 n_q4=859 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=634, bad_region=3205, passed=19943
Got 19943 stars (including 16211 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19943 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17577 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.7 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17577 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17577 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.433 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.386 n_q1=1565 n_q2=837 n_q3=1634 n_q4=856 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ser-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:45:34.62 +24:11:59.4: 12.64 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:28:36.46 +24:42:59.1: 13.29 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:58:49.14 +21:48:37.1: 13.17 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_02-26-46_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:25:16.12 +26:06:10.2: 12.87 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:28:36.46 +24:42:59.1: 13.26 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:25:16.12 +26:06:10.2: 12.93 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:45:34.62 +24:11:59.4: 12.70 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:58:49.14 +21:48:37.1: 13.20 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.28 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.90 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.67 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:28:36.46 +24:42:59.1: ref_mag=13.28 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3894 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:45:34.62 +24:11:59.4: ref_mag=12.67 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9641 delta=-0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:25:16.12 +26:06:10.2: ref_mag=12.90 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0347 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.19 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:58:49.14 +21:48:37.1: ref_mag=13.19 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1294 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 54287_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54287_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 13.88 | 15:41:28.59 +25:35:47.8 | 4840 1053 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 15:41:28.61 +25:35:47.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54290_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54290_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 30.21896 | 2461251.71896 | 13.34 | 15:28:36.50 +24:42:59.2 | 6605 1565 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 13.45 | 15:28:36.42 +24:42:58.9 | 6612 1562 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 54291_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54291_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 13.18 | 15:54:17.30 +25:06:58.6 | 3084 1326 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 15:54:17.34 +25:06:59.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54292_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54292_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 30.21896 | 2461251.71896 | 13.02 | 15:45:34.57 +24:11:59.6 | 4269 1901 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 12.92 | 15:45:34.66 +24:11:59.1 | 4276 1899 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 54362_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54362_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 12.49 | 15:41:54.75 +18:26:22.9 | 4785 5385 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 15:41:54.76 +18:26:22.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54400_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54400_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 30.21896 | 2461251.71896 | 13.04 | 15:25:16.10 +26:06:10.1 | 7043 0707 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 13.03 | 15:25:16.15 +26:06:10.3 | 7050 0705 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 54405_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54405_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 30.21896 | 2461251.71896 | 13.10 | 15:58:49.13 +21:48:36.8 | 2400 3317 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 13.17 | 15:58:49.14 +21:48:37.4 | 2407 3315 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 54437_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 54437_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 13.90 | 15:45:07.17 +24:22:15.8 | 4340 1795 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 15:45:07.17 +24:22:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 33578_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 33578_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 11.55 | 16:06:11.28 +18:22:17.3 | 1280 5376 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:06:11.30 +18:22:17.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 29633_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 29633_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 07 30.21992 | 2461251.71992 | 12.19 | 16:07:53.21 +20:40:21.1 | 1093 3964 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (44.0") between the two second-epoch detections
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ser-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
Source monitoring: measuring positions from /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-07-30_CI_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_003559_TTUQ2b1x1_2890522_tjUeN1S4/monitoring_positions.txt
Read 19351 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.7335 to 244.2026 deg, Dec +16.6715 to +27.3236 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 226.7335 to 244.2026 deg, Dec 16.6715 to 27.3236 deg
Loaded 5176 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): 4147 out of 4283 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4283 out of 19351 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits via Tycho-2
util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461251.71896 (FITS header)
Observing site: lat= +33.748292 deg lon= -101.958319 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords)
Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 235.45502 deg Dec= +22.06242 deg
Frame center: alt= +45.351 deg az= 268.401 deg airmass= 1.4036
Header cross-check: CENTALT= 45.436 deg (difference -0.086 deg)
Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 1.4022 (we compute 1.4036)
Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.0443 +/- 0.0302 mag/airmass N= 3309 airmass span 1.2257-1.6904 scatter 0.1859 mag
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits: OK +0.059160 -0.044258 1.4036 +0.0443 3309 0.4646 0.1859 1.2257 1.6904
Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits list=monitoring_pixlist2890877.tmp aperture=4.9
Image size: 9576 x 6388
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).
Saturation level: 57000.0
Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.385300
Forced photometry: center=(2371.88, 818.57) aperture=4.9
Annulus: inner=9.80 outer=24.50
Background annulus: 1579 pixels
Iterative clipping converged after 2 iterations, 1573/1579 pixels remain
SExtractor background: mode=2370.68 median=2370.00 mean=2369.54 sigma=82.55 -> bg=2370.68 (1573 pixels)
Aperture sum=146600.97 N_eff=18.8574
Net flux=101895.99 noise=358.47 SNR=284.25
Instrumental magnitude: -12.5204
Calibrated magnitude: 9.8649
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits (aperture 4.9 pix)
Read 19946 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.7810 to 244.1933 deg, Dec +16.6718 to +27.3205 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 226.7810 to 244.1933 deg, Dec 16.6718 to 27.3205 deg
Loaded 5156 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): 4130 out of 4281 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4281 out of 19946 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits via Tycho-2
util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461251.71992 (FITS header)
Observing site: lat= +33.748292 deg lon= -101.958319 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords)
Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 235.46768 deg Dec= +22.05841 deg
Frame center: alt= +45.072 deg az= 268.558 deg airmass= 1.4104
Header cross-check: CENTALT= 45.152 deg (difference -0.080 deg)
Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 1.4091 (we compute 1.4104)
Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.0556 +/- 0.0298 mag/airmass N= 3264 airmass span 1.2301-1.6927 scatter 0.1828 mag
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits: OK +0.077572 -0.055590 1.4104 +0.0556 3264 0.4626 0.1828 1.2301 1.6927
Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits list=monitoring_pixlist2890877.tmp aperture=4.7
Image size: 9576 x 6388
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).
Saturation level: 57000.0
Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.369300
Forced photometry: center=(2378.73, 816.45) aperture=4.7
Annulus: inner=9.40 outer=23.50
Background annulus: 1456 pixels
Iterative clipping converged after 3 iterations, 1447/1456 pixels remain
SExtractor background: mode=2381.18 median=2383.00 mean=2384.22 sigma=82.71 -> bg=2381.18 (1447 pixels)
Aperture sum=144670.11 N_eff=17.3494
Net flux=103358.02 noise=344.50 SNR=300.02
Instrumental magnitude: -12.5359
Calibrated magnitude: 9.8334
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_00-16-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits (aperture 4.7 pix)
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The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461251.71896352 -observatory V36
07:16:00.52 +19:38:59.4 Mercury (0.6mag)
11:30:10.82 +03:21:34.3 Venus (-4.3mag)
05:22:55.77 +23:13:49.9 Mars (1.3mag)
08:34:47.23 +19:10:52.9 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:48.26 +03:20:26.9 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:10:34.32 +20:53:56.1 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:33.14 +00:16:31.7 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:00.77 -23:26:34.9 Pluto (14.4mag)
21:07:54.18 -18:46:50.0 Moon (-12.7mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461251.71896352:
08:34:53.09 +19:10:28.2 Io (5.9mag)
08:34:42.26 +19:11:13.5 Europa (6.2mag)
08:34:46.26 +19:11:00.7 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:34:50.63 +19:10:35.4 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:32:33.25 +19:04:55.6 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:34:51.43 +19:10:36.0 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:31:59.35 +19:05:14.2 Elara (17.7mag)
08:38:47.87 +18:54:42.1 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:38:33.23 +19:19:17.4 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:54.62 +03:19:54.4 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:52.10 +03:20:12.1 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:32.32 +03:17:55.7 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:01.94 +03:20:30.9 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:22.47 +03:14:50.5 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461251.71896352:
18:30:57.43 -27:07:25.1 JWST
18:55:40.77 +15:39:13.6 Chandra
21:36:50.97 +50:21:37.7 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461251.71896352 -observatory V36
03:02:56.89 +16:34:10.7 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:05:13.33 -34:39:03.4 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:45:15.34 -68:35:46.7 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:07:16.95 +32:48:35.0 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:14:57.39 +32:40:49.6 16.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:45:50.52 +31:53:56.4 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:34:15.80 +26:41:14.2 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:13:16.78 +28:52:41.3 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:22:49.48 +05:15:30.8 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:21.23 -11:57:17.6 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:23:00.09 +66:51:18.1 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:58:11.24 -12:04:52.5 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
07:57:41.45 +30:56:32.8 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:08:51.45 +15:36:49.6 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:14:53.59 +42:22:29.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:23:35.92 +48:30:01.9 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:07:39.04 -13:07:15.5 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:50:03.21 +25:43:14.6 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:26:33.49 -14:58:07.9 17.4mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:20:41.58 +21:26:49.4 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:53:04.80 +02:55:08.0 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:09:24.90 +78:34:33.5 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:03:06.71 +45:57:59.1 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:39:34.87 +07:30:53.5 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:47:37.49 -23:21:25.7 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:23:43.34 -02:52:06.0 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:27:43.85 +31:35:47.6 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:49:15.55 +07:35:20.0 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:53:58.13 -05:11:05.8 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:14:47.59 +20:45:22.3 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:50:48.02 +12:55:57.6 16.6mag 88P/Howell
07:32:12.27 +28:47:35.6 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:41:37.89 +13:24:35.4 17.8mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:26:34.02 +31:02:23.7 16.4mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:56:58.55 +28:05:52.2 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:25:57.74 -06:46:10.2 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:23:00.48 +21:10:07.5 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:12:47.41 +19:16:58.8 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
00:04:12.79 +03:24:56.0 17.7mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
08:19:44.20 +12:26:21.1 17.9mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:22:19.04 -20:03:11.4 14.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:44:33.07 +37:06:55.9 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:23:00.65 +31:59:33.7 12.9mag 169P/NEAT
02:25:29.92 +09:13:35.0 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:37:46.91 -09:27:35.4 17.5mag 235P/LINEAR
20:29:01.50 -52:35:36.8 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:55:54.56 +21:14:58.9 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:37:59.05 +37:46:14.7 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:08:05.21 +04:06:45.1 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:52:39.15 +18:48:29.2 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:22:20.27 +37:31:25.2 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-26eg 2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40 SN2026mho 2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10 AT2026min 2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24.03 8.35
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.59
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90 ASASSN-26dj 2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10 ASASSN-26dg 2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40 AT2026mhn 2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00 ASASSN-26di 2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00 AT2026kwu 2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90 AT2026ktm 2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40 AT2026lkm 2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.80 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.34 13.72
10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52
22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2
21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51
16:21:48.82 -61:36:13.20 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.21 15.15
14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63
13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43
11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59
22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36
21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 AT2026kis 2026-04-27.36 16.15
14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40 ASASSN-26dc 2026-04-27.27 13.42
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
00:43:01.82 +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
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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
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