FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cep-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Field Cep-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Field Cep-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Field Cep-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461058.75982519 18.01.2026 06:13:58.896   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
First image: 2461058.75982519 18.01.2026 06:13:58.896   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Last  image: 2461251.76101021 30.07.2026 06:15:41.282   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.68
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  10019
Objects passed selection criteria:  9963
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 6663.5
Average stars matched: 6193.5 (92.9466 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   235700 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Wed Jul 29 18:03:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-187-gf9db235a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-29)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Thu Jul 30 01:40:15 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461058.75982519 18.01.2026 06:13:58.896   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
First image: 2461058.75982519 18.01.2026 06:13:58.896   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Last  image: 2461251.76101021 30.07.2026 06:15:41.282   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 33
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.33
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 17 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  69103
Objects passed selection criteria:  68906
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.6    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.6    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 48096.5
Average stars matched: 44252.5 (92.0077 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   285680 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Wed Jul 29 18:03:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-187-gf9db235a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-29)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Thu Jul 30 01:41:06 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## 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
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cep-01-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cep-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cep-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 501182 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 501182 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.png' -> 'transient_report/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits_preview.png'

Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits


renamed 'Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.png' -> 'transient_report/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits_preview.png'

Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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= 680.1622
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 599.2678
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3449.1506
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 813.7804
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3448.2921
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 812.6086
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 5.07107
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.1200008392334 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 2: "BITPIX  =                   16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS   =                    2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1  =                 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2  =                 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO   =                32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT'              / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-07-30T01:14:49.6120070' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-07-30T06:14:49.6120070' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS =     61251.2602964351 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-07-30T06:14:59.5131065' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG =     61251.2604110301 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING=                    1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET  =                   30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M'            / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0'             / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT=                   50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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Record 29: "FOCALLEN=                135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
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Record 32: "DEC     =     85.3878842669396 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT =     35.9891666666667 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" 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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/d_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits :)

Spent 0.477477 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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/d_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.3600006103516 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 3: "NAXIS   =                    2 / Dimensionality" 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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/d_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits :)

Spent 0.465103 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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/d_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits



fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.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/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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: 2461251.76041218
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits'
wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.4'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:01:19.462 +85:00:08.50 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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: 00:00:56.675 +85:11:21.54 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 00:01:19.462 +85:00:08.50
Second-epoch image center 00:00:56.675 +85:11:21.54
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1871 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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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: 00:01:02.568 +85:10:43.16 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 00:01:19.462 +85:00:08.50
Second-epoch image center 00:01:02.568 +85:10:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1764 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  00:00:56.675 +85:11:21.54
Second-epoch second image center 00:01:02.568 +85:10:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01086 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5HQKwFC7CJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ueJ8tiuW5g
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cE6XzOduRF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VWvdYj38YC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits and wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits and wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits and wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 11917 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 181.3700 to 179.5136 deg, Dec +75.7667 to +89.8982 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 181.3700 to 179.5136 deg, Dec 75.7667 to 89.8982 deg
Loaded 33392 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): 7583 out of 7952 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7952 out of 11917 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.760500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.760500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.68
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.08

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.08

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 11917 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 181.3700 to 179.5136 deg, Dec +75.7667 to +89.8982 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 181.3700 to 179.5136 deg, Dec 75.7667 to 89.8982 deg
Loaded 33392 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): 7583 out of 7952 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7952 out of 11917 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits (aperture=6.1)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 11885 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 180.0802 to 179.5149 deg, Dec +75.7695 to +89.8805 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 180.0802 to 179.5149 deg, Dec 75.7695 to 89.8805 deg
Loaded 33457 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): 7605 out of 7972 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7972 out of 11885 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
 2.1 pix  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.1 mag.  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
 15.1 mag.  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.0 (SNR )  11.2 (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.5HQKwFC7CJ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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=842, bad_region=2542, passed=11917
Got 11917 stars (including 8693 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11917 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 181.3700 through 0 to 179.5136, gap 179.5136 to 181.3700
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.8 to 89.9)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4912 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 181.3594 through 0 to 179.5016, gap 179.5016 to 181.3594
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.8 to 89.9)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Excluding outliers - 4911 stars left (next iteration limit 5403)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits N_match=4911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.277 n_q1=1628 n_q2=667 n_q3=1770 n_q4=846 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.153
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits -region wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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.ueJ8tiuW5g (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.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/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.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=854, bad_region=2529, passed=11885
Got 11885 stars (including 8677 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11885 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.0802 through 0 to 179.5149, gap 179.5149 to 180.0802
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.8 to 89.9)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4913 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.0677 through 0 to 179.5022, gap 179.5022 to 180.0677
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.8 to 89.9)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4912 stars left (next iteration limit 5404)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits N_match=4912 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.295 n_q1=1623 n_q2=668 n_q3=1773 n_q4=848 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.145
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits -region wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.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.cE6XzOduRF (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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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=393, bad_region=1175, passed=5217
Got 5217 stars (including 3723 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5217 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 209.5647 through 0 to 177.4771, gap 177.4771 to 209.5647
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.3 to 89.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3652 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3644 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3644 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3644 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4308 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 209.5481 through 0 to 177.4502, gap 177.4502 to 209.5481
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.3 to 89.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3652 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3646 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4308 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3646 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4308 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 3646 stars left (next iteration limit 4008)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3646 robust_rms=6.747 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.398 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3646 robust_rms=0.424 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.467 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3646 robust_rms=0.379 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.420 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3646 robust_rms_before=0.784 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.408 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.379 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.470 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.420
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:57.086 +85:11:21.37 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 5217 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky782263.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.784 -> 0.379 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits N_match=3646 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.387 n_q1=1239 n_q2=785 n_q3=1022 n_q4=600 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.061
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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.VWvdYj38YC (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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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=404, bad_region=1166, passed=5200
Got 5200 stars (including 3709 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5200 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 209.5735 through 0 to 177.4649, gap 177.4649 to 209.5735
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.3 to 89.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3633 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3625 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3625 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3625 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4299 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 209.5545 through 0 to 177.4461, gap 177.4461 to 209.5545
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.3 to 89.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3634 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3626 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4299 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3626 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4299 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 3626 stars left (next iteration limit 3987)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3626 robust_rms=6.850 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.040 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3626 robust_rms=0.415 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.470 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3626 robust_rms=0.366 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.404 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3626 robust_rms_before=0.776 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.397 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.366 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.447 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.404
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.447 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits N_match=3626 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.410 n_q1=1221 n_q2=787 n_q3=1008 n_q4=610 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.067
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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=Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits sigma_overall=0.331 worst_q_ratio=1.153
ref2=Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits sigma_overall=0.343 worst_q_ratio=1.145
new1=fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits sigma_overall=0.396 worst_q_ratio=1.061
new2=fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits sigma_overall=0.416 worst_q_ratio=1.067
reference average sigma_overall=0.337 worst_q_ratio=1.149
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261_astrometric_residuals.png (4911 matched stars from wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262_astrometric_residuals.png (4912 matched stars from wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242_astrometric_residuals.png (3646 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243_astrometric_residuals.png (3626 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-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/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.4'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:01:19.462 +85:00:08.50 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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: 00:00:56.675 +85:11:21.54 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 00:01:19.462 +85:00:08.50
Second-epoch image center 00:00:56.675 +85:11:21.54
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1871 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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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: 00:01:02.568 +85:10:43.16 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 00:01:19.462 +85:00:08.50
Second-epoch image center 00:01:02.568 +85:10:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1764 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  00:00:56.675 +85:11:21.54
Second-epoch second image center 00:01:02.568 +85:10:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01086 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits &> /tmp/tmp.32oHrsMLIt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.95IAYshSCQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DCuFszfuNW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LcJWiGIFom
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits and wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits and wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits and wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 78909 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 180.0766 to 179.9989 deg, Dec +75.6806 to +89.9628 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 180.0766 to 179.9989 deg, Dec 75.6806 to 89.9628 deg
Loaded 33929 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): 7084 out of 8318 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8318 out of 78909 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.616350
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.616350
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.33
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)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 78909 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 180.0766 to 179.9989 deg, Dec +75.6806 to +89.9628 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 180.0766 to 179.9989 deg, Dec 75.6806 to 89.9628 deg
Loaded 33929 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): 7084 out of 8318 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8318 out of 78909 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits (aperture=4.6)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 78995 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 180.0101 to 179.9907 deg, Dec +75.6805 to +89.9628 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 180.0101 to 179.9907 deg, Dec 75.6805 to 89.9628 deg
Loaded 33934 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): 7095 out of 8317 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8317 out of 78995 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 28 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
 2.0 pix  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.3 mag.  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
 15.3 mag.  Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.2 (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.32oHrsMLIt (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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=18, blended=5290, bad_region=12231, passed=78891
Got 78891 stars (including 62018 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 78891 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.0766 through 0 to 179.9989, gap 179.9989 to 180.0766
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.7 to 90.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69369 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.0644 through 0 to 179.9871, gap 179.9871 to 180.0644
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.7 to 90.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69369 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69369 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Excluding outliers - 4918 stars left (next iteration limit 5410)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits N_match=4918 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.265 n_q1=1595 n_q2=672 n_q3=1759 n_q4=892 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.161
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits -region wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.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.95IAYshSCQ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.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/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.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=9, blended=5138, bad_region=12225, passed=78986
Got 78986 stars (including 62206 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 78986 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.0101 through 0 to 179.9907, gap 179.9907 to 180.0101
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.7 to 90.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69441 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.0683 through 0 to 179.9963, gap 179.9963 to 180.0683
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 828 to 900 (Dec 75.7 to 90.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69441 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 69441 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4919 stars left (next iteration limit 5410)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits N_match=4919 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.282 n_q1=1592 n_q2=673 n_q3=1772 n_q4=882 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.136
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits -region wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.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.DCuFszfuNW (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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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=6, blended=1661, bad_region=5171, passed=35245
Got 35245 stars (including 28959 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35245 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.7997 through 0 to 177.4771, gap 177.4771 to 180.7997
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.2 to 90.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31401 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 180.7806 through 0 to 177.4521, gap 177.4521 to 180.7806
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.2 to 90.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31401 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31401 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4906 stars left (next iteration limit 5396)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits N_match=4906 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.433 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=1725 n_q2=965 n_q3=1460 n_q4=756 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.071
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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.LcJWiGIFom (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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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=9, blended=1587, bad_region=5096, passed=35117
Got 35117 stars (including 28911 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35117 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 181.2215 through 0 to 178.6696, gap 178.6696 to 181.2215
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.2 to 89.9)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4905 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31323 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 181.2107 through 0 to 178.6536, gap 178.6536 to 181.2107
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 836 to 900 (Dec 77.2 to 89.9)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4915 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31323 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31323 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4905 stars left (next iteration limit 5394)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits N_match=4905 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=1710 n_q2=957 n_q3=1471 n_q4=767 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.077
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.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_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/wcs_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 21:10:04.63 +83:20:24.4:  13.08 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 00:55:00.95 +81:17:45.2:  13.39 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 21:11:58.28 +84:14:26.7:  12.66 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 00:30:46.23 +82:35:09.8:  12.00 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 00:38:35.83 +84:41:46.1:  12.60 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 23:17:42.76 +81:26:46.9:  12.33 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 22:54:49.17 +85:08:14.3:  12.43 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 21:18:27.82 +87:04:57.2:  13.29 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 00:14:09.61 +87:22:22.7:  13.28 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 00:38:35.83 +84:41:46.1:  12.53 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 22:54:49.17 +85:08:14.3:  12.46 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 00:55:00.95 +81:17:45.2:  13.36 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 00:30:46.23 +82:35:09.8:  11.96 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 21:11:58.28 +84:14:26.7:  12.62 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 21:10:04.63 +83:20:24.4:  13.17 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 23:17:42.76 +81:26:46.9:  12.31 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 21:18:27.82 +87:04:57.2:  13.38 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 00:14:09.61 +87:22:22.7:  13.25 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.44 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.57 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.37 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.98 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.12 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.64 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:54:49.17 +85:08:14.3: ref_mag=12.44 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6036 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:38:35.83 +84:41:46.1: ref_mag=12.57 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6480 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.32 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:55:00.95 +81:17:45.2: ref_mag=13.37 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2730 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:30:46.23 +82:35:09.8: ref_mag=11.98 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1208 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:10:04.63 +83:20:24.4: ref_mag=13.12 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2287 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:11:58.28 +84:14:26.7: ref_mag=12.64 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.6423 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.26 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.33 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:17:42.76 +81:26:46.9: ref_mag=12.32 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5350 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:14:09.61 +87:22:22.7: ref_mag=13.26 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3159 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:18:27.82 +87:04:57.2: ref_mag=13.33 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4865 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 22:05:17.01 +88:03:16.0:  13.05 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 22:05:17.01 +88:03:16.0:  13.06 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.05 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:05:17.01 +88:03:16.0: ref_mag=13.05 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0213 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 21:50:09.44 +81:21:52.1:  13.22 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 01:19:43.96 +86:58:14.8:  13.28 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 00:02:12.66 +82:57:17.0:  13.15 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 23:10:37.19 +81:47:58.0:  13.28 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 22:59:56.34 +82:41:14.7:  13.25 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 23:37:11.88 +85:10:12.1:  13.13 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 23:45:14.63 +88:51:24.9:  13.28 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 21:13:48.23 +84:15:06.9:  13.54 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 01:20:21.18 +85:09:06.3:  13.37 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 01:19:43.96 +86:58:14.8:  13.28 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 23:10:37.19 +81:47:58.0:  13.33 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.28 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 00:02:12.66 +82:57:17.0:  13.15 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.30 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:19:43.96 +86:58:14.8: ref_mag=13.28 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2916 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:10:37.19 +81:47:58.0: ref_mag=13.30 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3315 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 22:59:56.34 +82:41:14.7:  13.26 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.15 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 21:50:09.44 +81:21:52.1:  13.14 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:02:12.66 +82:57:17.0: ref_mag=13.15 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0073 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 23:37:11.88 +85:10:12.1:  13.11 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.26 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.18 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:59:56.34 +82:41:14.7: ref_mag=13.26 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3394 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:50:09.44 +81:21:52.1: ref_mag=13.18 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2570 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.12 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:37:11.88 +85:10:12.1: ref_mag=13.12 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9508 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 02:46:07.59 +88:39:06.2:  13.75 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 21:13:48.23 +84:15:06.9:  13.55 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 23:45:14.63 +88:51:24.9:  13.24 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 01:20:21.18 +85:09:06.3:  13.35 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.54 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.26 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.36 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:13:48.23 +84:15:06.9: ref_mag=13.54 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.5233 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:45:14.63 +88:51:24.9: ref_mag=13.26 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3879 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:20:21.18 +85:09:06.3: ref_mag=13.36 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4216 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 02:46:07.59 +88:39:06.2:  13.70 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.72 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:46:07.59 +88:39:06.2: ref_mag=13.72 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.6974 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-13-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0261.fits at 23:18:10.76 +82:09:33.2:  13.79 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_00-14-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 23:18:10.76 +82:09:33.2:  13.91 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.85 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:18:10.76 +82:09:33.2: ref_mag=13.85 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.8371 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 94500_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 94500_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.59    21:18:28.84 +87:04:58.0   3591 4728   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.42    21:18:26.80 +87:04:56.5   3589 4735   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 94503_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 94503_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.29    00:55:00.82 +81:17:45.4   6087 1021   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.26    00:55:01.08 +81:17:45.0   6086 1027   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 94504_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 94504_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.28    00:14:09.45 +87:22:22.5   4839 4520   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.35    00:14:09.77 +87:22:22.9   4837 4527   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 94505_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 94505_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.29    21:10:04.17 +83:20:24.9   2058 3054   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.18    21:10:05.09 +83:20:24.0   2057 3060   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 96893_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 96893_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.14    00:30:46.13 +82:35:09.7   5418 1677   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.11    00:30:46.33 +82:35:09.9   5417 1683   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 97561_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 97561_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.39    01:31:17.59 +89:02:13.8   4936 5582   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

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Considering the candidate 97681_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 97681_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.55    23:17:42.59 +81:26:46.8   3890 0990   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.53    23:17:42.93 +81:26:46.9   3889 0996   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 97689_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 97689_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.57    22:54:49.59 +85:08:14.8   3951 3258   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.64    22:54:48.74 +85:08:13.8   3950 3265   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 97697_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 97697_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.64    21:11:58.28 +84:14:26.5   2438 3449   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.64    21:11:58.28 +84:14:26.9   2436 3455   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 98058_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 98058_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.65    00:38:35.58 +84:41:46.0   5320 2956   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.64    00:38:36.07 +84:41:46.2   5319 2963   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 98596_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 98596_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.93    23:29:18.93 +87:18:05.6   4522 4486   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

**** FOUND  23:29:18.72 +87:18:05.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 98882_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 98882_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.96    22:05:17.74 +88:03:16.3   4161 5057   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.10    22:05:16.28 +88:03:15.7   4159 5063   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 98986_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 98986_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.96    23:37:12.05 +85:10:11.4   4488 3189   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.94    23:37:11.71 +85:10:12.8   4486 3196   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 99098_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 99098_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    12.98    00:02:12.52 +82:57:17.0   4855 1845   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.04    00:02:12.80 +82:57:17.0   4854 1852   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 99882_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 99882_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.25    23:10:37.06 +81:47:58.0   3772 1228   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.46    23:10:37.32 +81:47:57.9   3771 1234   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 99884_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 99884_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.26    22:59:55.90 +82:41:14.5   3671 1800   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.46    22:59:56.77 +82:41:14.8   3671 1807   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 99889_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 99889_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.33    21:50:09.20 +81:21:51.5   2015 1611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.20    21:50:09.68 +81:21:52.6   2014 1617   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 100144_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 100144_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.35    22:54:37.27 +84:22:45.8   3831 2822   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

**** FOUND  22:54:36.79 +84:22:46.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 100210_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 100210_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.54    22:39:23.19 +80:46:44.0   2920 0814   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

**** FOUND  22:39:22.75 +80:46:44.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 100256_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 100256_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.34    23:45:57.27 +81:23:48.1   4521 0906   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

**** FOUND  23:45:57.13 +81:23:48.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 100262_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 100262_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.29    01:19:44.66 +86:58:14.6   5368 4398   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.29    01:19:43.26 +86:58:15.0   5366 4404   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 101056_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 101056_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.59    21:13:48.06 +84:15:06.1   2463 3436   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.47    21:13:48.40 +84:15:07.7   2462 3442   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 101147_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 101147_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.50    23:45:15.03 +88:51:23.8   4672 5414   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.31    23:45:14.23 +88:51:26.0   4670 5421   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 101156_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 101156_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.45    01:20:21.33 +85:09:07.0   5778 3377   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.39    01:20:21.03 +85:09:05.5   5776 3383   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 102390_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 102390_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.74    02:46:09.92 +88:39:06.1   5255 5510   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.67    02:46:05.26 +88:39:06.2   5253 5517   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 102573_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 102573_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 07 30.26041    2461251.76041    13.84    23:18:10.86 +82:09:33.2   3967 1416   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-14-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0242.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.84    23:18:10.67 +82:09:33.2   3966 1423   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 102861_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 102861_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    13.67    23:55:56.32 +85:54:42.7   4720 3637   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (11.3") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 23973_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243
The candidate 23973_fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 07 30.26101    2461251.76101    12.69    00:27:20.50 +86:54:58.5   4968 4264   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_013801_TTUQ2b1x1_758429_toBlOMgG/fd_Cep-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-30_01-15-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0243.fits

**** FOUND  00:27:20.47 +86:54:58.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Cep-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461251.76041218 -observatory V36
07:16:07.59 +19:39:25.0 Mercury (0.6mag)
11:30:20.14 +03:20:21.3 Venus (-4.3mag)
05:23:03.14 +23:13:58.5 Mars (1.3mag)
08:34:49.51 +19:10:44.8 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:48.22 +03:20:25.9 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:10:34.68 +20:53:57.0 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:33.04 +00:16:30.9 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:00.52 -23:26:36.0 Pluto (14.4mag)
21:09:09.83 -18:37:01.8 Moon (-12.7mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461251.76041218:
08:34:54.68 +19:10:22.9 Io (5.9mag)
08:34:44.00 +19:11:07.7 Europa (6.2mag)
08:34:49.11 +19:10:50.3 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:34:52.48 +19:10:29.1 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:32:35.46 +19:04:49.0 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:34:52.87 +19:10:31.6 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:32:01.59 +19:05:07.1 Elara (17.7mag)
08:38:50.20 +18:54:32.8 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:38:35.36 +19:19:09.8 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:54.76 +03:19:53.6 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:52.24 +03:20:11.6 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:32.39 +03:17:55.0 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:01.81 +03:20:30.3 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:22.38 +03:14:49.2 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461251.76041218:
18:30:52.50 -27:06:09.3 JWST
18:58:14.33 +13:20:39.9 Chandra
00:26:00.01 +63:38:18.4 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461251.76041218 -observatory V36
03:03:00.01 +16:34:25.1 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:05:12.11 -34:39:03.5 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:45:17.76 -68:35:51.3 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:07:17.70 +32:48:38.0 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:15:06.20 +32:42:34.4 16.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:45:48.58 +31:53:50.6 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:34:18.44 +26:41:11.9 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:13:19.07 +28:52:34.4 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:22:51.15 +05:15:31.9 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:21.43 -11:57:22.6 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:22:56.60 +66:51:07.1 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:58:07.99 -12:05:06.8 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
07:57:44.44 +30:56:39.5 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:08:50.79 +15:36:50.0 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:14:50.21 +42:22:44.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:23:32.48 +48:30:16.2 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:07:41.20 -13:07:12.2 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:50:05.03 +25:42:49.0 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:26:34.83 -14:58:26.1 17.4mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:20:44.88 +21:26:40.8 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:53:06.09 +02:54:59.0 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:09:21.76 +78:34:22.6 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:03:08.24 +45:58:03.8 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:39:36.82 +07:31:11.9 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:47:40.40 -23:22:33.9 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:23:44.75 -02:52:14.3 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:27:47.16 +31:36:02.2 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:49:20.69 +07:34:31.2 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:53:58.40 -05:11:09.1 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:14:53.44 +20:45:23.1 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:50:51.08 +12:56:11.9 16.6mag 88P/Howell
07:32:19.05 +28:47:18.3 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:41:44.60 +13:25:32.4 17.8mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:26:42.36 +31:02:15.5 16.4mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:57:04.58 +28:05:29.4 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:26:02.61 -06:47:08.7 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:23:04.32 +21:10:08.5 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:12:51.87 +19:16:53.4 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
00:04:12.73 +03:24:57.1 17.7mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
08:19:51.65 +12:25:45.3 17.9mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:22:19.11 -20:03:04.5 14.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:44:41.98 +37:07:11.0 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:22:35.58 +32:02:19.9 12.9mag 169P/NEAT
02:25:35.05 +09:13:42.4 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:37:47.67 -09:27:45.2 17.5mag 235P/LINEAR
20:28:59.32 -52:35:47.5 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:56:01.81 +21:16:06.0 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:38:06.72 +37:46:16.3 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:08:05.71 +04:06:29.3 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:52:41.44 +18:48:22.2 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:22:24.03 +37:31:12.1 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er  2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00  SN2026vbh  2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90  ASASSN-26eq  2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60  ASASSN-26ep  2026-07-23.47 -4.06
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk  2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90  ASASSN-26en  2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10  ASASSN-26es  2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00  ASASSN-26em  2026-07-20.94 16.83
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40  AT2026ugi  2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80  ASASSN-26eo  2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej  2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek  2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50  ASASSN-26el  2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30  ASASSN-26ei  2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb  2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20  AT 2026unl  2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80  ASASSN-26eh  2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-26eg  2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30  ASASSN-26ef  2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70  SN 2026qtn  2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40  ASASSN-26ec  2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50  AT2026stb  2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00  AT2026pjf  2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70  SN2026pir  2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30  ASASSN-26ed  2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10  AT2026qil  2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee  2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu  2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50  AT2026qqg  2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30  AT2026qly  2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10  ASASSN-26ea  2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30  ASASSN-26eb  2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20  SN 2026qqp  2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90  ASASSN-26dz  2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90  AT 2026rdg  2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40  AT 2026qpr  2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80  SN 2026pub  2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70  SN 2026pel  2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30  ASASSN-26dy  2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30  ASASSN-26dv  2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70  ASASSN-26dw  2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20  SN 2026mke  2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50  SN 2026nmv  2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50  AT2026oxh  2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90  ASASSN-26dx  2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10  AT2026pvk  2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20  AT2026plb  2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30  SN2026ore  2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30  AT2026oxl  2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20  AT2026ouj  2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20  AT2026ntk  2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20  ASASSN-26du  2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00  SN2026oxc  2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30  AT2026ovz  2026-06-14.59 15.39
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50  AT2026nwc  2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20  SN 2026odc  2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20  SN 2026nyq  2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90  ASASSN-26dt  2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60  SN2026nyp  2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50  SN2026mta  2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20  SN2026oao  2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60  AT2026nvf  2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00  SN2026npn  2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20  ASASSN-26dq  2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70  SN 2026obc  2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90  ASASSN-26dr  2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00  ASASSN-26ds  2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40  SN2026mho  2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10  AT2026min  2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90  ASASSN-26no  2026-05-24.03 8.35
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60  ASASSN-26dp  2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40  ASASSN-26dn  2026-05-20.01 14.59
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60  AT2026nma  2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10  AT2026lli  2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70  AT2026nad  2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40  ASASSN-26dm  2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10  ASASSN-26dl  2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00  ASASSN-26dk  2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60  ASASSN-26dh  2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90  ASASSN-26dj  2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10  ASASSN-26dg  2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40  AT2026mhn  2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00  ASASSN-26di  2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00  AT2026kwu  2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90  AT2026ktm  2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40  AT2026lkm  2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80  SN2026kep  2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90  AT2026lkd  2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60  SN2026kmo  2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.80  AT2026lxf  2026-05-8.34 13.72
10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30  ASASSN-26df  2026-05-8.21 16.52
22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60  2026lda  2026-05-7.56 16.2
21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30  ASASSN-26de  2026-05-6.29 14.51
16:21:48.82 -61:36:13.20  ASASSN-26dd  2026-05-5.21 15.15
14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50  AT2026lig  2026-05-4.27 14.63
13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50  SN2026kcp  2026-05-4.46 16.43
11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90  SN2026kza  2026-05-1.08 15.59
22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30  SN 2026fov  2026-04-29.6 14.36
21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90  AT2026kis  2026-04-27.36 16.15
14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40  ASASSN-26dc  2026-04-27.27 13.42
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
00:43:01.82 +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
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Thu Jul 30 01:39:58 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 24s (0.40 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 5s (0.08 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 36s (0.60 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 9 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 3 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 20s (0.33 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 17s (0.28 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 3s (0.05 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 43s (0.72 min)
FIELD_Cep-01-Q2b1x1: 90s (1.50 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 92s (1.53 min)
Finished: Thu Jul 30 01:41:30 CDT 2026