NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y

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Processing fields Lyn-02-Q2b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Lyn-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Lyn-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 685654 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 685654 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.png' -> 'transient_report/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits_preview.png'
Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits

renamed 'Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.png' -> 'transient_report/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits_preview.png'
Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 448.8005 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 561.5627 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 19871.9553 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 5033.2996 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 21666.1272 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 5496.1079 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 44.2779 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.084 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 19.4699993133545 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 19.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-02T06:03:49.7157077' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-02T11:03:49.7157077' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61254.4609920718 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-02T11:03:59.6228109' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61254.4611067362 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 127.055635500647 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 53.9996947605042 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 15.2008333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 34.3519444444444 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.76279782967491 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Lyn-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '08 28 14' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+54 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20420 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20420 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 19.4699993133545 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 19.4699993133545 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 17.3 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 87.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 902.71 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 19.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 69.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 3.600288 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 3.200256 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/d_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits :) Spent 0.486833 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/d_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 19899.553568 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=13115.0, right_median=15628.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 19.4899997711182 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 19.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-02T06:04:27.8654124' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-02T11:04:27.8654124' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61254.4614336225 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Lyn-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '08 28 14' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+54 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20420 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20420 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 19.4899997711182 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 19.4899997711182 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 17.3 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 87.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 902.71 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 19.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 69.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 3.600288 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 3.200256 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/d_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits :) Spent 0.469971 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/d_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 19899.553568 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=13115.0, right_median=15628.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.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_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits


fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.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: 2461254.96110781 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits' wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits' wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.2' 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: 08:28:14.476 +53:59:34.34 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits Image size: 940.4'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:28:15.173 +53:58:37.82 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:28:14.476 +53:59:34.34 Second-epoch image center 08:28:15.173 +53:58:37.82 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0158 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Image size: 940.4'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:28:16.476 +53:58:49.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:28:14.476 +53:59:34.34 Second-epoch image center 08:28:16.476 +53:58:49.30 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0134 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 08:28:15.173 +53:58:37.82 Second-epoch second image center 08:28:16.476 +53:58:49.30 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00451 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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KOuKIk6Q2e Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.huKrrQuuGv Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xEdM7iBB0i Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nCBUgcl43t Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 10801 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 112.5580 to 142.4293 deg, Dec +47.7403 to +59.3587 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 112.5580 to 142.4293 deg, Dec 47.7403 to 59.3587 deg Loaded 7436 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): 4969 out of 5303 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5303 out of 10801 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.918300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.918300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.46 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.46 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.46
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 10801 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 112.5580 to 142.4293 deg, Dec +47.7403 to +59.3587 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 112.5580 to 142.4293 deg, Dec 47.7403 to 59.3587 deg Loaded 7436 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): 4969 out of 5303 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5303 out of 10801 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits (aperture=6.3) Read 10687 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 112.1642 to 141.8836 deg, Dec +48.1852 to +59.2550 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 112.1642 to 141.8836 deg, Dec 48.1852 to 59.2550 deg Loaded 7097 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): 5064 out of 5265 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5265 out of 10687 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=6.5) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits 2.4 pix Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 2.2 pix fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 2.3 pix fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits 15.4 mag. Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 11.9 mag. fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 11.9 mag. fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 11.9 (SNR ) 9.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.KOuKIk6Q2e (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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits 569.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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=806, bad_region=3064, passed=10801 Got 10801 stars (including 7153 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10801 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4909 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8328 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 688 to 748 (Dec 47.7 to 59.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8328 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8328 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4909 stars left (next iteration limit 5399) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits N_match=4909 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.480 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.388 n_q1=1446 n_q2=987 n_q3=1475 n_q4=1001 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.165 The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits -region wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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.huKrrQuuGv (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=636, bad_region=2967, passed=10687 Got 10687 stars (including 7264 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10687 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.2 to 59.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4910 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8306 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.2 to 59.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8306 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8306 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5401) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.279 n_q1=1512 n_q2=1041 n_q3=1387 n_q4=970 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.123 The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ############ /tmp/tmp.xEdM7iBB0i (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_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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=158, bad_region=79, passed=639 Got 639 stars (including 415 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 639 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013061 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010449 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 747 (Dec 48.1 to 59.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 401 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 401 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 343 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 401 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 485 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 747 (Dec 48.1 to 59.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 401 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 401 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 484 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 401 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 484 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60" Excluding outliers - 401 stars left (next iteration limit 441) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=401 robust_rms=4.951 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=22.638 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=401 robust_rms=0.631 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.725 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=401 robust_rms_before=1.563 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.664 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.631 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=1.046 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.725 verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits Image size: 940.0'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:28:15.273 +53:58:36.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 639 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky2054533.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 3, robust RMS 1.563 -> 0.631 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits N_match=401 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.687 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.633 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.768 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.705 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.748 n_q1=155 n_q2=55 n_q3=141 n_q4=50 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.119 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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.nCBUgcl43t (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_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.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_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.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=169, bad_region=85, passed=622 Got 622 stars (including 383 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 622 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013061 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010449 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.1 to 59.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 370 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 370 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 321 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.68" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 370 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 466 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.1 to 59.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 370 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 370 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 467 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 370 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 467 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" Excluding outliers - 370 stars left (next iteration limit 407) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=370 robust_rms=4.847 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=35.822 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=370 robust_rms=0.605 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.772 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=370 robust_rms_before=1.569 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.623 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.605 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.884 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.772 verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Image size: 940.0'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:28:16.585 +53:58:47.91 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 622 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky2054542.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 3, robust RMS 1.569 -> 0.605 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits N_match=370 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.664 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.629 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.892 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.658 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.560 n_q1=150 n_q2=50 n_q3=123 n_q4=47 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.343 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.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=Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits sigma_overall=0.412 worst_q_ratio=1.165 ref2=Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits sigma_overall=0.295 worst_q_ratio=1.123 new1=fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits sigma_overall=0.687 worst_q_ratio=1.119 new2=fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits sigma_overall=0.664 worst_q_ratio=1.343 reference average sigma_overall=0.3535 worst_q_ratio=1.144 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227_astrometric_residuals.png (4909 matched stars from wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207_astrometric_residuals.png (4910 matched stars from wcs_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266_astrometric_residuals.png (401 matched stars from wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.55 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267_astrometric_residuals.png (370 matched stars from wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.53 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/wcs_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20047_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267 The candidate 20047_fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 02.46155    2461254.96155    9.63    07:55:51.04 +57:11:51.5   2205 5384   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits **** FOUND 07:55:51.05 +57:11:51.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 0s Prepared the HTML report for the field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Last image: 2461254.96110781 02.08.2026 11:03:49.715 UTC WARNING: VaST exited with code 1 on the field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 AFTER completing the measurements. This is a memory-management crash during cleanup (a VaST bug to report), NOT a wrong field / clouds / bad focus. The lightcurves were written, so the transient search continues. ____ VaST output (crashed during memory cleanup; the measurements above are complete) ____ --==VaST 1.0rc90==-- Parsing command line arguments... opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor opt '5': 5.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius! opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching! opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source! opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted! opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope) opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag! WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars. opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done! opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually! opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored! INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found. This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file. Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y)... OK Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files. Done with cleaning! VaST was started with the following command line: ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Preparing to process 4 input FITS images... ######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ######## transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search! transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search! transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!! transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3 transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars transient search mode: not discarding large sources ################ 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). Setting the fixed star match radius of 5.00 pix We have 4 images to process. SExtractor catalog cache: restored Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits catalog from cache SExtractor catalog cache: restored Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits catalog from cache Running SExtractor in 3 parallel threads... Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits Using the catalog image00002.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user Parent process says: we are done fork()ing. Waiting for thread 2 to finish... autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 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) The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits The above guess is bExcluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) ased on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size sex -c default.sex -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1 autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits 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). autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size sex -c default.sex -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1 autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run sex -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.5,4.5,4.0,4.9,5.3,5.8 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1 autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run sex -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.5,4.5,4.0,5.0,5.4,5.8 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1 autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Waiting for thread 1 to finish... autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits Done with SExtractor! TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds Matching stars between images! No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine. Processing /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits 9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)' Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)' The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown) Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-02-22T05:38:29.0401727 Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-02-22T05:38:29.0401727 Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format: DATE-OBS= 2026-02-22T05:38:29.040 EXPTIME = 20.000 Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits Exposure 20 sec, 22.02.2026 05:38:29.040 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461093.73517407 mid. exp. The reference image star 8724.262 29.733 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 9546.641 31.549 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 8917.260 26.568 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 8809.557 21.144 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 8555.755 20.070 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 7566.558 19.356 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 7560.571 17.105 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 8607.998 16.576 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 8200.889 17.466 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 8898.541 16.802 is rejected, see bad_region.lst Excluding more reference image stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all) SExtractor output filtering results: * passed selection: 45672, (45671 good for image matching) * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 18 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 15088 * rejected close to frame edge: 205 * rejected as being too small (<1.2 pix): 0 * rejected as being too large (>4.9 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 45 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied. get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.15 Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.1 (5.0 sigma detection) The simple faintest star detection limit= -6.5 80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -7.6 Selected detection limit= -7.6 Final detection limit= -7.6 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0) Parameter box for transient search: 10.05.1 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 96 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. 41739 * detected, using 456/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.010400, number_of_ambiguous_matches=475 refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=2 pairs=38700 inliers=38700 rms 1.12 -> 0.36 pix, max corner correction 4.7 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.009919, number_of_ambiguous_matches=453 38716 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=38716 inliers=38716 rms 0.36 -> 0.36 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.006415, number_of_ambiguous_matches=293 38703 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=38703 inliers=38703 rms 0.30 -> 0.30 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.002715, number_of_ambiguous_matches=124 38686 * matched (3rd iteration). Success! rotation [degrees] = 3.654 41739 stars detected, 38686 stars matched Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration We have N_good_stars = 36147, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0 Using 36147 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering). Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)... After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 36140 stars for magnitude calibration. Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction: delta_m = -0.00001*X_pix +0.00003*Y_pix -0.05459 Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)... Computing robust linear magnitude calibration. Used 33649 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering). get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.23 48725 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.) Magnitude calibration is performed successfully! Saving observations to the cache... OK memory: 232464 kB used, 267524 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%) Processing /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)' Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)' The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown) Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-02T11:03:49.7157077 Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-02T11:03:49.7157077 Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format: DATE-OBS= 2026-08-02T11:03:49.715 EXPTIME = 20.000 Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits The star 8409.302 11.246 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7594.474 11.655 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 9058.022 13.900 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 9225.839 24.448 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7926.214 62.084 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7847.919 73.248 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7988.248 86.279 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 8481.308 127.070 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7682.632 137.858 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7601.258 170.436 is rejected, see bad_region.lst Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all) SExtractor output filtering results: * passed selection: 5462 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 3 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 477 * rejected close to frame edge: 30 * rejected as being too small (<1.1 pix): 0 * rejected as being too large (>4.5 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 19 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. 5462 * detected, using 100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000226, number_of_ambiguous_matches=11 refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=3 pairs=3448 inliers=3448 rms 1.16 -> 0.61 pix, max corner correction 17.8 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000226, number_of_ambiguous_matches=11 3447 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=3447 inliers=3447 rms 0.58 -> 0.58 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000103, number_of_ambiguous_matches=5 3441 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=3441 inliers=3441 rms 0.43 -> 0.43 pix, max corner correction 0.1 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000082, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 3432 * matched (3rd iteration). Success! rotation [degrees] = -174.172 5462 stars detected, 3432 stars matched Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration We have N_good_stars = 2724, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0 Using 2724 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering). Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)... After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 2650 stars for magnitude calibration. Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction: delta_m = 0.00012*X_pix -0.00010*Y_pix -0.12248 ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG Used 2650 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering). get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -9.09  ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image.  48725 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.) memory: 225204 kB used, 267524 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%) Processing /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits 9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)' Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)' The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown) Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-02T11:04:27.8654124 Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-02T11:04:27.8654124 Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format: DATE-OBS= 2026-08-02T11:04:27.865 EXPTIME = 20.000 Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits The star 8407.445 9.156 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 9056.848 11.377 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7592.680 9.274 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 9223.999 22.202 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7924.323 59.482 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7846.073 71.121 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7986.323 84.231 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 8479.587 125.617 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7681.329 135.899 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 7599.362 168.280 is rejected, see bad_region.lst Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all) SExtractor output filtering results: * passed selection: 5308 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 10 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 497 * rejected close to frame edge: 34 * rejected as being too small (<1.1 pix): 0 * rejected as being too large (>4.5 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 19 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. 5308 * detected, using 100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000493, number_of_ambiguous_matches=24 refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=3 pairs=3343 inliers=3343 rms 2.74 -> 0.83 pix, max corner correction 14.3 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000349, number_of_ambiguous_matches=17 3350 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=3350 inliers=3350 rms 0.66 -> 0.66 pix, max corner correction 0.2 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000267, number_of_ambiguous_matches=13 3342 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=3342 inliers=3342 rms 0.53 -> 0.53 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000021, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1 3331 * matched (3rd iteration). Success! rotation [degrees] = -174.133 5308 stars detected, 3331 stars matched Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration We have N_good_stars = 2642, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0 Using 2642 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering). Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)... After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 2567 stars for magnitude calibration. Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction: delta_m = 0.00012*X_pix -0.00010*Y_pix -0.13033 ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG Used 2567 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering). get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -9.14  ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image.  48725 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.) memory: 225204 kB used, 267524 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%) TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds Done with measurements! =) Total number of measurements 87411 (87411 measurements stored in RAM) Freeing up some memory... Sorting the measurements cached in memory... Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files... TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory... Creating vast_image_details.log ... Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ... OK Selecting the best aperture for each source Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 6436 stars Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 0 stars Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 13750 stars Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 4974 stars Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 4634 stars Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 8892 stars done! =) TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds Computing lightcurve statistics... Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make' Computing, please wait a bit ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 38550 objects, the longest string is 385 bytes. Allocating memory for resorting the file. ----***** VaST processing WARNING *****---- You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one. Please investigate this! ************************************************************** This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic messages printed above (or the vast*.log files): * How many of the input images are matched? * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable? * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent? You may run ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings (star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration file, see various examples in the VaST directory). If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/ ************************************************************** Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1) _____________________ SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits Last image: 2461254.96110781 02.08.2026 11:03:49.715 UTC ERROR running VaST on the field Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed) exp_start= 22.02.2026 05:38:29.040 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461093.73517407 ap= 4.9 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 45672 *matched= 45672 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-38-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits exp_start= 21.03.2026 05:15:59.509 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461120.71955450 ap= 5.1 rotation= 3.654 *detected= 41739 *matched= 38686 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-21_00-15-59_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exp_start= 02.08.2026 11:03:49.715 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461254.96110781 ap= 4.5 rotation= -174.172 *detected= 5462 *matched= 3432 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-03-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits exp_start= 02.08.2026 11:04:27.865 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461254.96154936 ap= 4.5 rotation= -174.133 *detected= 5308 *matched= 3331 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-02_CI_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_062324_TTUQ2b1x1_2047081_uH5r5H8y/fd_Lyn-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-02_06-04-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0267.fits ########### Completed Lyn-02-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### ################################################################################### renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461254.96110781 -observatory V36 07:27:14.17 +20:07:40.2 Mercury (0.1mag) 11:42:08.36 +01:46:24.6 Venus (-4.3mag) 05:32:27.06 +23:23:49.6 Mars (1.3mag) 08:37:44.09 +19:00:21.2 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:56:43.43 +03:18:59.0 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:11:01.08 +20:55:06.1 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:16:24.35 +00:15:24.8 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:28:41.80 -23:27:54.5 Pluto (14.4mag) 23:35:06.88 -00:40:12.8 Moon (-11.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Aug 2 06:25 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461254.96110781: 08:37:51.51 +18:59:51.1 Io (6.0mag) 08:37:44.14 +19:00:21.3 Europa (6.3mag) 08:37:52.59 +18:59:43.1 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:37:20.18 +19:01:59.7 Callisto (6.7mag) 08:35:24.95 +18:56:17.1 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:37:48.00 +19:00:05.4 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:34:53.10 +18:55:57.1 Elara (17.7mag) 08:41:47.48 +18:42:34.9 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:41:17.59 +19:09:24.9 Carme (19.0mag) 00:56:55.12 +03:18:55.9 Titan (8.4mag) 00:56:38.86 +03:18:49.8 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:56:36.23 +03:16:47.1 Iapetus (11.2mag) 00:56:45.07 +03:19:25.9 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:56:13.36 +03:12:56.0 Phoebe (16.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 2 06:25 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461254.96110781: 18:41:08.14 -25:41:38.1 JWST 10:48:04.63 +38:33:04.1 Chandra 11:44:30.61 -61:14:45.0 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 2 06:25 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461254.96110781 -observatory V36 03:06:55.68 +16:52:22.6 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:03:47.63 -34:39:04.1 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:48:21.72 -68:41:56.9 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:08:13.89 +32:52:28.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 03:25:49.26 +34:43:53.6 16.5mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:43:18.04 +31:45:29.6 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:37:38.51 +26:38:13.7 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:16:15.19 +28:43:49.1 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:24:59.82 +05:16:43.1 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:11:40.09 -12:04:07.7 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:18:31.78 +66:35:25.4 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:54:09.17 -12:23:32.7 14.3mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:01:30.38 +31:05:15.3 15.2mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:08:04.03 +15:37:11.4 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:10:34.50 +42:40:32.3 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:19:04.28 +48:47:24.9 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:10:24.36 -13:03:19.8 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:52:20.98 +25:09:44.5 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:28:11.59 -15:22:26.6 17.5mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:25:00.90 +21:15:30.9 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:54:48.91 +02:43:16.0 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:06:06.12 +78:20:04.3 16.9mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:04:56.30 +46:03:19.6 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:42:07.64 +07:54:18.1 17.2mag A/2026 E1 21:51:38.40 -24:48:32.5 6.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:25:34.31 -03:03:12.6 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:31:57.70 +31:54:29.2 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 10:55:54.88 +06:31:42.7 17.2mag 63P/Wild 00:54:13.78 -05:15:52.6 15.5mag 65P/Gunn 05:22:20.30 +20:45:31.5 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:43:10.39 -22:50:36.0 17.9mag 84P/Giclas 02:54:36.92 +13:13:38.3 16.6mag 88P/Howell 07:40:53.66 +28:24:24.7 16.1mag 93P/Lovas 03:50:23.06 +14:38:51.9 17.7mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 05:37:21.91 +30:49:50.0 16.4mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:04:45.76 +27:35:42.2 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:32:18.58 -08:02:16.4 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos 05:27:56.66 +21:11:02.0 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:18:31.50 +19:09:31.3 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:04:04.05 +03:25:47.5 17.7mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:22:11.18 -19:54:12.4 14.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 06:56:02.54 +37:24:51.6 15.7mag 162P/SidingSpring 16:46:24.62 +35:39:49.0 12.6mag 169P/NEAT 02:32:01.60 +09:21:48.5 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:38:56.98 -09:40:46.1 17.6mag 235P/LINEAR 20:26:29.16 -52:46:00.2 17.8mag 259P/Garradd 03:05:19.14 +22:41:11.3 15.4mag 260P/McNaught 06:47:53.61 +37:47:08.0 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:08:49.55 +03:46:00.7 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski 08:55:37.25 +18:39:18.1 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS 08:27:10.59 +37:14:27.0 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Aug 2 06:25 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06 12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98 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 18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86 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-22le 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 16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Aug 2 06:25 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 00:43:01.82 +41:18:16.6 PNV J00430182+4118166 2026-05-21.8651 18.83Cmag 00:42:51.20 +41:16:59.4 PNV J00425120+4116594 2022-10-26.135 19.3mag 12:24:25.10 +28:47:12.0 TCP J12242510+2847120 2026-05-31.6015 14.8mag 00:56:07.13 +43:01:40.6 TCP J00560713+4301406 2026-06-01.4135 12.2mag 00:42:41.64 +41:15:16.2 PNV J00424164+4115162 2026-06-02.029 17.4mag 00:42:38.68 +41:15:58.2 PNV J00423868+4115582 2026-06-05.1224 19.97Umag 19:00:42.95 -48:31:01.7 PNV J19004295-4831017 2026-05-25.0752 14.2mag 09:55:21.28 +69:02:52.6 PNV J09552128+6902526 2026-06-13.933 18.9mag 19:51:21.42 +37:06:40.0 TCP J19512142+3706400 2026-06-17.2942 16.8mag 19:57:03.87 +37:41:46.4 TCP J19570387+3741464 2026-06-18.2638 17.5mag 00:42:32.04 +41:10:28.3 PNV J00423204+4110283 2026-06-26.059 16.6mag 02:19:17.36 +28:57:15.8 TCP J02191736+2857158 2026-07-12.3549 12.5mag 00:44:56.43 +41:57:41.6 PNV J00445643+4157416 2026-07-13.8026 17.98Cmag 00:42:55.36 +41:17:27.0 PNV J00425536+4117270 2026-07-20.1813 17.7mag 20:35:43.64 +61:31:32.9 TCP J20354364+6131329 2026-07-20.5443 14.4mag 21:17:31.48 +22:25:51.0 TCP J21173148+2225510 2026-07-23.5577 14.8mag 00:41:24.04 +40:49:02.8 PNV J00412404+4049028 2026-07-25.0157 18.7mag 00:43:04.26 +41:02:28.6 PNV J00430426+4102286 2026-07-26.1512 20mag 14:51:51.40 +66:13:24.0 TCP J14515140+6613240 2026-07-29.2561 13.5mag 00:43:06.15 +41:22:08.2 PNV J00430615+4122082 2026-07-30.0085 19.4mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Aug 2 06:25 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 15:03:06.585 -41:50:04.94 AT 2026ukd 2026-07-13.11 21.0157 15:03:27.973 -36:42:42.32 AT 2026ukc 2026-07-13.05 23.6461 15:02:56.999 -38:51:26.99 AT 2026ukb 2026-07-13.05 22.6064 15:12:28.229 -39:29:06.59 AT 2026uka 2026-07-13.05 22.5249 15:14:29.806 -37:56:29.34 AT 2026ujz 2026-07-13.11 22.8138 15:09:04.041 -40:04:33.51 AT 2026ujy 2026-07-13.08 22.9867 14:58:25.858 -38:50:41.25 AT 2026ujx 2026-07-13.07 22.9019 15:04:25.271 -38:31:40.80 AT 2026ujw 2026-07-13.08 23.4978 15:07:20.511 -41:12:40.97 AT 2026ujv 2026-07-13.11 23.0776 14:49:39.777 -37:18:54.58 AT 2026uju 2026-07-13.07 22.934 14:54:26.835 -38:14:29.04 AT 2026ujt 2026-07-13.07 23.0941 14:55:38.655 -37:32:07.47 AT 2026ujs 2026-07-13.05 23.3435 15:03:41.887 -37:23:29.20 AT 2026ujr 2026-07-13.08 22.969 14:52:12.207 -37:26:01.08 AT 2026ujq 2026-07-13.05 23.2506 15:09:01.651 -38:50:30.89 AT 2026ujp 2026-07-13.05 23.1149 14:58:09.953 -41:22:45.09 AT 2026ujo 2026-07-13.05 21.9758 14:56:47.595 -41:35:10.45 AT 2026ujn 2026-07-13.05 20.3612 15:10:46.542 -37:24:26.89 AT 2026ujm 2026-07-13.05 22.857 15:01:15.315 -37:02:21.14 AT 2026ujl 2026-07-13.05 21.6824 14:52:23.223 -40:42:27.52 AT 2026ujk 2026-07-13.07 23.0058 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Aug 2 06:25 tns_transients_list.txt

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