NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt

The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.

Processing fields Tau-04-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 05.40279    2461257.90279    9.47    05:46:47.06 +22:03:51.1   6802 3227   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    9.31    05:46:47.15 +22:03:50.9   6795 3227   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 05.4031  2461257.9031   9.39  05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0
186.01309  -3.34324 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 7.3 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1 Ceres                    1     -0       1   9.0    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0:  15.93 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0:  15.88 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
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Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-04-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Reference image   2025 12 23.31064    2461032.81064    11.61    05:41:02.75 +23:30:58.1   3596 2259   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Discovery image 1   2026 02 22.10265    2461093.60265    11.61    05:41:02.77 +23:30:57.8   3589 2263   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40279    2461257.90279    7.20    05:41:04.17 +23:30:54.1   6009 4103   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits
Discovery image 3   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    7.20    05:41:04.30 +23:30:54.3   6001 4103   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 05.4031  2461257.9031   7.20  05:41:04.23 +23:30:54.2
184.08462  -3.71045 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 7.2 pix   This object is listed in planets.txt   11.4"  Mars (1.3mag)
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
11.4" Mars  (1.3mag)
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-04-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 05.40279    2461257.90279    11.89    05:31:18.56 +23:21:30.8   4657 4024   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    11.81    05:31:18.64 +23:21:30.3   4650 4024   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 05.4031  2461257.9031  11.85  05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6
183.01705  -5.68648 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 7.4 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
22 Kalliope                 0      0       0  12.3    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6:  16.15 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6:  16.09 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-04-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Reference image   2025 12 23.31064    2461032.81064    13.83    05:32:59.79 +26:08:15.1   4727 0699   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Discovery image 1   2026 02 22.10265    2461093.60265    14.05    05:32:59.81 +26:08:15.6   4722 0704   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40279    2461257.90279    11.69    05:32:59.97 +26:08:15.6   4925 5703   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits
Discovery image 3   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    11.71    05:32:59.98 +26:08:14.9   4917 5703   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 05.4031  2461257.9031  11.70  05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3
180.88255  -3.85720 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.6 pix   
The object was found in VSX
 8"  ASASSN-V J053300.34+260821.9  
Type: EW
#   Max.           Min./Amp.       JD0           Period
    13.990   V            14.090   V         2457993.08100          0.590628000000                                
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3:  13.84 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3:  14.08 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.93 +/- 0.04
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-04-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Reference image   2025 12 23.31064    2461032.81064    11.57    05:41:02.75 +23:30:58.1   3596 2259   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Discovery image 1   2026 02 22.10265    2461093.60265    11.56    05:41:02.76 +23:30:57.7   3589 2263   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40279    2461257.90279    7.47    05:41:04.21 +23:30:54.2   6009 4103   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits
Discovery image 3   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    7.40    05:41:04.37 +23:30:54.5   6001 4103   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 05.4031  2461257.9031   7.43  05:41:04.29 +23:30:54.4
184.08469  -3.71022 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.3" and 7.2 pix   This object is listed in planets.txt   12.0"  Mars (1.3mag)
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
12.0" Mars  (1.3mag)
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-04-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 5

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits
Field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Tau-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Tau-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 294599 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 294599 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits_preview.png'
Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits

renamed 'Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits_preview.png'
Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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= 599.0891 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 758.4070 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3469.5540 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 770.6885 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3446.3145 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 763.5772 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 5.79138 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.009 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 = 22.7600002288818 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-05T04:39:51.2533883' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-05T09:39:51.2533883' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61257.4026765395 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-05T09:40:01.1578925' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61257.402791169 / 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 = 83.0761611484848 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 21.9998710973509 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 14.8505555555556 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 73.1822222222222 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.8468762888181 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/d_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits :) Spent 0.542880 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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/d_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! 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/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-05T04:40:47.0958198' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-05T09:40:47.0958198' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61257.4033228587 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/d_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits :) Spent 0.513131 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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/d_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits


fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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: 2461257.90279228 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images 'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt' wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits' wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Image size: 941.2'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:23.201 +21:59:25.41 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 Second-epoch image center 05:32:23.201 +21:59:25.41 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0167 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Image size: 941.1'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:26.465 +21:59:25.32 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 Second-epoch image center 05:32:26.465 +21:59:25.32 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0281 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 05:32:23.201 +21:59:25.41 Second-epoch second image center 05:32:26.465 +21:59:25.32 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01261 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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ba670czmVu Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9R5MlD1Whc Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tyUiPs2V3T Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MhDtCmiBvn Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 22997 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec +16.4790 to +27.2884 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 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec 16.4790 to 27.2884 deg Loaded 12406 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): 8976 out of 10160 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10160 out of 22997 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.969200 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.969200 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 22997 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec +16.4790 to +27.2884 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 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec 16.4790 to 27.2884 deg Loaded 12406 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): 8976 out of 10160 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10160 out of 22997 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (aperture=6.0) Read 20916 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3773 to 91.9061 deg, Dec +16.4876 to +27.3008 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 74.3773 to 91.9061 deg, Dec 16.4876 to 27.3008 deg Loaded 12329 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): 8847 out of 10017 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10017 out of 20916 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (aperture=5.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 2.0 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 2.2 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits 2.3 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.3 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 15.2 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 12.9 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits 13.0 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.9 (SNR ) 10.5 (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.Ba670czmVu (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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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=2479, bad_region=3694, passed=22997 Got 22997 stars (including 17090 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22997 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4775 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4706 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20056 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4774 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20056 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20056 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 4705 stars left (next iteration limit 5175) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits N_match=4705 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.461 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.273 n_q1=1788 n_q2=376 n_q3=1844 n_q4=697 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.193 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.9R5MlD1Whc (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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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=2320, bad_region=3377, passed=20916 Got 20916 stars (including 15475 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20916 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4776 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4707 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4708 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4707 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18215 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4777 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4708 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18215 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4708 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18215 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" Excluding outliers - 4708 stars left (next iteration limit 5177) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits N_match=4708 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.605 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.498 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.402 n_q1=1784 n_q2=371 n_q3=1863 n_q4=690 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.175 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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.tyUiPs2V3T (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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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=204, bad_region=489, passed=3283 Got 3283 stars (including 2609 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3283 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2512 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2483 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2483 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2483 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2891 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2512 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2484 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2891 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2484 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2891 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.68" Excluding outliers - 2484 stars left (next iteration limit 2731) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2484 robust_rms=6.291 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=7.274 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2484 robust_rms=0.712 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.799 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2484 robust_rms=0.587 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.666 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2484 robust_rms_before=1.631 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.682 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.587 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.756 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.666 verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Image size: 941.4'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:23.282 +21:59:23.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 3283 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky3064282.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.631 -> 0.587 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits N_match=2484 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.612 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.576 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.551 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.700 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.620 n_q1=789 n_q2=309 n_q3=698 n_q4=688 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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.MhDtCmiBvn (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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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=209, bad_region=531, passed=3438 Got 3438 stars (including 2720 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3438 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2621 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2590 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2591 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2590 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3025 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2623 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2589 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3025 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2589 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3025 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64" Excluding outliers - 2589 stars left (next iteration limit 2849) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2589 robust_rms=6.210 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=7.233 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2589 robust_rms=0.686 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.790 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2589 robust_rms=0.580 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.642 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2589 robust_rms_before=1.525 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.655 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.580 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.715 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.642 verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Image size: 941.1'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:26.537 +21:59:23.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 3438 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky3064332.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.525 -> 0.580 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits N_match=2589 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.601 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.590 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.576 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.690 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.570 n_q1=784 n_q2=356 n_q3=719 n_q4=730 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.147 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits sigma_overall=0.386 worst_q_ratio=1.193 ref2=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits sigma_overall=0.515 worst_q_ratio=1.175 new1=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits sigma_overall=0.612 worst_q_ratio=1.143 new2=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits sigma_overall=0.601 worst_q_ratio=1.147 reference average sigma_overall=0.4505 worst_q_ratio=1.184 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378_astrometric_residuals.png (4705 matched stars from wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035_astrometric_residuals.png (4708 matched stars from wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.47 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450_astrometric_residuals.png (2484 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451_astrometric_residuals.png (2589 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.49 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out30796.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 30796_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 Preparing report for the candidate 30796_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 19272_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 19272_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    10.08    05:46:56.50 +17:54:31.7   6823 0709   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:46:56.47 +17:54:31.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 07554_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 Preparing report for the candidate 07554_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-04-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 #### 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0 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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Image size: 941.2'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:23.201 +21:59:25.41 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 Second-epoch image center 05:32:23.201 +21:59:25.41 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0167 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Image size: 941.1'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:32:26.465 +21:59:25.32 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 Second-epoch image center 05:32:26.465 +21:59:25.32 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0281 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 05:32:23.201 +21:59:25.41 Second-epoch second image center 05:32:26.465 +21:59:25.32 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01261 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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Kwr8ollDTG Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eHG0CHeKqE Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wQ8ZAZJRKD Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oOTJNzzXvX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 167968 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec +16.4791 to +27.2941 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 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec 16.4791 to 27.2941 deg Loaded 12414 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): 7145 out of 10502 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10502 out of 167968 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.825500 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.825500 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 167968 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec +16.4791 to +27.2941 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 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec 16.4791 to 27.2941 deg Loaded 12414 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): 7145 out of 10502 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10502 out of 167968 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (aperture=4.5) Read 163013 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3370 to 91.9475 deg, Dec +16.4845 to +27.3051 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 74.3370 to 91.9475 deg, Dec 16.4845 to 27.3051 deg Loaded 12419 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): 7184 out of 10475 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10475 out of 163013 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (aperture=4.4) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 19 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 1.8 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 2.1 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits 2.2 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 15.4 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 13.5 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits 13.5 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.5 (SNR ) 13.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.Kwr8ollDTG (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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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=28, blended=21684, bad_region=23036, passed=167940 Got 167940 stars (including 124901 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 167940 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4762 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4714 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 150202 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4763 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 150202 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 150201 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 4714 stars left (next iteration limit 5185) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits N_match=4714 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.297 n_q1=1719 n_q2=437 n_q3=1839 n_q4=719 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.214 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.eHG0CHeKqE (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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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=36, blended=20219, bad_region=22244, passed=162977 Got 162977 stars (including 121992 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 162977 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4706 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145759 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145759 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145759 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" Excluding outliers - 4704 stars left (next iteration limit 5176) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits N_match=4704 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.497 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.615 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.412 n_q1=1720 n_q2=418 n_q3=1843 n_q4=723 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.238 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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.wQ8ZAZJRKD (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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1190, bad_region=4280, passed=32340 Got 32340 stars (including 26946 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32340 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4803 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29201 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4802 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29201 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29201 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59" Excluding outliers - 4740 stars left (next iteration limit 5212) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits N_match=4740 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.606 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.576 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.634 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.714 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.569 n_q1=1550 n_q2=676 n_q3=1221 n_q4=1293 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.178 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.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.oOTJNzzXvX (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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.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_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1070, bad_region=4423, passed=32328 Got 32328 stars (including 26920 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32328 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4804 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4740 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4805 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29108 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29108 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" Excluding outliers - 4739 stars left (next iteration limit 5212) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits N_match=4739 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.596 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.585 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.605 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.702 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.538 n_q1=1520 n_q2=714 n_q3=1207 n_q4=1298 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.178 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:20:07.74 +20:29:13.8: 12.60 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:47:01.22 +21:39:51.5: 12.32 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:20:07.74 +20:29:13.8: 12.67 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.63 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:20:07.74 +20:29:13.8: ref_mag=12.63 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8679 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3: 13.84 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:47:01.22 +21:39:51.5: 12.41 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.36 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:47:01.22 +21:39:51.5: ref_mag=12.36 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8324 delta=-0.47 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3: 14.08 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.93 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3: ref_mag=13.93 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=11.6966 delta=2.23 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out16134.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out191071.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 189047_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 189047_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 05.40279    2461257.90279    12.88    05:20:07.69 +20:29:15.0   3037 2336   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.86    05:20:07.78 +20:29:12.5   3030 2336   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 189058_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 189058_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    10.56    05:24:16.96 +20:08:48.5   3610 2110   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:24:16.92 +20:08:48.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 189259_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 189259_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    9.25    05:46:47.11 +22:03:50.6   6795 3227   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:46:47.06 +22:03:50.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 191071_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 Preparing report for the candidate 191071_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 191140_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 191140_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    11.88    05:41:56.12 +22:38:54.9   6118 3579   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:41:56.11 +22:38:55.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 191774_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 191774_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.21    05:30:50.73 +22:27:24.5   4573 3481   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:30:50.71 +22:27:24.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 192501_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 192501_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.57    05:20:11.77 +19:34:17.5   3016 1781   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:20:11.72 +19:34:17.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 192555_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 192555_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.33    05:37:00.59 +20:46:44.4   5417 2455   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:37:00.62 +20:46:44.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 192922_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 192922_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.51    05:39:54.81 +23:40:59.2   5842 4205   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:39:54.81 +23:41:00.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 193293_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 193293_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.56    05:31:40.12 +18:13:12.6   4629 0918   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:31:40.09 +18:13:13.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 193297_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 193297_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.82    05:31:10.90 +20:10:05.0   4587 2099   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:31:10.94 +20:10:05.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 193683_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 193683_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.61    05:45:36.88 +25:05:45.4   6631 5062   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:45:36.94 +25:05:44.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 194030_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 194030_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.62    05:45:54.30 +26:06:00.4   6671 5672   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:45:54.22 +26:06:00.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 194151_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 194151_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.60    05:42:11.65 +22:40:39.2   6154 3596   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:42:11.72 +22:40:39.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 194979_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 194979_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 05.40279    2461257.90279    12.83    05:47:01.27 +21:39:50.4   6836 2986   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-39-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0450.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    12.83    05:47:01.16 +21:39:52.5   6828 2986   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 16134_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 Preparing report for the candidate 16134_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 120168_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 120168_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    10.23    05:46:56.39 +17:54:32.3   6823 0709   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:46:56.39 +17:54:32.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55563_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 Preparing report for the candidate 55563_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 96330_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 The candidate 96330_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 05.40344    2461257.90344    7.18    05:37:38.48 +21:08:33.8   5509 2673   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-05_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_045629_TTUQ2b1x1_3017097_jpdsAHEt/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-05_04-40-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0451.fits **** FOUND 05:37:38.48 +21:08:33.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3 05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6 ########### Completed Tau-04-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 #### 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0 05:41:04.23 +23:30:54.2 05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3 05:41:04.29 +23:30:54.4 ################################################################################### 05:46:47.11 +22:03:51.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 05:41:04.23 +23:30:54.2 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 05:31:18.60 +23:21:30.6 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list) 05:41:04.29 +23:30:54.4 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list) 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) 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3 -- a known variable star Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 1 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 #### Adding the following to the exclusion list #### 05:32:59.98 +26:08:15.3 #################################################### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461257.90279228 -observatory V36 07:41:10.44 +20:21:56.3 Mercury (-0.2mag) 11:52:46.45 +00:19:58.5 Venus (-4.3mag) 05:41:03.52 +23:30:60.0 Mars (1.3mag) 08:40:23.93 +18:50:40.6 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:56:35.68 +03:17:18.5 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:11:23.72 +20:56:05.1 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:16:15.43 +00:14:18.2 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:28:24.70 -23:29:05.1 Pluto (14.4mag) 02:01:00.55 +16:53:05.9 Moon (-10.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Aug 5 04:58 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461257.90279228: 08:40:20.73 +18:50:55.9 Io (6.0mag) 08:40:33.42 +18:50:00.5 Europa (6.3mag) 08:40:11.82 +18:51:35.1 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:40:03.92 +18:52:07.9 Callisto (6.7mag) 08:38:00.80 +18:48:21.1 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:40:25.30 +18:50:36.0 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:37:30.90 +18:47:26.1 Elara (17.7mag) 08:44:29.35 +18:31:28.8 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:43:45.96 +19:00:20.7 Carme (19.0mag) 00:56:37.38 +03:17:42.9 Titan (8.4mag) 00:56:34.51 +03:17:27.1 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:56:36.93 +03:15:32.3 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:56:24.46 +03:17:39.5 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:56:01.76 +03:10:51.7 Phoebe (16.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 5 04:58 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461257.90279228: 18:51:47.70 -24:23:38.1 JWST 14:18:31.54 +53:10:11.8 Chandra 06:11:55.05 +26:15:04.6 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 5 04:58 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461257.90279228 -observatory V36 03:10:25.96 +17:08:10.9 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:02:40.99 -34:38:35.6 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:51:08.89 -68:47:55.9 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:09:03.59 +32:56:04.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 03:35:11.56 +36:19:43.1 16.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:40:56.52 +31:36:37.0 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:40:39.20 +26:35:21.1 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:18:57.72 +28:35:48.1 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:26:58.19 +05:17:32.3 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:12:02.19 -12:10:37.2 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:14:31.16 +66:18:53.1 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:50:47.48 -12:40:17.9 14.3mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:04:54.19 +31:13:08.9 15.2mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:07:27.05 +15:37:04.5 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:06:43.67 +42:54:17.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:14:51.38 +49:01:13.0 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:12:51.11 -13:00:22.0 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:54:21.97 +24:39:04.4 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:29:34.84 -15:45:26.8 17.6mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:29:00.23 +21:04:53.5 17.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:56:28.03 +02:32:06.1 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:04:05.37 +78:05:24.2 16.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:06:21.65 +46:07:38.0 17.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:44:29.03 +08:14:29.5 17.3mag A/2026 E1 21:55:08.78 -26:06:08.9 6.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:27:17.05 -03:13:37.4 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:35:43.35 +32:11:08.4 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 11:01:56.03 +05:33:55.6 17.2mag 63P/Wild 00:54:18.26 -05:21:06.4 15.5mag 65P/Gunn 05:29:07.29 +20:44:20.2 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:40:31.79 -23:11:42.1 17.8mag 84P/Giclas 02:57:51.48 +13:28:27.6 16.7mag 88P/Howell 07:48:37.87 +28:02:07.8 16.1mag 93P/Lovas 03:58:27.44 +15:46:46.7 17.7mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 05:47:08.75 +30:35:25.7 16.3mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:11:47.60 +27:07:16.3 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:38:06.59 -09:10:50.6 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos 05:32:22.32 +21:11:13.9 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:23:39.79 +19:01:59.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:03:47.73 +03:25:35.2 17.6mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:21:45.01 -19:46:50.7 14.1mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 07:06:22.52 +37:38:10.2 15.8mag 162P/SidingSpring 16:03:39.27 +38:44:51.0 12.4mag 169P/NEAT 02:37:44.77 +09:27:19.9 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:40:12.30 -09:53:08.7 17.6mag 235P/LINEAR 20:24:18.14 -52:50:30.0 17.8mag 259P/Garradd 03:13:53.35 +23:58:01.5 15.4mag 260P/McNaught 06:56:50.83 +37:45:57.3 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:09:36.67 +03:26:54.5 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski 08:58:18.70 +18:30:49.7 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Aug 5 04:58 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 5 04:58 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:41:33.23 +41:10:12.2 PNV J00413323+4110122 2026-08-02.8913 17.1mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Aug 5 04:58 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 13:26:10.063 -16:31:39.35 AT 2026veb 2026-07-19.29 18.748 15:04:36.261 -42:05:00.15 AT 2026vea 2026-07-15.38 19.28 15:40:32.860 -29:39:49.28 AT 2026vdz 2026-07-15.40 18.96 15:52:47.663 -24:57:36.67 AT 2026vdy 2026-07-20.37 19.7 16:03:13.659 -23:49:43.48 AT 2026vdx 2026-07-15.44 19.73 02:01:59.494 -27:33:08.94 AT 2026vdw 2026-07-19.82 19.43 15:10:37.347 +08:41:02.43 AT 2026vdv 2026-07-20.39 17.63 00:48:47.035 -17:46:37.99 AT 2026vdu 2026-07-19.83 19.69 15:08:14.743 -20:24:40.47 AT 2026vdt 2026-07-15.37 19.81 12:37:49.799 -40:14:52.54 AT 2026vds 2026-07-15.40 18.95 17:22:30.654 +19:42:09.07 SN 2026vdr 2026-07-17.91 19.5 20:41:44.088 -01:12:34.78 AT 2026vdq 2026-07-20.01 18.35 14:49:19.169 -14:49:17.78 AT 2026vdp 2026-07-15.38 20.17 00:42:55.360 +41:17:27.00 AT 2026vdo 2026-07-20.08 17.7 18:01:57.813 +32:54:02.20 AT 2026vdn 2026-07-15.24 20.8647 17:45:13.282 +43:23:54.28 AT 2026vdm 2026-07-12.34 20.6398 21:52:40.898 +29:03:58.38 AT 2026vdl 2026-07-12.05 19.09 16:53:07.017 +53:15:53.01 AT 2026vdk 2026-07-19.80 19.75 17:29:48.362 +40:12:07.56 AT 2026vdj 2026-07-19.85 19.22 17:09:35.647 +52:57:47.42 AT 2026vdi 2026-07-10.75 19.25 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 87K Aug 5 04:58 tns_transients_list.txt

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