######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
UMa-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 406617 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 406617 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits_preview.png'
UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
renamed 'UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits_preview.png'
UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 521.0909
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 558.9001
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2888.4376
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 497.1922
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2841.4755
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 497.2560
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 5.54306
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.000
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 23.3999996185303 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
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Record 32: "DEC = 61.999903054184 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 14.8305555555556 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
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Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
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Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
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Record 60: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 61: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 62: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 63: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
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Record 65: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits :)
Spent 0.561209 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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=13115.0, right_median=15628.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 23.4699993133545 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 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
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Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
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Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
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Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
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Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits :)
Spent 0.674322 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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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: 2461258.91486093
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits'
wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.2' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Image size: 939.7'x624.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:30.932 +61:58:31.55 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:34:30.932 +61:58:31.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0304 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Image size: 939.6'x624.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:30.643 +61:59:06.88 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:34:30.643 +61:59:06.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0251 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 08:34:30.932 +61:58:31.55
Second-epoch second image center 08:34:30.643 +61:59:06.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00983 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2nxcOuKT0p
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UKBeJ9HfM4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cqwJXcNnQD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Q2iBT3jnQ9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4100 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4100 deg
Loaded 8849 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): 5401 out of 5701 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5701 out of 9619 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.861600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.861600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4100 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4100 deg
Loaded 8849 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): 5401 out of 5701 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5701 out of 9619 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 9596 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5413 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4099 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 109.7385 to 148.5413 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4099 deg
Loaded 8848 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): 5383 out of 5695 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5695 out of 9596 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
2.2 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
2.2 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
2.1 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
15.3 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
11.5 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
11.6 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 11.5 (SNR ) 9.7 (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.2nxcOuKT0p (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=686, bad_region=2890, passed=9619
Got 9619 stars (including 6229 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7340 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7340 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7340 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4887 stars left (next iteration limit 5375)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4887 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.513 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.325 n_q1=1411 n_q2=1074 n_q3=1431 n_q4=971 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.308
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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.UKBeJ9HfM4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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=696, bad_region=2860, passed=9596
Got 9596 stars (including 6227 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9596 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7330 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7330 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7330 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4890 stars left (next iteration limit 5379)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits N_match=4890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.525 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.335 n_q1=1415 n_q2=1074 n_q3=1421 n_q4=980 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.291
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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.cqwJXcNnQD (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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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=49, bad_region=105, passed=847
Got 847 stars (including 699 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 847 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013051 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010441 (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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 668 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 665 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 649 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 665 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 733 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 669 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 734 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 734 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 666 stars left (next iteration limit 731)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=666 robust_rms=4.768 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.763 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=666 robust_rms=0.624 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.655 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=666 robust_rms_before=1.039 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.552 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.624 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.600 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.655
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.600 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits N_match=666 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.561 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.561 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.597 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.567 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.501 n_q1=225 n_q2=53 n_q3=237 n_q4=151 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.064
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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.Q2iBT3jnQ9 (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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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=61, bad_region=124, passed=953
Got 953 stars (including 776 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 953 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013050 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010440 (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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 741 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 723 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 821 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.9 to 67.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 742 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 822 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 822 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 740 stars left (next iteration limit 812)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=740 robust_rms=4.767 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.063 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=740 robust_rms=0.616 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.646 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=740 robust_rms_before=1.058 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.563 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.616 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.598 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.646
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.598 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits N_match=740 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.593 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.579 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.586 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.604 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.526 n_q1=260 n_q2=61 n_q3=267 n_q4=152 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.019
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits sigma_overall=0.392 worst_q_ratio=1.308
ref2=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits sigma_overall=0.407 worst_q_ratio=1.291
new1=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits sigma_overall=0.561 worst_q_ratio=1.064
new2=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits sigma_overall=0.593 worst_q_ratio=1.019
reference average sigma_overall=0.3995 worst_q_ratio=1.2995
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302_astrometric_residuals.png (4887 matched stars from wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303_astrometric_residuals.png (4890 matched stars from wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441_astrometric_residuals.png (666 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442_astrometric_residuals.png (740 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.52 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.2' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Image size: 939.7'x624.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:30.932 +61:58:31.55 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:34:30.932 +61:58:31.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0304 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Image size: 939.6'x624.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:30.643 +61:59:06.88 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:34:30.643 +61:59:06.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0251 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 08:34:30.932 +61:58:31.55
Second-epoch second image center 08:34:30.643 +61:59:06.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00983 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LWcnnL8cGt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits &> /tmp/tmp.b9Y7OVjB9Q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gRmJ8EZHMd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cbFrDEkBjh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 56661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec +55.3287 to +67.4112 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec 55.3287 to 67.4112 deg
Loaded 8955 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): 5034 out of 5776 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5776 out of 56661 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.742900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.742900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.55
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.55
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 56661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec +55.3287 to +67.4112 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec 55.3287 to 67.4112 deg
Loaded 8955 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): 5034 out of 5776 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5776 out of 56661 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 56645 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5789 deg, Dec +55.3459 to +67.4186 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5789 deg, Dec 55.3459 to 67.4186 deg
Loaded 8948 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): 5045 out of 5770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5770 out of 56645 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
2.0 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
2.1 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
2.0 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
15.5 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
12.3 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
12.5 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.3 (SNR ) 12.3 (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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=17, blended=2986, bad_region=14259, passed=56644
Got 56644 stars (including 40173 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56644 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45495 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45495 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45495 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5380)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.487 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.304 n_q1=1422 n_q2=1047 n_q3=1460 n_q4=962 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.293
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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.b9Y7OVjB9Q (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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=12, blended=2922, bad_region=14271, passed=56633
Got 56633 stars (including 40192 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56633 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4890 stars left (next iteration limit 5379)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits N_match=4890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=1426 n_q2=1050 n_q3=1459 n_q4=955 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.311
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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.gRmJ8EZHMd (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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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=2, blended=145, bad_region=754, passed=7151
Got 7151 stars (including 6261 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7151 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013051 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010441 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.71"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6588 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.71"
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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6588 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.72"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6588 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.73"
Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5342)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.740 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.741 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.785 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.781 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.670 n_q1=1742 n_q2=392 n_q3=1723 n_q4=1000 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.061
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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.cbFrDEkBjh (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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=134, bad_region=813, passed=7982
Got 7982 stars (including 7040 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7982 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013050 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010440 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.7 to 67.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4859 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.67"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7374 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.7 to 67.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7374 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.67"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7374 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.68"
Excluding outliers - 4858 stars left (next iteration limit 5343)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits N_match=4858 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.701 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.695 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.693 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.722 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.642 n_q1=1769 n_q2=406 n_q3=1755 n_q4=928 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.030
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0441.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 70269_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442
The candidate 70269_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 06.41536 | 2461258.91536 | 11.01 | 08:30:26.73 +60:41:07.5 | 4453 2427 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits |
**** FOUND 08:30:26.73 +60:41:07.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70647_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442
The candidate 70647_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 06.41536 | 2461258.91536 | 11.44 | 08:30:06.43 +60:40:34.5 | 4428 2423 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits |
**** FOUND 08:30:06.33 +60:40:34.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70986_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442
The candidate 70986_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 06.41536 | 2461258.91536 | 11.72 | 09:10:57.56 +63:32:54.1 | 7285 4208 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits |
**** FOUND 09:10:57.42 +63:32:53.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 71253_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442
The candidate 71253_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 06.41536 | 2461258.91536 | 12.38 | 08:34:47.12 +65:07:03.9 | 4893 5085 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits |
**** FOUND 08:34:47.13 +65:07:03.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 17230_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442
The candidate 17230_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 08 06.41536 | 2461258.91536 | 11.75 | 08:37:24.06 +63:58:50.5 | 5036 4391 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits |
**** FOUND 08:37:24.05 +63:58:50.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 39240_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442
The candidate 39240_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 08 06.41536 | 2461258.91536 | 6.86 | 08:30:15.48 +60:43:03.4 | 4440 2447 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_045932_TTUQ2b1x1_433818_2l3R5Pio/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-06_04-57-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits |
**** FOUND 08:30:15.48 +60:43:03.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed UMa-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461258.91486093 -observatory V36
07:46:44.64 +20:23:23.8 Mercury (-0.4mag)
11:56:23.48 -00:09:44.2 Venus (-4.3mag)
05:44:00.77 +23:33:03.9 Mars (1.3mag)
08:41:18.81 +18:47:19.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:32.25 +03:16:39.4 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:11:31.16 +20:56:24.4 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:12.15 +00:13:54.1 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:28:18.85 -23:29:28.9 Pluto (14.4mag)
02:57:21.11 +21:47:15.3 Moon (-10.3mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Aug 6 05:02 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461258.91486093:
08:41:22.59 +18:47:02.9 Io (6.0mag)
08:41:12.84 +18:47:45.6 Europa (6.3mag)
08:41:17.95 +18:47:27.0 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:41:06.79 +18:48:14.0 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:38:54.46 +18:45:36.3 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:41:20.11 +18:47:14.2 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:38:25.23 +18:44:29.3 Elara (17.7mag)
08:45:24.82 +18:27:38.5 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:44:36.85 +18:57:12.3 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:29.06 +03:17:06.5 Titan (8.4mag)
00:56:26.22 +03:16:40.0 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:56:36.44 +03:15:03.6 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:56:18.45 +03:16:51.9 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:55:57.02 +03:10:04.5 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461258.91486093:
18:55:34.52 -23:54:16.2 JWST
17:28:26.20 +36:32:21.8 Chandra
11:17:35.26 -60:17:50.1 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461258.91486093 -observatory V36
03:11:36.80 +17:13:28.4 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:02:20.60 -34:38:19.2 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:52:06.01 -68:50:04.7 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:09:20.25 +32:57:20.0 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:38:18.72 +36:49:46.8 16.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:40:07.17 +31:33:17.5 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:41:40.68 +26:34:20.2 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:19:53.77 +28:33:03.5 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:27:38.93 +05:17:45.8 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:12:10.90 -12:12:54.7 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:13:09.18 +66:12:43.1 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:49:41.95 -12:46:01.3 14.3mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:06:03.51 +31:15:52.3 15.2mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:07:15.66 +15:36:56.6 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:05:25.35 +42:58:27.5 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:13:23.07 +49:05:30.6 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:13:40.85 -12:59:28.8 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:55:02.72 +24:28:28.1 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:30:02.25 -15:53:34.5 17.7mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:30:23.52 +21:01:09.3 17.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:57:03.20 +02:28:10.5 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:03:37.07 +78:00:01.6 16.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:06:47.82 +46:09:00.1 17.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:45:18.32 +08:21:13.0 17.3mag A/2026 E1
21:56:18.63 -26:32:19.5 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:27:52.89 -03:17:16.9 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:36:59.90 +32:16:48.9 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
11:04:00.14 +05:14:02.2 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:54:17.57 -05:23:05.9 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
05:31:26.45 +20:43:38.9 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:39:36.68 -23:18:52.2 17.8mag 84P/Giclas
02:58:55.38 +13:33:18.2 16.7mag 88P/Howell
07:51:15.68 +27:54:12.7 16.1mag 93P/Lovas
04:01:15.82 +16:10:15.4 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:50:30.30 +30:29:49.5 16.3mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
09:14:12.33 +26:57:16.0 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:40:07.00 -09:34:19.5 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos
05:33:53.00 +21:11:10.3 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:25:24.98 +18:59:15.3 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
00:03:40.19 +03:25:17.9 17.6mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:21:31.28 -19:44:29.6 14.0mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
07:09:54.51 +37:42:08.0 15.8mag 162P/SidingSpring
15:46:37.60 +39:38:42.4 12.3mag 169P/NEAT
02:39:39.88 +09:28:48.5 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:40:40.70 -09:57:28.6 17.7mag 235P/LINEAR
20:23:34.95 -52:50:55.9 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
03:16:50.46 +24:24:08.6 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:59:55.12 +37:45:07.9 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:09:54.40 +03:20:16.8 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:59:14.23 +18:27:53.2 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61
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
02:02:26.67 +32:04:22.70 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.6 15.52
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
14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.64
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 +22:02:03.40 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.07 13.88
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
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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
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
12:00:47.340 +09:31:50.99 AT 2026vlb 2026-05-21.37 20.73
09:39:31.292 -08:28:35.35 AT 2026vla 2026-02-21.40 20.65
17:07:24.157 +32:28:59.94 AT 2026vkz 2026-06-16.33 21.89
18:55:34.805 +34:42:05.78 AT 2026vky 2026-06-22.39 21.01
15:27:13.875 -10:50:21.14 AT 2026vkx 2026-06-14.35 20.55
13:36:43.476 +25:28:01.16 AT 2026vkw 2026-06-25.38 20.6
04:43:04.292 -16:08:54.64 AT 2026vkv 2026-01-12.30 21.72
04:48:25.928 -18:19:58.05 AT 2026vku 2026-01-26.25 21.35
12:55:24.686 +13:58:33.13 AT 2026vkt 2026-06-05.34 21.42
11:39:28.884 +47:23:59.43 AT 2026vks 2026-01-14.61 21.82
10:26:55.799 -14:09:20.42 AT 2026vkr 2026-01-13.55 21.98
12:26:22.284 +20:06:25.68 AT 2026vkq 2026-02-13.60 20.86
12:08:12.778 +41:30:56.83 AT 2026vkp 2026-06-15.27 20.88
05:11:50.298 -12:02:24.75 AT 2026vko 2026-02-15.23 20.49
00:35:37.087 -45:29:22.45 AT 2026vkn 2026-06-26.42 23.13
04:11:06.535 -49:23:35.67 AT 2026vkm 2026-07-09.42 22.31
23:40:19.411 -26:01:53.34 AT 2026vkl 2026-07-20.59 21.47
22:23:27.160 +00:54:32.97 AT 2026vkk 2026-07-14.55 21.17
21:14:05.875 -09:55:36.50 AT 2026vkj 2026-07-20.46 21.9
17:17:56.970 +19:09:32.22 AT 2026vki 2026-07-19.39 21.8
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