Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461259.7415,12.30,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260807.2415 12.30CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.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/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
PsA-02-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting PsA-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing PsA-02-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 706764 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 706764 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits_preview.png'
PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits

renamed 'PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits_preview.png'
PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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= 1837.2608
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 499.5281
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5927.8265
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1629.6549
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5914.8934
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1626.9979
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.22645
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
Record 0: "" status=0
Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0
Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-07T00:47:13.7775634' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-07T05:47:13.7775634' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61259.2411316782 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-07T05:47:23.6811742' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61259.2412463077 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 345.59969413159 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = -25.999746413292 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 16.5258333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 138.182222222222 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.47615998896609 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0
Record 45: "OBJECT = 'PsA-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0
Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '23 02 24' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-26 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0
Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0
Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29498 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29498 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 55: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 56: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 57: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 58: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 59: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
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
Record 64: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/d_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits :)
Spent 0.787765 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/d_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 26658.571233
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=17308.5, right_median=19900.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
Record 0: "" status=0
Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0
Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0
Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-07T00:47:55.7175692' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-07T05:47:55.7175692' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61259.2416170947 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-07T05:48:05.6221843' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61259.2417317363 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 345.599694078706 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = -25.9997464218307 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 16.6227777777778 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 138.311944444444 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.45694057923132 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0
Record 45: "OBJECT = 'PsA-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0
Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '23 02 24' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-26 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0
Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0
Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29498 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29498 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 55: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 56: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 57: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 58: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 59: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
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
Record 64: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/d_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits :)
Spent 0.706802 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/d_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 26658.571233
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=17308.5, right_median=19900.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits

fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits

Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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: 2461259.74124742
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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits'
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits'
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.7' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Image size: 942.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:29.137 -26:02:18.01 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 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:29.137 -26:02:18.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0450 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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Image size: 942.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:27.937 -26:02:18.36 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 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:27.937 -26:02:18.36
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0432 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 23:02:29.137 -26:02:18.01
Second-epoch second image center 23:02:27.937 -26:02:18.36
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00449 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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yXkIX3snGD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FGo424qaBT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GLcg2nS6UT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aGueIVJfTh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 3088 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 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 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 deg
Loaded 4863 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): 2553 out of 2580 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2580 out of 3088 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.393200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.393200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.21
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.18
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.18
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 3088 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 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.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 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 deg
Loaded 4863 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): 2553 out of 2580 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2580 out of 3088 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 2365 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.6727 to 354.6451 deg, Dec -31.2638 to -20.5756 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 336.6727 to 354.6451 deg, Dec -31.2638 to -20.5756 deg
Loaded 4829 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): 1954 out of 1971 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 1971 out of 2365 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ 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:
2.3 pix PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
2.3 pix PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
3.4 pix fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
3.4 pix fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.2 mag. PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
13.8 mag. PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
12.6 mag. fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
12.6 mag. fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 10.4 (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.yXkIX3snGD (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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=229, bad_region=0, passed=3088
Got 3088 stars (including 2854 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3088 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2754 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3088 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2754 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3088 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3088 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 2751 stars left (next iteration limit 3027)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=2751 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.388 n_q1=739 n_q2=620 n_q3=742 n_q4=650 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.114
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.FGo424qaBT (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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=187, bad_region=0, passed=2365
Got 2365 stars (including 2176 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2365 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2093 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2092 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2092 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2092 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2365 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2093 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2092 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2365 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2092 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2365 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 2092 stars left (next iteration limit 2301)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits N_match=2092 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.568 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.399 n_q1=579 n_q2=424 n_q3=596 n_q4=493 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.297
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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.GLcg2nS6UT (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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=82, bad_region=0, passed=1456
Got 1456 stars (including 1372 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1456 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013093 (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 0.010474 (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 292 to 350 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1320 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1320 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1320 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1451 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 292 to 350 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1320 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1320 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1452 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1320 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1452 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 1320 stars left (next iteration limit 1452)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1320 robust_rms=7.813 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=14.461 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1320 robust_rms=0.487 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.592 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1320 robust_rms=0.374 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.551 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1320 robust_rms_before=1.103 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.386 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.374 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.508 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.551
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.508 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits N_match=1320 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.521 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.392 n_q1=355 n_q2=199 n_q3=436 n_q4=330 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.376
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.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.aGueIVJfTh (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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=86, bad_region=0, passed=1478
Got 1478 stars (including 1391 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1478 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013093 (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 0.010474 (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 292 to 350 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1337 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1337 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1330 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1337 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1471 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 292 to 350 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1337 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1336 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1471 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1336 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1471 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 1336 stars left (next iteration limit 1470)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1336 robust_rms=8.198 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=14.998 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1336 robust_rms=0.469 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.564 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1336 robust_rms=0.382 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.623 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=1336 robust_rms_before=1.111 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.392 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.469 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.499 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.564
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.499 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits N_match=1336 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.569 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.368 n_q1=358 n_q2=200 n_q3=442 n_q4=336 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.470
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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=PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits sigma_overall=0.405 worst_q_ratio=1.114
ref2=PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits sigma_overall=0.438 worst_q_ratio=1.297
new1=fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits sigma_overall=0.379 worst_q_ratio=1.376
new2=fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits sigma_overall=0.387 worst_q_ratio=1.470
reference average sigma_overall=0.4215 worst_q_ratio=1.2055
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207_astrometric_residuals.png (2751 matched stars from wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287_astrometric_residuals.png (2092 matched stars from wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192_astrometric_residuals.png (1320 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193_astrometric_residuals.png (1336 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)

Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q1b1x1 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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.7' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Image size: 942.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:29.137 -26:02:18.01 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 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:29.137 -26:02:18.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0450 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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Image size: 942.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:27.937 -26:02:18.36 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 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:27.937 -26:02:18.36
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0432 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 23:02:29.137 -26:02:18.01
Second-epoch second image center 23:02:27.937 -26:02:18.36
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00449 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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.l3CzSz6Uzf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NuF8N4iV49
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits &> /tmp/tmp.E6qsjT4M1M
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits &> /tmp/tmp.c3xTZf5db6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 19448 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 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 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 deg
Loaded 4889 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): 3954 out of 4074 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4074 out of 19448 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.242650
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.242650
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.91
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.33
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.33
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 19448 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 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 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 deg
Loaded 4889 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): 3954 out of 4074 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4074 out of 19448 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 15169 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5425 to 354.7122 deg, Dec -31.2786 to -20.5359 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.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 336.5425 to 354.7122 deg, Dec -31.2786 to -20.5359 deg
Loaded 4896 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): 3989 out of 4086 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4086 out of 15169 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
2.1 pix PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
3.2 pix fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
3.2 pix fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.3 mag. PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
13.9 mag. PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
13.0 mag. fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
13.0 mag. fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.0 (SNR ) 12.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.l3CzSz6Uzf (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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=10, blended=584, bad_region=0, passed=19438
Got 19438 stars (including 18826 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19438 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4843 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4840 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19438 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4844 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19438 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19438 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4841 stars left (next iteration limit 5324)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4841 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.395 n_q1=1321 n_q2=1091 n_q3=1243 n_q4=1186 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.105
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.NuF8N4iV49 (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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=5, blended=416, bad_region=0, passed=15164
Got 15164 stars (including 14732 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15164 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4839 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4837 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15164 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4838 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15164 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15164 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 4836 stars left (next iteration limit 5320)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits N_match=4836 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.473 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.539 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.420 n_q1=1341 n_q2=1000 n_q3=1310 n_q4=1185 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.141
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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.E6qsjT4M1M (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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=1, blended=156, bad_region=2, passed=7806
Got 7806 stars (including 7636 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7806 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013093 (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 0.010474 (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 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4824 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4823 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4823 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.67"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4823 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7806 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64"
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 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4825 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4824 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7806 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.65"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4824 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7806 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
Excluding outliers - 4824 stars left (next iteration limit 5305)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits N_match=4824 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.663 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.832 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.885 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.559 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.575 n_q1=1266 n_q2=740 n_q3=1625 n_q4=1193 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.334
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.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.c3xTZf5db6 (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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=149, bad_region=2, passed=7791
Got 7791 stars (including 7629 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7791 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013093 (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 0.010474 (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 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4830 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4828 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4828 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.65"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4828 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7791 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4831 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4828 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7791 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4828 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7791 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.65"
Excluding outliers - 4828 stars left (next iteration limit 5310)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits N_match=4828 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.642 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.781 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.842 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.526 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.570 n_q1=1278 n_q2=735 n_q3=1629 n_q4=1186 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.312
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.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_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 22:36:54.94 -26:03:31.9: 12.58 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:35:56.98 -21:38:31.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 22:35:49.75 -20:57:13.4: 12.18 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:10:54.13 -21:43:21.9: 15.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 22:43:05.33 -21:40:31.9: 12.65 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 22:35:49.75 -20:57:13.4: 12.07 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 23:10:54.13 -21:43:21.9: 14.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 23:35:56.98 -21:38:31.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:35:56.98 -21:38:31.9: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 22:36:54.94 -26:03:31.9: 12.59 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.14 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.58 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:35:49.75 -20:57:13.4: ref_mag=12.14 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.2335 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:36:54.94 -26:03:31.9: ref_mag=12.58 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.2871 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 22:43:05.33 -21:40:31.9: 12.47 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.58 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:43:05.33 -21:40:31.9: ref_mag=12.58 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.6550 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20439.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
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 20297_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20297_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.24125 | 2461259.74125 | 9.40 | 23:35:56.96 -21:38:31.8 | 9365 6005 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 9.39 | 23:35:57.00 -21:38:32.0 | 9368 6005 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
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Considering the candidate 20325_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20325_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 10.58 | 23:07:21.13 -22:23:53.6 | 5342 5422 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20332_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20332_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 10.03 | 23:30:22.61 -28:40:34.1 | 8582 1727 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20388_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20388_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 11.76 | 22:59:54.51 -21:31:51.8 | 4273 5886 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20393_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20393_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 11.64 | 22:34:14.83 -27:25:41.0 | 1063 2025 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (15.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20407_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20407_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.24125 | 2461259.74125 | 12.31 | 22:35:49.74 -20:57:13.4 | 0840 5959 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 12.18 | 22:35:49.76 -20:57:13.3 | 0843 5959 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
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Considering the candidate 20439_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
Preparing report for the candidate 20439_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
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Considering the candidate 20445_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20445_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.24125 | 2461259.74125 | 12.25 | 22:36:55.04 -26:03:30.7 | 1332 2890 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 12.35 | 22:36:54.84 -26:03:33.2 | 1334 2890 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
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Considering the candidate 20451_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20451_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 12.07 | 23:02:31.31 -26:44:58.7 | 4821 2769 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (15.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20477_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20477_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 11.76 | 23:30:26.90 -29:20:14.9 | 8593 1326 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20487_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20487_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.24125 | 2461259.74125 | 12.85 | 22:43:05.33 -21:40:31.2 | 1916 5617 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0192.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 12.55 | 22:43:05.33 -21:40:32.6 | 1918 5618 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
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Considering the candidate 20498_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20498_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 12.57 | 23:34:17.29 -24:15:04.0 | 9120 4411 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (15.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20521_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 20521_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 12.77 | 22:38:34.00 -27:26:52.0 | 1646 2079 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (15.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 08411_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193
The candidate 08411_fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 08 07.24173 | 2461259.74173 | 10.72 | 23:11:41.70 -26:29:47.2 | 6045 2984 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_005023_TTUQ1b1x1_813731_cbjwrJnY/fd_PsA-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-07_00-47-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0193.fits |
**** FOUND 23:11:41.71 -26:29:46.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
23:10:54.13 -21:43:21.9
########### Completed PsA-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
23:10:54.13 -21:43:21.9
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23:10:54.13 -21:43:21.9 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
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)2461259.74124742 -observatory V36
07:51:33.53 +20:23:02.2 Mercury (-0.4mag)
11:59:19.08 -00:33:58.6 Venus (-4.3mag)
05:46:25.17 +23:34:34.5 Mars (1.3mag)
08:42:03.48 +18:44:34.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:29.20 +03:16:05.7 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:11:37.07 +20:56:39.7 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:09.41 +00:13:33.9 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:28:14.11 -23:29:48.2 Pluto (14.4mag)
03:47:06.66 +24:30:46.8 Moon (-10.0mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461259.74124742:
08:42:01.40 +18:44:44.9 Io (6.0mag)
08:41:57.23 +18:45:02.5 Europa (6.3mag)
08:42:13.49 +18:43:54.2 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:41:59.44 +18:44:55.5 Callisto (6.8mag)
08:39:38.20 +18:43:21.2 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:42:08.07 +18:44:15.3 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:39:09.52 +18:42:04.3 Elara (17.7mag)
08:46:09.93 +18:24:29.8 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:45:18.25 +18:54:37.8 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:22.27 +03:16:31.6 Titan (8.4mag)
00:56:26.09 +03:15:51.8 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:56:35.78 +03:14:38.9 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:56:14.42 +03:16:09.7 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:55:52.91 +03:09:24.3 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461259.74124742:
18:59:23.02 -23:33:27.6 JWST
19:04:47.49 +10:24:11.4 Chandra
00:33:55.61 +63:47:26.1 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461259.74124742 -observatory V36
03:12:34.08 +17:17:43.0 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:02:05.01 -34:38:05.0 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:52:52.42 -68:51:51.3 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:09:33.64 +32:58:21.6 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:40:49.49 +37:13:05.6 16.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:39:26.76 +31:30:28.7 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:42:30.52 +26:33:29.4 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:20:39.50 +28:30:49.2 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:28:12.15 +05:17:55.5 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:12:18.40 -12:14:48.6 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:12:02.88 +66:07:30.4 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:48:49.86 -12:50:41.4 14.3mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:06:59.66 +31:18:05.8 15.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:07:06.84 +15:36:48.6 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:04:22.07 +43:01:39.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:12:10.63 +49:08:50.8 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:14:21.10 -12:58:48.4 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:55:35.58 +24:19:46.3 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:30:23.98 -16:00:17.1 17.7mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:31:31.76 +20:58:04.7 17.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:57:32.24 +02:24:56.3 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:03:18.91 +77:55:34.2 16.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:07:08.01 +46:10:02.6 17.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:45:58.67 +08:26:38.4 17.3mag A/2026 E1
21:57:16.19 -26:53:27.9 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:28:22.19 -03:20:17.2 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:38:01.95 +32:21:24.4 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
11:05:41.25 +04:57:47.5 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:54:16.29 -05:24:47.8 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
05:33:19.64 +20:42:57.8 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:38:52.01 -23:24:41.8 17.8mag 84P/Giclas
02:59:46.44 +13:37:08.2 16.7mag 88P/Howell
07:53:23.64 +27:47:38.5 16.1mag 93P/Lovas
04:03:33.99 +16:29:26.3 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:53:14.56 +30:24:58.4 16.3mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
09:16:10.15 +26:49:00.5 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:41:45.37 -09:53:28.0 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos
05:35:06.70 +21:11:03.6 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:26:50.45 +18:56:56.6 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
00:03:33.47 +03:24:58.7 17.6mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:21:18.21 -19:42:36.5 13.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
07:12:46.86 +37:45:07.1 15.8mag 162P/SidingSpring
15:31:51.15 +40:17:22.1 12.2mag 169P/NEAT
02:41:12.89 +09:29:50.2 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:41:04.89 -10:01:03.1 17.7mag 235P/LINEAR
20:23:01.54 -52:50:55.3 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
03:19:15.26 +24:45:17.8 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
07:02:25.19 +37:44:16.7 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:10:09.42 +03:14:50.9 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:59:59.47 +18:25:28.4 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08
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
14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.59
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90 ASASSN-26dj 2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10 ASASSN-26dg 2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40 AT2026mhn 2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00 ASASSN-26di 2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00 AT2026kwu 2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90 AT2026ktm 2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40 AT2026lkm 2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.40 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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
05:21:07.63 +23:38:19.4 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-06.4109 11.2mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
14:56:46.917 -03:48:35.10 AT 2026vtx 2026-06-19.29 21.49
17:22:45.609 +22:50:07.57 AT 2026vtw 2026-05-14.43 21.36
12:21:04.077 -04:01:32.77 AT 2026vtv 2026-02-12.60 20.93
08:14:22.938 +42:27:50.51 AT 2026vtu 2026-01-16.42 20.75
13:48:52.546 -14:32:34.25 AT 2026vtt 2026-05-12.35 21.06
12:45:12.544 +30:35:49.54 SN 2026vts 2026-07-23.20 19.5187
15:54:43.153 +77:05:59.01 AT 2026vtr 2026-07-14.23 20.7687
18:39:56.576 +36:55:41.65 AT 2026vtq 2026-07-15.29 21.179
18:20:04.654 +51:48:07.73 AT 2026vtp 2026-07-12.34 20.506
02:21:08.216 +53:58:20.22 AT 2026vto 2026-07-12.58 18.923
19:18:15.750 -28:25:14.27 AT 2026vtn 2026-07-19.42 19.037
06:18:40.102 -63:52:11.78 AT 2026vtm 2026-07-22.15 18.964
01:25:20.341 +54:04:44.58 AT 2026vtl 2026-07-21.55 18.936
00:31:18.789 +26:35:38.20 AT 2026vtk 2026-07-11.13 18.674
19:17:17.916 -52:23:30.97 AT 2026vtj 2026-07-20.03 18.733
21:18:22.563 -55:04:03.54 AT 2026vti 2026-07-07.91 19.06
13:14:42.843 +01:11:46.35 AT 2026vth 2026-07-07.04 19.288
22:44:00.748 -67:12:53.39 AT 2026vtg 2026-07-22.03 19.382
21:14:49.111 -66:16:14.46 AT 2026vtf 2026-07-19.95 19.278
20:46:38.288 -56:59:08.12 AT 2026vte 2026-07-21.94 18.844
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