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,2461259.9069,13.74,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 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 20260807.4069 13.74CV 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-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Cet-06-Q2b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Cet-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cet-06-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 578144 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 578144 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits_preview.png'
Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits

renamed 'Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits_preview.png'
Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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= 888.8278
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 475.8528
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2328.8813
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 551.3727
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2325.3903
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 550.9921
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.62017
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 23.0799999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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= '2026-08-07T04:45:13.9650088' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-07T09:45:13.9650088' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61259.406411632 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
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Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61259.4065262154 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 12.8554909308603 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = -9.99977873985269 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 44.7266666666667 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 162.065555555556 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.41958889959836 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0
Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-06' / Name of the object of interest" status=0
Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 51 26' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-10 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 = 20457 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20457 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 23.0799999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 23.0799999237061 / [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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits :)
Spent 0.502435 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 19899.553568
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=13115.0, right_median=15628.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 23.0699996948242 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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= '2026-08-07T04:46:12.8790303' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-07T09:46:12.8790303' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61259.4070935068 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
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Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61259.4072081135 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 12.8554908351897 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = -9.99977876947872 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 44.7902777777778 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 162.401388888889 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
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Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0
Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-06' / Name of the object of interest" status=0
Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 51 26' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-10 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
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Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0
Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20457 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20457 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 23.0699996948242 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 23.0699996948242 / [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
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits :)
Spent 0.506041 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 19899.553568
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=13115.0, right_median=15628.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits

fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits

Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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: 2461259.90652737
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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits'
wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:25.829 -09:59:35.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:25.829 -09:59:35.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0128 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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:28.860 -09:58:52.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:28.860 -09:58:52.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0280 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:51:25.829 -09:59:35.45
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:28.860 -09:58:52.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01725 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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FpkJGdIhXX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IuPqq2KDey
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AfAX86x3mw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qNP3p24c5t
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5092 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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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
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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 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 deg
Loaded 3952 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): 3142 out of 3267 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3267 out of 5092 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.892100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.892100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.81
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.08
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.08
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5092 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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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 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 deg
Loaded 3952 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): 3142 out of 3267 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3267 out of 5092 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 5085 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8433 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3261 to -4.5647 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 4.8433 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3261 to -4.5647 deg
Loaded 3953 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): 3150 out of 3266 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3266 out of 5085 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
2.1 pix Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
15.1 mag. Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=365, bad_region=1203, passed=5092
Got 5092 stars (including 3612 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5092 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3543 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3540 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4141 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3543 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4141 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4141 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 3540 stars left (next iteration limit 3894)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=3540 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.241 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.236 n_q1=1035 n_q2=684 n_q3=1126 n_q4=695 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.145
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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.IuPqq2KDey (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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=357, bad_region=1183, passed=5085
Got 5085 stars (including 3633 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5085 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3563 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4154 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3563 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4154 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4154 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 3561 stars left (next iteration limit 3917)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits N_match=3561 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.253 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.223 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.213 n_q1=1046 n_q2=691 n_q3=1120 n_q4=704 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.227
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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.AfAX86x3mw (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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=208, bad_region=590, passed=2578
Got 2578 stars (including 1834 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2578 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1798 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1798 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 1797 stars left (next iteration limit 1976)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1797 robust_rms=6.148 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.703 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1797 robust_rms=0.540 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.653 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1797 robust_rms=0.365 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.396 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1797 robust_rms_before=0.997 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.361 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.365 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.390 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.396
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.390 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits N_match=1797 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=553 n_q2=325 n_q3=627 n_q4=292 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.090
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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.qNP3p24c5t (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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=197, bad_region=601, passed=2605
Got 2605 stars (including 1858 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2605 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1822 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1821 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1821 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1821 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1822 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1821 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1821 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 1821 stars left (next iteration limit 2003)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1821 robust_rms=6.054 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.935 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1821 robust_rms=0.532 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.655 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1821 robust_rms=0.362 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.383 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1821 robust_rms_before=0.997 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.355 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.362 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.375 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.383
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.375 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits N_match=1821 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=564 n_q2=327 n_q3=632 n_q4=298 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.052
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits sigma_overall=0.271 worst_q_ratio=1.145
ref2=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits sigma_overall=0.253 worst_q_ratio=1.227
new1=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits sigma_overall=0.383 worst_q_ratio=1.090
new2=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.052
reference average sigma_overall=0.262 worst_q_ratio=1.186
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069_astrometric_residuals.png (3540 matched stars from wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070_astrometric_residuals.png (3561 matched stars from wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454_astrometric_residuals.png (1797 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455_astrometric_residuals.png (1821 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)

Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:25.829 -09:59:35.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:25.829 -09:59:35.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0128 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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:28.860 -09:58:52.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:28.860 -09:58:52.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0280 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:51:25.829 -09:59:35.45
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:28.860 -09:58:52.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01725 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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EwE5lJmhKc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AyPpDn0v2z
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GEwo7Qyhaw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Aio6L56oEI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 26253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 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 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 deg
Loaded 3954 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): 3110 out of 3352 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3352 out of 26253 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.778800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.778800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 26253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 deg
Loaded 3954 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): 3110 out of 3352 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3352 out of 26253 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 25987 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8346 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3332 to -4.5616 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8346 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3332 to -4.5616 deg
Loaded 3957 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): 3129 out of 3354 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3354 out of 25987 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
2.1 pix Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
2.1 pix fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
2.1 pix fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
15.2 mag. Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.9 (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.EwE5lJmhKc (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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1010, bad_region=5219, passed=26246
Got 26246 stars (including 20219 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26246 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4858 stars left (next iteration limit 5343)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=4858 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.237 n_q1=1487 n_q2=898 n_q3=1531 n_q4=942 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.140
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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.AyPpDn0v2z (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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=998, bad_region=5125, passed=25977
Got 25977 stars (including 20039 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25977 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4863 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4863 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5342)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.243 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.240 n_q1=1484 n_q2=897 n_q3=1538 n_q4=938 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.129
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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.GEwo7Qyhaw (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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=517, bad_region=3175, passed=16104
Got 16104 stars (including 12491 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16104 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4860 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4852 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13676 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4859 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13676 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13676 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 4853 stars left (next iteration limit 5337)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits N_match=4853 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.437 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.491 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.385 n_q1=1601 n_q2=917 n_q3=1505 n_q4=830 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.135
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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.Aio6L56oEI (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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=463, bad_region=3201, passed=15990
Got 15990 stars (including 12429 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15990 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13525 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5341)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.370 n_q1=1600 n_q2=924 n_q3=1501 n_q4=832 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.142
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 01:03:55.89 -09:08:02.4: 13.43 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:48:23.00 -10:41:07.9: 13.44 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:55:06.08 -07:18:08.8: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:37:18.37 -11:03:32.1: 13.65 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:42:44.66 -09:55:01.7: 12.93 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:48:51.53 -10:17:42.0: 12.30 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:36:11.44 -06:07:42.8: 13.84 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:56:03.19 -08:01:26.0: 13.47 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:33:29.54 -06:43:51.5: 13.31 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:56:03.19 -08:01:26.0: 13.46 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:42:44.66 -09:55:01.7: 12.98 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.46 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.95 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:37:18.37 -11:03:32.1: 13.62 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:56:03.19 -08:01:26.0: ref_mag=13.46 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5009 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:42:44.66 -09:55:01.7: ref_mag=12.95 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9356 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:36:11.44 -06:07:42.8: 13.97 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.63 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:48:23.00 -10:41:07.9: 13.41 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:48:51.53 -10:17:42.0: 12.29 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:37:18.37 -11:03:32.1: ref_mag=13.63 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3997 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:55:06.08 -07:18:08.8: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.89 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 01:03:55.89 -09:08:02.4: 13.51 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:36:11.44 -06:07:42.8: ref_mag=13.89 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0558 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.43 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.30 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:48:23.00 -10:41:07.9: ref_mag=13.43 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5847 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:48:51.53 -10:17:42.0: ref_mag=12.30 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5170 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.47 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:33:29.54 -06:43:51.5: 13.28 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:03:55.89 -09:08:02.4: ref_mag=13.47 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5153 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.29 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:33:29.54 -06:43:51.5: ref_mag=13.29 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4730 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out33824.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 31288_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 31288_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 14.05 | 00:36:11.49 -06:07:42.5 | 2498 5536 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 14.07 | 00:36:11.39 -06:07:43.1 | 2490 5529 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 31290_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 31290_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 13.40 | 00:37:18.39 -11:03:32.2 | 2689 2546 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 13.40 | 00:37:18.36 -11:03:32.0 | 2682 2539 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 31291_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 31291_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 12.52 | 00:48:51.48 -10:17:42.1 | 4406 3014 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 12.52 | 00:48:51.58 -10:17:41.9 | 4399 3007 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 32370_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 32370_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 12.48 | 00:43:47.42 -12:02:36.9 | 3647 1949 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
**** FOUND 00:43:47.41 -12:02:37.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32745_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 32745_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 12.87 | 00:42:44.65 -09:55:01.5 | 3496 3242 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 13.02 | 00:42:44.68 -09:55:01.8 | 3489 3234 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 33474_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 33474_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 13.47 | 01:03:55.87 -09:08:02.6 | 6657 3700 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 13.57 | 01:03:55.90 -09:08:02.3 | 6650 3692 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 33555_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 33555_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 13.50 | 00:56:03.16 -08:01:27.3 | 5485 4381 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 13.51 | 00:56:03.23 -08:01:24.8 | 5478 4375 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 33685_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 33685_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 13.58 | 00:48:23.04 -10:41:08.2 | 4335 2778 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 13.59 | 00:48:22.97 -10:41:07.7 | 4328 2771 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 33696_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
The candidate 33696_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 07.40653 | 2461259.90653 | 13.50 | 00:33:29.58 -06:43:51.0 | 2093 5168 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-45-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0454.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.40721 | 2461259.90721 | 13.45 | 00:33:29.51 -06:43:51.9 | 2085 5160 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_050219_TTUQ2b1x1_2185477_qsho1hsj/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455.fits |
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Considering the candidate 33824_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
Preparing report for the candidate 33824_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_04-46-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0455
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
00:55:06.08 -07:18:08.8
########### Completed Cet-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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00:55:06.08 -07:18:08.8 -- 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)2461259.90652737 -observatory V36
07:52:33.57 +20:22:48.9 Mercury (-0.5mag)
11:59:54.75 -00:38:49.2 Venus (-4.3mag)
05:46:54.21 +23:34:53.1 Mars (1.3mag)
08:42:12.51 +18:44:01.2 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:28.53 +03:15:58.8 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:11:38.26 +20:56:42.8 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:08.85 +00:13:29.8 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:28:13.13 -23:29:52.1 Pluto (14.4mag)
03:57:19.47 +25:21:26.9 Moon (-9.9mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461259.90652737:
08:42:13.86 +18:43:57.3 Io (6.0mag)
08:42:08.38 +18:44:20.4 Europa (6.3mag)
08:42:24.32 +18:43:13.1 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:42:10.14 +18:44:15.5 Callisto (6.8mag)
08:39:47.04 +18:42:54.2 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:42:14.48 +18:43:54.0 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:39:18.47 +18:41:35.4 Elara (17.7mag)
08:46:19.03 +18:23:52.2 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:45:26.62 +18:54:07.0 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:20.90 +03:16:24.1 Titan (8.4mag)
00:56:26.57 +03:15:42.9 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:56:35.56 +03:14:33.9 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:56:13.67 +03:16:01.0 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:55:52.01 +03:09:16.1 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461259.90652737:
18:59:23.39 -23:25:17.4 JWST
19:26:54.67 -05:52:34.1 Chandra
06:16:31.43 +24:11:20.9 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461259.90652737 -observatory V36
03:12:45.43 +17:18:34.6 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:02:01.86 -34:38:00.4 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:53:01.76 -68:52:13.3 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:09:36.34 +32:58:34.4 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:41:19.31 +37:17:53.5 16.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:39:18.54 +31:29:54.3 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:42:40.53 +26:33:19.7 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:20:48.75 +28:30:22.4 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:28:18.87 +05:17:57.3 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:12:19.96 -12:15:11.3 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:11:49.39 +66:06:26.5 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:48:39.60 -12:51:36.7 14.3mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:07:11.00 +31:18:33.0 15.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:07:05.14 +15:36:46.5 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:04:09.29 +43:02:15.7 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:11:55.93 +49:09:29.5 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:14:29.17 -12:58:41.0 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:55:42.21 +24:18:02.4 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:30:28.46 -16:01:38.6 17.7mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:31:45.59 +20:57:27.5 17.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:57:38.17 +02:24:17.2 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:03:15.76 +77:54:36.7 16.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:07:11.87 +46:10:16.8 17.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:46:06.91 +08:27:42.8 17.3mag A/2026 E1
21:57:26.02 -26:57:40.1 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:28:28.15 -03:20:53.5 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:38:14.35 +32:22:20.7 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
11:06:01.67 +04:54:32.5 17.3mag 63P/Wild
00:54:15.79 -05:25:08.9 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
05:33:42.35 +20:42:50.0 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:38:42.63 -23:25:50.6 17.8mag 84P/Giclas
02:59:56.45 +13:37:54.8 16.7mag 88P/Howell
07:53:49.36 +27:46:19.8 16.1mag 93P/Lovas
04:04:01.72 +16:33:18.5 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:53:47.56 +30:24:00.4 16.3mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
09:16:33.91 +26:47:21.1 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:42:05.30 -09:57:17.1 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos
05:35:21.49 +21:11:02.7 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:27:07.63 +18:56:29.1 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
00:03:31.88 +03:24:54.4 17.6mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:21:15.34 -19:42:16.1 13.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
07:13:21.52 +37:45:42.9 15.8mag 162P/SidingSpring
15:28:48.90 +40:23:49.8 12.2mag 169P/NEAT
02:41:31.22 +09:30:02.7 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:41:09.76 -10:01:45.4 17.7mag 235P/LINEAR
20:22:53.94 -52:50:49.5 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
03:19:44.14 +24:49:33.9 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
07:02:55.38 +37:44:06.8 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:10:12.51 +03:13:45.5 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
09:00:08.61 +18:24:59.4 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/ :
12:03:00.082 -11:29:16.06 AT 2026vug 2026-02-25.55 20.77
11:12:03.945 -18:57:27.45 AT 2026vuf 2026-01-27.53 21.97
22:01:02.330 +01:30:41.72 AT 2026vue 2026-06-12.53 21.09
15:50:56.717 -06:15:41.85 AT 2026vud 2026-05-13.43 20.71
17:22:17.033 +28:14:07.76 AT 2026vuc 2026-03-09.61 20.79
09:58:34.451 +14:04:27.89 AT 2026vub 2026-03-09.29 20.51
14:50:56.625 +03:16:01.84 AT 2026vua 2026-06-06.34 20.98
11:34:33.379 -13:40:57.83 AT 2026vtz 2026-04-22.30 20.87
17:46:27.198 +16:14:44.66 AT 2026vty 2026-05-25.55 21.43
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
12:45:12.542 +30:35:49.33 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
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