NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e

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

Processing fields Psc-03-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 09.25424    2461261.75424    12.36    01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.5   4527 4438   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    12.14    01:45:19.57 +16:01:41.4   4522 4436   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 09.2545  2461261.7545  12.25  01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4
141.36208 -44.90648 galactic  Psc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 5.3 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
101 Helena                  -1     -1       1  12.6     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4:  16.22 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4:  16.08 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Psc-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 09.25424    2461261.75424    12.28    01:58:05.79 +11:54:20.4   6540 2082   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    12.12    01:58:05.80 +11:54:19.6   6536 2079   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 09.2545  2461261.7545  12.20  01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0
147.59745 -47.74833 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 5.3 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
46 Hestia                   1      0       1  12.4     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0:  16.13 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0:  16.05 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Psc-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 09.25424    2461261.75424    12.77    01:43:56.62 +10:48:00.3   4498 1284   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    12.76    01:43:56.55 +10:48:01.5   4493 1282   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 09.2545  2461261.7545  12.77  01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9
143.23432 -49.99038 galactic  Psc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 5.4 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
124 Alkeste                 -1      0       1  13.0    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9:  16.12 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9:  16.01 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Psc-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 09.25424    2461261.75424    13.05    01:39:46.40 +14:55:09.6   3759 3728   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    13.35    01:39:46.30 +14:55:11.2   3754 3726   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 09.2545  2461261.7545  13.20  01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4
139.97190 -46.34683 galactic  Psc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.2" and 5.4 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
212 Medea                    0     -1       1  13.7    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4:  16.26 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4:  16.10 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Psc-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 4

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 reference image: Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 reference image: Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits
Field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Psc-03-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Psc-03-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Psc-03-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 333208 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 333208 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.png' -> 'transient_report/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits_preview.png'
Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits

renamed 'Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.png' -> 'transient_report/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits_preview.png'
Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 595.7172 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 518.5455 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1877.6120 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 445.9964 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1874.8618 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 447.0467 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.15185 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.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 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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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/d_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits :) Spent 0.481534 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/d_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 26658.571233 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=17308.5, right_median=19900.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/d_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits :) Spent 0.468019 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/d_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 26658.571233 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=17308.5, right_median=19900.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits


fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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: 2461261.75424317 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_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits' wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits' wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:46:39.869 +14:00:12.31 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Image size: 944.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:46:38.590 +13:56:24.91 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 01:46:39.869 +14:00:12.31 Second-epoch image center 01:46:38.590 +13:56:24.91 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0634 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Image size: 944.1'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:46:40.570 +13:56:37.69 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 01:46:39.869 +14:00:12.31 Second-epoch image center 01:46:40.570 +13:56:37.69 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0597 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 01:46:38.590 +13:56:24.91 Second-epoch second image center 01:46:40.570 +13:56:37.69 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00876 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0Vwpgxf9iT Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zwOdeMrBeB Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WiZuinjxKA Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0WA9HNNUr3 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits and wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits and wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits and wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 7679 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.3962 to 34.9286 deg, Dec +8.6498 to +19.2740 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 18.3962 to 34.9286 deg, Dec 8.6498 to 19.2740 deg Loaded 4730 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): 3851 out of 4065 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4065 out of 7679 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.950100 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.950100 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.57 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 7679 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.3962 to 34.9286 deg, Dec +8.6498 to +19.2740 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 18.3962 to 34.9286 deg, Dec 8.6498 to 19.2740 deg Loaded 4730 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): 3851 out of 4065 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4065 out of 7679 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits (aperture=6.0) Read 6762 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.4566 to 34.9567 deg, Dec +8.6053 to +19.2739 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 18.4566 to 34.9567 deg, Dec 8.6053 to 19.2739 deg Loaded 4732 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): 3812 out of 4016 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4016 out of 6762 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (aperture=5.9) ____ 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: 2.0 pix Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits 2.0 pix Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 3.2 pix fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 3.2 pix fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits 15.2 mag. Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 13.1 mag. fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 13.0 mag. fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.0 (SNR ) 11.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.0Vwpgxf9iT (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=549, bad_region=0, passed=7679 Got 7679 stars (including 7121 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7679 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4872 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.21" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7679 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.21" 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7679 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7679 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22" Excluding outliers - 4873 stars left (next iteration limit 5359) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits N_match=4873 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.237 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.223 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.217 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.200 n_q1=1261 n_q2=1216 n_q3=1199 n_q4=1197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.365 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits -region wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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.zwOdeMrBeB (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=519, bad_region=0, passed=6762 Got 6762 stars (including 6236 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6762 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4882 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6762 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4882 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6762 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6762 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.239 n_q1=1250 n_q2=1227 n_q3=1200 n_q4=1201 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.449 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -region wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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.WiZuinjxKA (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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=104, bad_region=0, passed=2629 Got 2629 stars (including 2523 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2629 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013114 (47.2 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010491 (37.8 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2459 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2458 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2458 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2458 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2629 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2457 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2456 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2629 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2456 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2629 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 2456 stars left (next iteration limit 2703) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2456 robust_rms=8.408 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.250 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2456 robust_rms=0.511 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.858 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2456 robust_rms=0.395 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.522 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2456 robust_rms_before=1.134 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.360 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.395 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.469 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.522 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.469 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits N_match=2456 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.392 n_q1=675 n_q2=437 n_q3=737 n_q4=607 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.317 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.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.0WA9HNNUr3 (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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=99, bad_region=0, passed=2636 Got 2636 stars (including 2535 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2636 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013113 (47.2 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010490 (37.8 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2469 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2467 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2467 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2467 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2636 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2467 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2466 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2636 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2466 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2636 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 2466 stars left (next iteration limit 2713) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2466 robust_rms=8.298 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.971 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2466 robust_rms=0.505 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.688 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2466 robust_rms=0.411 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.543 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2466 robust_rms_before=1.088 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.371 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.411 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.491 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.543 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.491 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits N_match=2466 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.489 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.390 n_q1=675 n_q2=452 n_q3=734 n_q4=605 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.373 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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=Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits sigma_overall=0.237 worst_q_ratio=1.365 ref2=Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits sigma_overall=0.294 worst_q_ratio=1.449 new1=fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.317 new2=fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits sigma_overall=0.356 worst_q_ratio=1.373 reference average sigma_overall=0.2655 worst_q_ratio=1.407 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188_astrometric_residuals.png (4873 matched stars from wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.21 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139_astrometric_residuals.png (4878 matched stars from wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220_astrometric_residuals.png (2456 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221_astrometric_residuals.png (2466 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:46:39.869 +14:00:12.31 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Image size: 944.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:46:38.590 +13:56:24.91 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 01:46:39.869 +14:00:12.31 Second-epoch image center 01:46:38.590 +13:56:24.91 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0634 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Image size: 944.1'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 01:46:40.570 +13:56:37.69 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 01:46:39.869 +14:00:12.31 Second-epoch image center 01:46:40.570 +13:56:37.69 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0597 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 01:46:38.590 +13:56:24.91 Second-epoch second image center 01:46:40.570 +13:56:37.69 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00876 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits &> /tmp/tmp.l2CNezarVr Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KsyLQtMgg0 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits &> /tmp/tmp.sFJDp6SwyQ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits &> /tmp/tmp.z0YpY0J2RK Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits and wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits and wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits and wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 40639 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.3962 to 34.9791 deg, Dec +8.6321 to +19.2912 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 18.3962 to 34.9791 deg, Dec 8.6321 to 19.2912 deg Loaded 4752 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): 3678 out of 4107 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4107 out of 40639 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.860050 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.860050 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.34 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 40639 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.3962 to 34.9791 deg, Dec +8.6321 to +19.2912 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 18.3962 to 34.9791 deg, Dec 8.6321 to 19.2912 deg Loaded 4752 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): 3678 out of 4107 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4107 out of 40639 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits (aperture=4.9) Read 38153 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.4016 to 34.9977 deg, Dec +8.5904 to +19.2796 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 18.4016 to 34.9977 deg, Dec 8.5904 to 19.2796 deg Loaded 4774 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): 3712 out of 4109 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4109 out of 38153 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 19 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits 1.9 pix Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 3.1 pix fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 3.1 pix fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits 15.4 mag. Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 13.6 mag. fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 13.6 mag. fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.6 (SNR ) 13.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.l2CNezarVr (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1873, bad_region=4, passed=40626 Got 40626 stars (including 38681 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40626 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.21" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40626 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.21" 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40626 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.21" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40626 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.229 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.218 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.217 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.197 n_q1=1241 n_q2=1253 n_q3=1190 n_q4=1194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.309 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits -region wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.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.KsyLQtMgg0 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=18, blended=1585, bad_region=24, passed=38135 Got 38135 stars (including 36454 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38135 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4881 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38135 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38135 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38135 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4881 stars left (next iteration limit 5369) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits N_match=4881 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.286 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.238 n_q1=1246 n_q2=1250 n_q3=1199 n_q4=1186 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.439 The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -region wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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.sFJDp6SwyQ (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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=323, bad_region=5, passed=13328 Got 13328 stars (including 12981 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13328 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013114 (47.2 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010491 (37.8 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4865 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: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13328 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4865 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(), 13328 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13328 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Excluding outliers - 4858 stars left (next iteration limit 5342) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits N_match=4858 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.586 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.455 n_q1=1304 n_q2=896 n_q3=1478 n_q4=1180 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.287 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.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.z0YpY0J2RK (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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=303, bad_region=8, passed=13298 Got 13298 stars (including 12968 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13298 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013113 (47.2 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010490 (37.8 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13298 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4866 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13298 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13298 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Excluding outliers - 4860 stars left (next iteration limit 5343) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits N_match=4860 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.601 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.450 n_q1=1299 n_q2=910 n_q3=1475 n_q4=1176 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.338 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-05-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0220.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.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_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/wcs_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-40-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0188.fits at 01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4: 16.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-41-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51824.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51869.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51921.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51932.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51824_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 Preparing report for the candidate 51824_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51848_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 51848_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    12.57    01:39:14.63 +16:36:03.8   3627 4734   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:39:14.62 +16:36:04.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51869_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 Preparing report for the candidate 51869_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51921_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 Preparing report for the candidate 51921_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51932_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 Preparing report for the candidate 51932_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51976_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 51976_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    13.00    02:16:21.10 +13:53:31.9   9132 3494   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (22.8") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51987_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 51987_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    13.14    01:25:13.93 +10:36:34.6   1722 1026   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.7") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 15297_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 15297_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.77    01:31:29.31 +15:20:41.8   2538 3926   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:31:29.31 +15:20:41.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 19115_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 19115_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    11.88    02:09:02.62 +14:34:11.6   8022 3807   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (30.5") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 36803_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 36803_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    11.70    02:10:13.49 +11:31:59.7   8344 1990   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 02:10:13.48 +11:31:59.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 31656_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 31656_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    10.44    01:22:58.52 +12:52:03.9   1341 2382   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:22:58.52 +12:52:03.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 34316_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 34316_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.80    01:50:51.79 +11:02:37.0   5505 1490   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:50:51.80 +11:02:36.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 39379_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 39379_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.86    01:59:25.80 +12:17:40.6   6715 2327   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:59:25.78 +12:17:40.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 38870_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 38870_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.85    01:37:06.02 +12:08:31.8   3445 2035   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:37:06.00 +12:08:31.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 23151_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 23151_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.59    02:02:34.93 +13:28:34.8   7126 3072   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 02:02:34.91 +13:28:35.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 05363_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 05363_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.69    01:57:21.04 +17:48:59.2   6184 5628   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:57:21.02 +17:48:59.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 27224_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 27224_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.37    01:45:23.78 +09:09:33.0   4763 0302   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 01:45:23.78 +09:09:33.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 15239_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 15239_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    6.43    02:13:03.38 +15:16:45.6   8575 4287   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 02:13:03.35 +15:16:45.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 26523_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 The candidate 26523_fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 09.25475    2461261.75475    5.98    02:12:59.88 +08:50:47.6   8895 0393   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_011219_TTUQ1b1x1_4038209_17Zw1P1e/fd_Psc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_01-06-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0221.fits **** FOUND 02:12:59.85 +08:50:47.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4 01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0 01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9 01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4 ########### Completed Psc-03-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4 01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0 01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9 01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4 ################################################################################### 01:45:19.58 +16:01:41.4 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 01:58:05.80 +11:54:20.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 01:43:56.59 +10:48:00.9 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 01:39:46.35 +14:55:10.4 -- 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). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461261.75424317 -observatory V36 08:04:15.95 +20:15:52.9 Mercury (-0.7mag) 12:06:24.45 -01:32:54.0 Venus (-4.4mag) 05:52:16.58 +23:37:44.0 Mars (1.3mag) 08:43:52.28 +18:37:50.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:56:20.64 +03:14:37.3 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:11:50.98 +20:57:15.7 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:16:02.43 +00:12:42.9 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:28:02.55 -23:30:34.7 Pluto (14.5mag) 05:55:57.49 +27:14:20.5 Moon (-9.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Aug 9 01:14 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461261.75424317: 08:43:55.30 +18:37:38.9 Io (6.0mag) 08:43:57.86 +18:37:26.3 Europa (6.3mag) 08:44:05.09 +18:36:52.9 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:44:08.17 +18:36:45.4 Callisto (6.8mag) 08:41:24.96 +18:37:50.6 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:43:56.79 +18:37:31.5 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:40:57.60 +18:36:09.9 Elara (17.7mag) 08:47:59.64 +18:16:49.2 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:46:59.04 +18:48:20.1 Carme (19.0mag) 00:56:07.85 +03:14:48.2 Titan (8.4mag) 00:56:23.97 +03:14:37.9 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:56:32.87 +03:13:34.1 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:56:07.73 +03:14:19.4 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:55:41.75 +03:07:40.1 Phoebe (16.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 9 01:14 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461261.75424317: 19:07:16.58 -22:31:42.9 JWST 17:50:58.26 +33:28:39.0 Chandra 02:07:23.97 +63:23:33.2 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 9 01:14 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461261.75424317 -observatory V36 03:14:51.23 +17:27:52.6 17.6mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:01:30.37 -34:37:18.9 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:54:44.91 -68:56:19.3 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:10:05.71 +33:00:54.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 03:46:48.30 +38:06:52.3 16.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:37:47.29 +31:23:13.7 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:44:30.99 +26:31:24.9 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:22:31.31 +28:25:23.2 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:29:33.21 +05:18:14.6 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:12:38.28 -12:19:30.5 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:09:22.44 +65:54:08.3 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:46:48.34 -13:01:59.1 14.4mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:09:15.53 +31:23:33.0 15.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:47.26 +15:36:21.5 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:01:49.60 +43:08:38.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:09:12.40 +49:16:18.8 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:15:58.19 -12:57:21.3 15.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:56:54.45 +23:58:31.0 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:31:15.45 -16:16:56.9 17.8mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:34:19.56 +20:50:28.3 17.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:58:44.57 +02:16:56.2 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:02:53.33 +77:44:10.8 16.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:07:52.43 +46:12:28.7 17.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:47:38.14 +08:39:32.8 17.3mag A/2026 E1 21:59:29.89 -27:43:54.6 6.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:29:34.44 -03:27:43.2 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:40:31.54 +32:32:33.8 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 11:09:47.71 +04:18:13.5 17.3mag 63P/Wild 00:54:09.67 -05:29:12.5 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 05:37:54.01 +20:40:56.2 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:37:02.20 -23:38:40.5 17.7mag 84P/Giclas 03:01:46.23 +13:46:09.3 16.7mag 88P/Howell 07:58:33.02 +27:31:19.6 16.2mag 93P/Lovas 04:09:13.17 +17:16:21.6 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 05:59:54.30 +30:12:17.2 16.3mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:20:56.96 +26:28:35.3 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:45:46.42 -10:39:54.8 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos 05:38:05.33 +21:10:38.0 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:30:17.61 +18:51:07.0 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:03:14.01 +03:23:53.0 17.6mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:19:52.67 -19:08:26.3 13.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 07:19:45.04 +37:51:35.6 15.9mag 162P/SidingSpring 14:53:00.48 +41:21:51.2 12.1mag 169P/NEAT 02:44:54.74 +09:31:46.6 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:42:07.12 -10:09:49.2 17.7mag 235P/LINEAR 20:21:41.90 -52:49:15.0 17.8mag 259P/Garradd 03:25:07.99 +25:36:26.1 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:08:30.13 +37:41:39.8 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:10:48.19 +03:01:32.7 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski 09:01:49.82 +18:19:33.4 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Aug 9 01:14 comets.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Aug 9 01:14 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Aug 9 01:14 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 14:52:41.154 -38:57:24.25 AT 2026wej 2026-07-24.81 18.497 21:24:57.173 +01:23:35.53 AT 2026wei 2026-07-21.60 20.35 02:03:17.642 -30:45:34.31 AT 2026weh 2026-07-24.56 18.896 01:05:30.285 -23:04:46.16 AT 2026weg 2026-07-24.51 18.833 12:18:53.701 +49:05:35.94 AT 2026wef 2026-07-24.89 18.37 00:31:47.490 -16:38:50.31 AT 2026wee 2026-07-25.19 20.36 00:41:24.189 +40:49:02.51 AT 2026wed 2026-07-24.39 19.4 18:33:30.559 +21:17:13.86 AT 2026wec 2026-07-21.23 20.6788 16:41:26.073 +03:58:26.03 AT 2026web 2026-07-22.18 20.4272 14:59:20.616 +53:48:39.79 AT 2026wea 2026-07-23.21 20.1637 00:02:07.519 -27:50:29.82 AT 2026wdz 2026-07-24.52 19.356 00:56:54.422 -35:55:30.03 AT 2026wdy 2026-07-24.54 18.247 23:52:29.687 -30:57:24.57 AT 2026wdx 2026-07-24.52 18.847 19:36:24.748 -08:19:41.57 AT 2026wdw 2026-07-16.31 20.836 21:30:37.788 -00:05:34.60 AT 2026wdv 2026-07-22.36 20.43 21:28:36.386 +12:07:45.35 AT 2026wdu 2026-07-24.55 20.86 19:21:02.960 -49:58:34.90 AT 2026wdt 2026-07-21.88 19.1 01:19:37.400 +08:10:10.57 AT 2026wds 2026-07-16.45 20.2487 04:33:26.967 +14:15:55.81 AT 2026wdr 2026-07-23.49 19.6905 15:20:52.233 +31:10:21.07 AT 2026wdq 2026-07-19.71 20.09 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 87K Aug 9 01:14 tns_transients_list.txt

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