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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo

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Processing fields Vir-09-Q1b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 reference image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 reference image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Vir-09-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Vir-09-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Vir-09-Q1b1x1
WARNING: server tau is low on disk space, only 100623 MB free at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
WARNING: server tau is low on disk space, only 100623 MB free at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits_preview.png'
Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits

renamed 'Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits_preview.png'
Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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= 637.9153 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 514.2020 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1495.2581 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 459.2888 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1496.5853 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 458.9473 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.34398 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-09T22:57:27.7883783' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-10T03:57:27.7883783' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61262.1649049539 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-10T03:57:37.6890931' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61262.1650195485 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 218.570653467052 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = -2.00013266199006 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 25.4216666666667 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 248.485555555556 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.31954373076995 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Vir-09' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '14 34 17' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-02 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29533 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29533 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 56: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 57: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 58: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 59: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 60: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 61: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 62: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 63: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 64: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits :) Spent 0.645072 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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-09T22:58:13.8726665' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-10T03:58:13.8726665' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61262.1654383335 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-10T03:58:23.7758203' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61262.1655529514 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 218.570653475329 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = -2.00013265843972 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 25.2733333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 248.619722222222 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.33211633691357 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL 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'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 58: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 59: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 60: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 61: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 62: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 63: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 64: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits :) Spent 0.709367 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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/d_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits


fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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: 2461262.66502069 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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits' wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits' wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 14:34:24.010 -02:00:27.20 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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.8' 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: 14:34:24.431 -01:59:56.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 14:34:24.010 -02:00:27.20 Second-epoch image center 14:34:24.431 -01:59:56.75 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0086 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.8' 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: 14:34:26.493 -01:59:25.91 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 14:34:24.010 -02:00:27.20 Second-epoch image center 14:34:26.493 -01:59:25.91 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0199 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 14:34:24.431 -01:59:56.75 Second-epoch second image center 14:34:26.493 -01:59:25.91 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01213 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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UQ431OBly1 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.V38rcZEzQz Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits &> /tmp/tmp.F3RH16dDBC Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wJsVcjbuT4 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6865 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3742 to 226.8097 deg, Dec -7.7668 to +3.7688 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 210.3742 to 226.8097 deg, Dec -7.7668 to 3.7688 deg Loaded 4535 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): 3365 out of 3522 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3522 out of 6865 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.858600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.858600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.68 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6865 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3742 to 226.8097 deg, Dec -7.7668 to +3.7688 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 210.3742 to 226.8097 deg, Dec -7.7668 to 3.7688 deg Loaded 4535 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): 3365 out of 3522 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3522 out of 6865 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 6937 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.7077 to 226.4330 deg, Dec -7.2531 to +3.2678 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 210.7077 to 226.4330 deg, Dec -7.2531 to 3.2678 deg Loaded 3939 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): 3362 out of 3478 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3478 out of 6937 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits (aperture=6.4) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 2.2 pix Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 2.1 pix fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 2.1 pix fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 15.1 mag. Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 14.4 mag. fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 14.4 mag. fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 11.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.UQ431OBly1 (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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=506, bad_region=0, passed=6865 Got 6865 stars (including 6349 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6865 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4754 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4747 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4747 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4747 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6865 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4754 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4747 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6865 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4747 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6865 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4747 stars left (next iteration limit 5221) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=4747 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.320 n_q1=1252 n_q2=1020 n_q3=1288 n_q4=1187 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.117 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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.V38rcZEzQz (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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=419, bad_region=0, passed=6937 Got 6937 stars (including 6512 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6937 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4749 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4745 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6937 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4749 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6937 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6937 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4745 stars left (next iteration limit 5219) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits N_match=4745 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.465 n_q1=1237 n_q2=1063 n_q3=1271 n_q4=1174 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.244 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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.F3RH16dDBC (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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=233, bad_region=0, passed=3830 Got 3830 stars (including 3594 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3830 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3420 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3416 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3416 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3416 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3830 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3420 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3415 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3830 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3415 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3830 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 3415 stars left (next iteration limit 3757) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3415 robust_rms=10.423 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=17.651 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3415 robust_rms=0.492 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.518 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3415 robust_rms=0.342 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.398 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3415 robust_rms_before=1.062 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.325 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.342 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.360 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.398 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.360 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits N_match=3415 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.367 n_q1=950 n_q2=693 n_q3=972 n_q4=800 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.139 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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.wJsVcjbuT4 (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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=283, bad_region=0, passed=3825 Got 3825 stars (including 3538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3825 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3358 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3354 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3354 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3354 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3825 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3359 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3355 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3825 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3355 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3825 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 3355 stars left (next iteration limit 3689) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3355 robust_rms=10.103 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=18.320 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3355 robust_rms=0.510 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.523 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3355 robust_rms=0.357 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.414 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3355 robust_rms_before=1.072 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.322 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.357 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.374 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.414 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.374 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits N_match=3355 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=941 n_q2=666 n_q3=969 n_q4=779 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.150 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits sigma_overall=0.336 worst_q_ratio=1.117 ref2=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits sigma_overall=0.374 worst_q_ratio=1.244 new1=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits sigma_overall=0.329 worst_q_ratio=1.139 new2=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits sigma_overall=0.335 worst_q_ratio=1.150 reference average sigma_overall=0.355 worst_q_ratio=1.1805 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267_astrometric_residuals.png (4747 matched stars from wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262_astrometric_residuals.png (4745 matched stars from wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094_astrometric_residuals.png (3415 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095_astrometric_residuals.png (3355 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-09-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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 14:34:24.010 -02:00:27.20 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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.8' 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: 14:34:24.431 -01:59:56.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 14:34:24.010 -02:00:27.20 Second-epoch image center 14:34:24.431 -01:59:56.75 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0086 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.8' 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: 14:34:26.493 -01:59:25.91 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 14:34:24.010 -02:00:27.20 Second-epoch image center 14:34:26.493 -01:59:25.91 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0199 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 14:34:24.431 -01:59:56.75 Second-epoch second image center 14:34:26.493 -01:59:25.91 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01213 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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OYhnQAM56A Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lW9mfXdt5A Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AmXfxlDkfB Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits &> /tmp/tmp.O5fzdniT9p Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits and wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 43198 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3718 to 226.8096 deg, Dec -7.7706 to +3.7696 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 210.3718 to 226.8096 deg, Dec -7.7706 to 3.7696 deg Loaded 4542 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): 3207 out of 3565 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3565 out of 43198 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.725900 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.725900 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 43198 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.3718 to 226.8096 deg, Dec -7.7706 to +3.7696 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 210.3718 to 226.8096 deg, Dec -7.7706 to 3.7696 deg Loaded 4542 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): 3207 out of 3565 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3565 out of 43198 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (aperture=4.8) Read 39131 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.7066 to 226.4488 deg, Dec -7.2617 to +3.2686 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 210.7066 to 226.4488 deg, Dec -7.2617 to 3.2686 deg Loaded 3946 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): 3220 out of 3502 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3502 out of 39131 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits (aperture=5.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 15 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 2.1 pix Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 2.0 pix fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 2.0 pix fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 15.3 mag. Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 14.1 (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.OYhnQAM56A (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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=31, blended=1997, bad_region=41, passed=43167 Got 43167 stars (including 41059 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43167 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4747 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43167 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.8) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4747 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43167 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43167 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4742 stars left (next iteration limit 5216) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=4742 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=1236 n_q2=1006 n_q3=1298 n_q4=1202 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.135 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.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.lW9mfXdt5A (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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=7, blended=2022, bad_region=0, passed=39124 Got 39124 stars (including 37053 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39124 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4739 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4734 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39124 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4739 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39124 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39124 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4734 stars left (next iteration limit 5207) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits N_match=4734 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.445 n_q1=1255 n_q2=1032 n_q3=1299 n_q4=1148 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.213 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits -region wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.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.AmXfxlDkfB (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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=6, blended=721, bad_region=8, passed=26519 Got 26519 stars (including 25747 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26519 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4731 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4731 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4731 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26519 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4731 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26519 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4731 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26519 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4731 stars left (next iteration limit 5204) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits N_match=4731 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=1352 n_q2=991 n_q3=1317 n_q4=1071 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.094 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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.O5fzdniT9p (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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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=12, blended=761, bad_region=8, passed=26564 Got 26564 stars (including 25735 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26564 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4736 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4730 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4730 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4730 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26564 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4736 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4730 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26564 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4730 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26564 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4730 stars left (next iteration limit 5203) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits N_match=4730 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.346 n_q1=1351 n_q2=993 n_q3=1305 n_q4=1081 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.114 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/wcs_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:42:42.89 -05:56:55.6: 12.85 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:41:52.59 -03:30:29.9: 13.74 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 15:00:03.13 -07:18:14.7: 12.46 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 15:00:03.13 -07:18:14.7: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:00:03.13 -07:18:14.7: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:52:52.51 -01:12:44.1: 13.82 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:49:55.13 +01:51:18.9: 12.80 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:32:44.83 +03:07:46.5: 13.84 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:55:08.40 -01:45:53.5: 14.06 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:50:14.71 -03:53:06.4: 13.79 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_03-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0267.fits at 14:36:43.70 +00:59:07.4: 13.87 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:41:52.59 -03:30:29.9: 13.59 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:52:52.51 -01:12:44.1: 13.82 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:42:42.89 -05:56:55.6: 12.89 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.66 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.82 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:49:55.13 +01:51:18.9: 12.78 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:52:52.51 -01:12:44.1: ref_mag=13.82 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7652 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:41:52.59 -03:30:29.9: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.6812 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.87 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.79 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:42:42.89 -05:56:55.6: ref_mag=12.87 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8509 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:49:55.13 +01:51:18.9: ref_mag=12.79 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.0546 delta=-0.27 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:55:08.40 -01:45:53.5: 13.94 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:50:14.71 -03:53:06.4: 13.84 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:36:43.70 +00:59:07.4: 14.08 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.00 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_02-01-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0262.fits at 14:32:44.83 +03:07:46.5: 13.90 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:55:08.40 -01:45:53.5: ref_mag=14.00 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.9341 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.81 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.94 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.87 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:50:14.71 -03:53:06.4: ref_mag=13.81 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9398 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:36:43.70 +00:59:07.4: ref_mag=13.94 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1234 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:32:44.83 +03:07:46.5: ref_mag=13.87 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8983 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53473_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53473_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.68    15:05:06.14 +01:42:32.4   0284 0656   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits **** FOUND 15:05:06.12 +01:42:32.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53476_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53476_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    13.04    14:49:55.17 +01:51:19.1   2602 0722   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.08    14:49:55.10 +01:51:18.7   2607 0728   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53477_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53477_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    12.73    15:00:03.13 -07:18:15.5   0717 6179   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    12.84    15:00:03.14 -07:18:14.0   0722 6184   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53496_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53496_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    12.84    14:42:42.86 -05:56:55.9   3390 5495   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    12.86    14:42:42.92 -05:56:55.4   3394 5500   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53499_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53499_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.08    14:57:27.87 -00:08:44.5   1387 1863   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits **** FOUND 14:57:27.87 -00:08:44.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53507_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53507_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.30    14:57:06.58 -04:19:08.5   1286 4390   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits **** FOUND 14:57:06.50 -04:19:07.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53513_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53513_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.56    14:55:09.67 -07:16:53.4   1467 6207   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits **** FOUND 14:55:09.82 -07:16:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53522_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53522_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    13.61    14:41:52.67 -03:30:30.8   3610 4031   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.82    14:41:52.51 -03:30:29.0   3615 4036   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53525_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53525_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.61    14:33:50.02 +02:33:32.0   5058 0462   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits **** FOUND 14:33:50.05 +02:33:32.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53532_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53532_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    13.81    14:52:52.43 -01:12:43.6   2040 2546   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.72    14:52:52.58 -01:12:44.7   2045 2552   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53535_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53535_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    13.85    14:55:08.31 -01:45:53.1   1676 2858   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    14.09    14:55:08.50 -01:45:53.9   1681 2864   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53537_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53537_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.61    14:29:21.30 +01:27:11.5   5688 1173   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits **** FOUND 14:29:21.27 +01:27:11.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53539_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53539_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    13.87    14:32:44.75 +03:07:46.6   5240 0121   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    13.93    14:32:44.91 +03:07:46.4   5244 0126   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53542_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53542_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    13.90    14:50:14.72 -03:53:06.6   2337 4182   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    14.00    14:50:14.71 -03:53:06.1   2342 4187   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53551_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 The candidate 53551_fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 10.16502    2461262.66502    14.11    14:36:43.65 +00:59:06.0   4557 1379   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-57-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 10.16555    2461262.66555    14.14    14:36:43.76 +00:59:08.8   4561 1384   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-09_CI_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_225944_TTUQ1b1x1_3881512_LVmZpJuo/fd_Vir-09-Q1b1x1_2026-08-09_22-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed Vir-09-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 #### ################################################################################### 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)2461262.66502069 -observatory V36 08:10:25.08 +20:09:28.0 Mercury (-0.8mag) 12:09:35.03 -01:59:29.5 Venus (-4.4mag) 05:54:55.07 +23:38:53.5 Mars (1.3mag) 08:44:41.35 +18:34:46.7 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:56:16.26 +03:13:54.4 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:11:57.01 +20:57:31.3 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:15:59.14 +00:12:19.1 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:27:57.36 -23:30:55.3 Pluto (14.5mag) 06:53:10.04 +25:54:36.5 Moon (-9.0mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Aug 9 23:18 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461262.66502069: 08:44:40.64 +18:34:49.6 Io (6.0mag) 08:44:33.57 +18:35:21.5 Europa (6.3mag) 08:44:42.92 +18:34:37.6 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:45:04.28 +18:33:10.3 Callisto (6.8mag) 08:42:13.21 +18:35:20.4 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:44:41.56 +18:34:46.8 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:41:46.44 +18:33:28.9 Elara (17.7mag) 08:48:49.04 +18:13:20.2 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:47:44.47 +18:45:28.6 Carme (19.0mag) 00:56:03.17 +03:13:54.5 Titan (8.4mag) 00:56:13.24 +03:14:02.8 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:56:30.97 +03:13:02.4 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:56:05.88 +03:13:27.6 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:55:36.22 +03:06:50.0 Phoebe (16.5mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 9 23:19 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461262.66502069: 19:11:29.91 -22:02:45.3 JWST 21:17:39.90 -33:33:54.7 Chandra 09:06:38.39 -51:18:30.4 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 9 23:18 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461262.66502069 -observatory V36 03:15:52.14 +17:32:21.9 17.6mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:01:16.51 -34:36:54.8 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:55:35.46 -68:58:23.9 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:10:19.86 +33:02:04.4 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 03:49:26.29 +38:29:34.8 16.9mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:37:02.00 +31:19:45.8 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:45:24.94 +26:30:27.5 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:23:21.94 +28:22:56.6 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:30:09.85 +05:18:21.0 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:12:48.01 -12:21:40.4 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:08:10.88 +65:47:46.0 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:45:55.85 -13:07:04.6 14.4mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:10:16.36 +31:26:02.2 15.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:39.26 +15:36:06.2 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 19:00:41.74 +43:11:27.0 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:07:51.21 +49:19:22.2 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:16:41.52 -12:56:46.9 15.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:57:29.43 +23:48:51.5 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:31:37.74 -16:24:38.1 17.8mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:35:36.04 +20:46:58.9 17.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:59:17.97 +02:13:15.9 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:02:50.69 +77:38:51.5 16.7mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:08:10.29 +46:13:28.6 17.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:48:23.48 +08:45:16.2 17.3mag A/2026 E1 22:00:29.50 -28:06:07.8 6.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:30:07.40 -03:31:07.8 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:41:38.36 +32:37:34.1 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 11:11:39.06 +04:00:19.6 17.3mag 63P/Wild 00:54:05.23 -05:31:19.2 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 05:39:57.48 +20:39:49.9 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:36:12.86 -23:44:53.9 17.7mag 84P/Giclas 03:02:38.19 +13:50:03.0 16.7mag 88P/Howell 08:00:51.60 +27:23:47.7 16.2mag 93P/Lovas 04:11:47.72 +17:37:38.2 17.5mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 06:02:54.61 +30:06:06.4 16.2mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:23:06.35 +26:19:12.6 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:47:35.90 -11:00:51.5 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos 05:39:25.54 +21:10:21.1 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:31:50.62 +18:48:22.7 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:03:04.00 +03:23:14.5 17.6mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:19:30.51 -19:06:06.0 13.7mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 07:22:53.03 +37:54:08.3 15.9mag 162P/SidingSpring 14:34:25.01 +41:35:12.6 12.1mag 169P/NEAT 02:46:32.92 +09:32:21.7 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:42:37.00 -10:13:49.6 17.7mag 235P/LINEAR 20:21:08.34 -52:47:46.1 17.8mag 259P/Garradd 03:27:47.48 +25:59:18.5 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:11:14.60 +37:40:12.4 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:11:06.71 +02:55:29.9 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski 09:02:39.67 +18:16:51.9 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Aug 9 23:18 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 23:18 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 22:57:17.96 +47:07:41.8 TCP J22571796+4707418 2026-08-09.3289 14.3mag 09:13:38.17 +76:28:18.1 PSN J09133817+7628181 2026-08-09.8037 15.4mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Aug 9 23:18 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 02:21:34.482 -74:52:07.44 AT 2026wgx 2026-07-25.04 18.848 04:37:07.068 -62:47:36.38 AT 2026wgw 2026-07-25.10 18.938 00:33:43.233 -65:47:43.74 AT 2026wgv 2026-07-25.01 18.502 04:50:07.913 -58:03:54.94 AT 2026wgu 2026-07-25.10 19.077 00:12:08.725 +26:08:55.67 AT 2026wgt 2026-07-25.53 18.991 02:33:53.173 -32:54:04.43 AT 2026wgs 2026-07-26.16 19.224 13:02:32.070 -25:25:26.94 AT 2026wgr 2026-07-27.36 19.26 12:39:11.802 -30:15:31.31 AT 2026wgq 2026-07-27.36 19.66 13:46:27.172 -27:34:31.34 AT 2026wgp 2026-07-27.37 18.88 13:14:57.178 -26:39:33.67 AT 2026wgo 2026-07-27.37 19.1 13:27:05.151 -31:35:28.50 AT 2026wgn 2026-07-27.37 19.19 12:06:50.757 -36:16:06.67 SN 2026wgm 2026-07-27.38 19.48 18:51:49.362 +64:34:26.30 AT 2026wgl 2026-07-23.41 19.8497 01:43:43.303 +47:40:05.54 AT 2026wgk 2026-07-27.21 20.24 22:20:19.584 +27:43:03.14 AT 2026wgj 2026-07-27.14 20.22 01:23:44.359 +57:30:17.45 AT 2026wgi 2026-07-27.08 19.54 21:41:58.633 +22:29:35.94 AT 2026wgh 2026-07-27.17 19.97 22:17:46.860 +26:37:40.46 AT 2026wgg 2026-07-13.15 20.15 22:38:49.144 +21:19:18.97 AT 2026wgf 2026-07-27.15 19.9 01:43:48.265 +46:45:22.87 AT 2026wge 2026-07-27.21 20.23 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 87K Aug 9 23:18 tns_transients_list.txt

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