######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5 FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr) INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Ser-07-Q1b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Ser-07-Q1b1x1 ########### Processing Ser-07-Q1b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 784718 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 784718 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-10_21-52-04_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.png' -> 'transient_report/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-10_21-52-04_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits_preview.png'
Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-10_21-52-04_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0024.fits
renamed 'Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-10_21-52-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.png' -> 'transient_report/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-10_21-52-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.fits_preview.png'
Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-10_21-52-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0025.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= 671.9562 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 541.7488 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1919.1389 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 813.8893 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1491.5735 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 595.1204 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.85605 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.368 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 Last image: 2461263.61961389 11.08.2026 02:52:04.640 UTC ERROR: passing clouds (SD ratio=0.368 hard threshold=0.18) 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 ############################################################ ls: cannot access 'planets.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT): ls: cannot access 'moons.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT): ls: cannot access 'spacecraft.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ ls: cannot access 'comets.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : ls: cannot access 'asassn_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : ls: cannot access 'tocp_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory
