NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe

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

Processing fields Tau-02-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    13.91    03:40:46.43 +20:16:23.5   4712 2166   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.89    03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.6   4717 2159   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 12.3767  2461264.8767  13.90  03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1
168.25821 -27.33241 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 9.0 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
83 Beatrix                 -0     -0       0  13.9    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1:  16.24 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1:  16.24 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-02-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    14.37    03:44:39.74 +22:21:58.2   5273 3425   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.40    03:44:39.68 +22:21:58.8   5278 3418   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 12.3767  2461264.8767  14.38  03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5
167.42936 -25.17660 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 8.7 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
112 Iphigenia               -1     -0       1  14.4     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5:  16.29 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5:  16.31 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-02-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 2

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Tau-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Tau-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 368747 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 368747 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits_preview.png'
Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits

renamed 'Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits_preview.png'
Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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= 529.0259 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 655.2036 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1255.8021 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 576.6098 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1252.0304 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 576.2972 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.3738 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/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 26.0599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 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= '2026-08-12T04:01:40.8143084' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-12T09:01:40.8143084' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61264.3761668289 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-12T09:01:50.7185203' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61264.3762814584 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 55.3829937743913 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 21.9997587718082 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 35.2911111111111 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 85.3486111111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.72761272489312 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Tau-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '03 41 32' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+22 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 = 20455 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20455 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 26.0599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 26.0599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 15.3 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 51.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 899.59 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 22.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 16.601328 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 11.900952 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits :) Spent 0.485792 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 19899.553568 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=13115.0, right_median=15628.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.8899993896484 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 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= '2026-08-12T04:02:48.0093193' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-12T09:02:48.0093193' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61264.3769445485 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits :) Spent 0.530873 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 19899.553568 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=13115.0, right_median=15628.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits


fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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: 2461264.87628257 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images 'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt' wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits' wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits' wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:41:13.120 +21:58:38.73 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 Second-epoch image center 03:41:13.120 +21:58:38.73 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0805 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:41:10.855 +21:59:22.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 Second-epoch image center 03:41:10.855 +21:59:22.07 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0870 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 03:41:13.120 +21:58:38.73 Second-epoch second image center 03:41:10.855 +21:59:22.07 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01488 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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ldZDRwWGhX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cZkMc48Oav Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PKEB9SIAY2 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hNUpeOkNgj Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 11324 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.5354 to +27.2942 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 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.5354 to 27.2942 deg Loaded 6127 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): 4779 out of 5136 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5136 out of 11324 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.939900 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.939900 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 11324 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.5354 to +27.2942 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 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.5354 to 27.2942 deg Loaded 6127 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): 4779 out of 5136 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5136 out of 11324 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (aperture=6.0) Read 11315 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec +16.5175 to +27.2929 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 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec 16.5175 to 27.2929 deg Loaded 6135 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): 4761 out of 5130 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5130 out of 11315 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits (aperture=6.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 2.0 pix Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 2.3 pix fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 2.3 pix fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 15.4 mag. Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 14.7 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 14.7 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 11.8 (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.ldZDRwWGhX (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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=882, bad_region=2358, passed=11324 Got 11324 stars (including 8232 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11324 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4928 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9434 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9434 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9434 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Excluding outliers - 4928 stars left (next iteration limit 5420) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits N_match=4928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.233 n_q1=1932 n_q2=884 n_q3=1338 n_q4=774 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.268 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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.cZkMc48Oav (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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=893, bad_region=2356, passed=11315 Got 11315 stars (including 8229 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11315 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4927 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9430 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9430 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9430 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4927 stars left (next iteration limit 5419) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits N_match=4927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.244 n_q1=1928 n_q2=891 n_q3=1332 n_q4=776 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.303 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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.PKEB9SIAY2 (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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=447, bad_region=1510, passed=6956 Got 6956 stars (including 5073 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6956 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4925 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5808 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5808 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5808 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 4924 stars left (next iteration limit 5416) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4924 robust_rms=6.867 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=7.676 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4924 robust_rms=0.492 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.616 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4924 robust_rms=0.401 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.447 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4924 robust_rms_before=1.139 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.398 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.401 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.436 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.447 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.436 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits N_match=4924 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.463 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.412 n_q1=1373 n_q2=831 n_q3=1488 n_q4=1232 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.095 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.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.hNUpeOkNgj (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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=443, bad_region=1516, passed=7008 Got 7008 stars (including 5134 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7008 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5855 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5855 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5855 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 4922 stars left (next iteration limit 5412) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=6.916 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.016 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=0.486 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.630 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=0.396 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.453 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4922 robust_rms_before=1.164 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.398 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.396 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.435 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.453 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.435 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits N_match=4922 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.425 n_q1=1355 n_q2=822 n_q3=1499 n_q4=1246 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.121 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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=Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits sigma_overall=0.300 worst_q_ratio=1.268 ref2=Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits sigma_overall=0.322 worst_q_ratio=1.303 new1=fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits sigma_overall=0.423 worst_q_ratio=1.095 new2=fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits sigma_overall=0.424 worst_q_ratio=1.121 reference average sigma_overall=0.311 worst_q_ratio=1.2855 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145_astrometric_residuals.png (4928 matched stars from wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146_astrometric_residuals.png (4927 matched stars from wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366_astrometric_residuals.png (4924 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367_astrometric_residuals.png (4922 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:41:13.120 +21:58:38.73 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 Second-epoch image center 03:41:13.120 +21:58:38.73 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0805 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:41:10.855 +21:59:22.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 Second-epoch image center 03:41:10.855 +21:59:22.07 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0870 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 03:41:13.120 +21:58:38.73 Second-epoch second image center 03:41:10.855 +21:59:22.07 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01488 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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.G4CcY1DxBj Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oDaFgV33lu Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5jCI3CKxdI Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jdQHTsptcr Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 71179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.4774 to +27.2939 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 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.4774 to 27.2939 deg Loaded 6152 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): 4354 out of 5188 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5188 out of 71179 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.815850 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.815850 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 71179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.4774 to +27.2939 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 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.4774 to 27.2939 deg Loaded 6152 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): 4354 out of 5188 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5188 out of 71179 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (aperture=4.6) Read 71492 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec +16.4673 to +27.2929 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 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec 16.4673 to 27.2929 deg Loaded 6157 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): 4359 out of 5185 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5185 out of 71492 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits (aperture=4.5) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 40 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 1.9 pix Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 2.1 pix fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 2.1 pix fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 15.6 mag. Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.4 (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.G4CcY1DxBj (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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=4312, bad_region=11991, passed=71155 Got 71155 stars (including 55407 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 71155 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4935 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Excluding outliers - 4935 stars left (next iteration limit 5428) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits N_match=4935 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.266 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.232 n_q1=1854 n_q2=887 n_q3=1405 n_q4=789 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.237 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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.oDaFgV33lu (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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=4374, bad_region=12029, passed=71479 Got 71479 stars (including 55644 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 71479 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4930 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62079 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62079 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62079 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4930 stars left (next iteration limit 5423) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits N_match=4930 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.246 n_q1=1847 n_q2=888 n_q3=1401 n_q4=794 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.261 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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.5jCI3CKxdI (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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=2002, bad_region=6946, passed=43878 Got 43878 stars (including 35364 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43878 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4919 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38879 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38879 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38879 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 4919 stars left (next iteration limit 5409) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits N_match=4919 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.407 n_q1=1391 n_q2=814 n_q3=1481 n_q4=1233 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.116 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.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.jdQHTsptcr (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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1996, bad_region=7002, passed=44063 Got 44063 stars (including 35453 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44063 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4922 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39057 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39057 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39057 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 4925 stars left (next iteration limit 5414) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits N_match=4925 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.415 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.463 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.410 n_q1=1390 n_q2=821 n_q3=1477 n_q4=1237 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.131 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.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_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:42:35.19 +25:57:38.7: 14.18 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:55:03.93 +25:06:46.5: 13.06 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:47:56.58 +23:26:03.4: 11.83 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:55:03.93 +25:06:46.5: 13.11 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:42:35.19 +25:57:38.7: 14.24 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:47:56.58 +23:26:03.4: 11.85 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.08 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.21 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.84 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:55:03.93 +25:06:46.5: ref_mag=13.08 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0390 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:42:35.19 +25:57:38.7: ref_mag=14.21 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.3112 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:47:56.58 +23:26:03.4: ref_mag=11.84 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1783 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:38:00.03 +18:28:50.6: 13.76 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:30:10.42 +20:15:10.7: 14.01 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:41:08.48 +20:39:35.5: 13.78 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5: 16.29 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:38:00.03 +18:28:50.6: 13.71 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.73 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:38:00.03 +18:28:50.6: ref_mag=13.73 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6339 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:30:10.42 +20:15:10.7: 13.93 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:41:08.48 +20:39:35.5: 13.81 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.97 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:30:10.42 +20:15:10.7: ref_mag=13.97 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.9492 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.80 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:41:08.48 +20:39:35.5: ref_mag=13.80 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.8407 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:25:11.75 +19:50:27.2: 14.01 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5: 16.31 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:25:11.75 +19:50:27.2: 14.10 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.06 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:25:11.75 +19:50:27.2: ref_mag=14.06 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=14.4554 delta=-0.40 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out91618.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out93368.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s 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: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 86041_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 86041_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    14.23    03:42:35.15 +25:57:39.8   5008 5605   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.44    03:42:35.23 +25:57:37.6   5013 5597   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 86044_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 86044_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.25    03:34:17.29 +24:32:01.3   3862 4752   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:34:17.28 +24:32:01.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 86045_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 86045_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.20    03:48:46.58 +24:19:19.0   5854 4599   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:48:46.61 +24:19:19.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 86046_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 86046_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.18    03:44:07.65 +25:53:21.3   5222 5552   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:44:07.61 +25:53:19.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 86054_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 86054_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    12.15    03:47:56.58 +23:26:03.3   5733 4069   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    12.22    03:47:56.58 +23:26:03.5   5738 4061   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 88098_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 88098_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    12.53    03:49:07.49 +24:00:40.0   5902 4410   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:49:07.49 +24:00:40.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 88240_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 88240_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    12.72    03:31:40.53 +18:47:35.7   3401 1288   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:31:40.53 +18:47:35.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 88373_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 88373_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    12.87    03:39:54.82 +25:11:45.5   4642 5137   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:39:54.79 +25:11:45.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 88904_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 88904_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    13.03    03:55:03.94 +25:06:47.2   6714 5092   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.05    03:55:03.91 +25:06:45.9   6719 5085   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89053_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89053_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.16    03:27:02.61 +24:51:00.8   2870 4977   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:27:02.57 +24:51:01.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89274_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89274_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.21    03:24:28.71 +22:02:24.4   2448 3289   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:24:28.75 +22:02:25.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89345_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89345_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.36    03:31:22.97 +26:10:22.4   3491 5759   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:31:22.96 +26:10:21.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89369_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89369_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.20    03:53:56.25 +23:09:27.2   6572 3897   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:53:56.25 +23:09:27.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89516_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89516_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.26    03:34:24.19 +22:45:55.3   3852 3682   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:34:24.19 +22:45:55.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89531_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89531_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.36    03:42:50.35 +24:29:29.5   5038 4705   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:42:50.32 +24:29:29.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89534_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89534_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.35    03:46:08.43 +23:20:48.9   5488 4009   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:46:08.41 +23:20:49.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89555_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89555_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.30    03:55:12.95 +23:36:00.3   6748 4167   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:55:12.96 +23:36:01.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89557_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89557_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.36    03:36:51.50 +23:11:59.8   4199 3937   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:36:51.49 +23:11:59.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89728_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89728_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.39    03:37:23.81 +18:13:51.1   4214 0928   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:37:23.81 +18:13:51.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89989_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 89989_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.60    03:33:55.39 +24:15:31.5   3808 4587   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:33:55.37 +24:15:31.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90055_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 90055_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.57    03:45:41.99 +24:55:08.8   5433 4961   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:45:41.98 +24:55:08.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90073_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 90073_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.48    03:51:23.48 +24:31:33.4   6215 4723   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:51:23.45 +24:31:33.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90074_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 90074_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.51    03:44:11.48 +25:53:39.5   5231 5555   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:44:11.51 +25:53:41.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90379_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 90379_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.61    03:36:16.24 +17:49:39.9   4047 0686   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:36:16.23 +17:49:39.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90393_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 90393_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    13.60    03:38:00.08 +18:28:50.7   4298 1086   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.67    03:37:59.98 +18:28:50.5   4304 1079   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90410_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 90410_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.63    03:42:11.29 +22:47:54.4   4936 3682   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:42:11.28 +22:47:54.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90899_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 90899_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    13.78    03:41:08.34 +20:39:36.2   4767 2399   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.93    03:41:08.63 +20:39:34.8   4773 2392   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91330_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 91330_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.91    03:22:37.40 +24:53:48.9   2262 5033   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:22:37.43 +24:53:50.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91397_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 91397_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.73    03:57:12.85 +25:15:30.2   7014 5178   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:57:12.87 +25:15:29.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91421_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 91421_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.74    03:36:28.04 +23:53:35.5   4154 4357   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:36:28.01 +23:53:35.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91504_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 91504_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    13.94    03:30:10.44 +20:15:13.0   3208 2187   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.96    03:30:10.39 +20:15:08.5   3214 2179   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91513_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 91513_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.10    03:24:20.69 +24:45:12.0   2496 4934   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:24:20.72 +24:45:11.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91618_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 Preparing report for the candidate 91618_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91699_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 91699_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.91    03:42:48.32 +24:15:50.2   5031 4567   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:42:48.39 +24:15:49.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 91911_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 91911_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.98    03:51:15.02 +24:34:50.4   6195 4757   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:51:15.07 +24:34:49.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92145_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 92145_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.09    03:50:05.77 +26:02:13.6   6036 5641   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:50:05.73 +26:02:12.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92569_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 92569_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.98    03:48:37.55 +21:56:19.1   5832 3157   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:48:37.52 +21:56:20.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 93368_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 Preparing report for the candidate 93368_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 93545_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 93545_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 12.37628    2461264.87628    14.45    03:25:11.76 +19:50:27.5   2490 1961   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-01-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    14.47    03:25:11.75 +19:50:26.9   2495 1953   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 63847_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 The candidate 63847_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 12.37706    2461264.87706    13.60    03:36:48.46 +19:41:19.1   4148 1814   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_045727_TTUQ2b1x1_3549324_oh62bfwe/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_04-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0367.fits **** FOUND 03:36:48.46 +19:41:19.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1 03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5 ########### Completed Tau-02-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1 03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5 ################################################################################### 03:40:46.43 +20:16:24.1 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 03:44:39.71 +22:21:58.5 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461264.87628257 -observatory V36 08:26:16.21 +19:44:59.5 Mercury (-1.0mag) 12:17:13.84 -03:03:47.2 Venus (-4.4mag) 06:01:19.46 +23:41:02.9 Mars (1.3mag) 08:46:40.37 +18:27:18.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:56:04.38 +03:12:02.7 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:12:11.05 +20:58:07.6 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:15:50.84 +00:11:19.2 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:27:44.83 -23:31:45.0 Pluto (14.5mag) 09:11:25.14 +17:04:22.8 Moon (99.9mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Aug 12 04:59 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461264.87628257: 08:46:35.91 +18:27:39.3 Io (6.1mag) 08:46:50.95 +18:26:32.1 Europa (6.3mag) 08:46:27.00 +18:28:19.7 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:47:09.43 +18:25:11.7 Callisto (6.8mag) 08:44:10.56 +18:29:13.5 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:46:38.83 +18:27:25.6 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:43:45.16 +18:26:56.2 Elara (17.7mag) 08:50:48.69 +18:04:51.3 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:49:34.58 +18:38:30.2 Carme (19.0mag) 00:55:57.09 +03:11:37.0 Titan (8.4mag) 00:56:05.72 +03:11:44.0 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:56:24.69 +03:11:39.3 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:56:02.51 +03:11:21.7 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:55:21.49 +03:04:41.3 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 12 04:59 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461264.87628257: 19:19:59.48 -20:46:45.0 JWST 18:33:56.35 +18:08:57.4 Chandra 11:00:41.22 -59:31:51.4 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 12 04:59 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461264.87628257 -observatory V36 03:18:17.23 +17:43:02.0 17.6mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:00:47.00 -34:35:45.9 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:57:37.47 -69:03:35.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:10:53.46 +33:04:56.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 03:55:42.07 +39:21:32.9 17.0mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:35:11.14 +31:10:53.8 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:47:34.80 +26:28:06.6 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:25:25.14 +28:17:02.0 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:31:38.88 +05:18:31.6 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:13:13.42 -12:27:01.0 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:05:19.17 +65:31:30.4 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:43:54.44 -13:19:21.9 14.4mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:12:42.86 +31:32:06.6 15.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:22.06 +15:35:20.7 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:57:59.48 +43:17:20.3 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:04:32.36 +49:25:59.7 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:18:25.41 -12:55:37.3 15.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:58:52.94 +23:25:16.9 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:32:29.98 -16:43:39.3 17.9mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:38:43.56 +20:38:22.3 17.2mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:00:40.82 +02:04:12.8 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:03:05.39 +77:25:22.7 16.7mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:08:48.11 +46:15:43.9 17.2mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:50:14.71 +08:58:50.7 17.3mag A/2026 E1 22:02:47.57 -28:58:36.4 6.9mag 10P/Tempel 11:31:28.17 -03:39:30.9 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:44:18.72 +32:49:40.2 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 11:16:09.44 +03:16:52.9 17.3mag 63P/Wild 00:53:50.42 -05:36:46.2 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 05:44:55.90 +20:36:42.2 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:34:12.92 -23:59:43.8 17.7mag 84P/Giclas 03:04:39.00 +13:59:06.7 16.8mag 88P/Howell 08:06:25.19 +27:05:08.3 16.2mag 93P/Lovas 04:18:06.64 +18:29:29.4 17.5mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 06:10:11.72 +29:50:01.2 16.2mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:28:20.03 +25:56:04.0 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:52:03.20 -11:51:29.7 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos 05:42:39.18 +21:09:28.1 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:35:35.19 +18:41:28.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:02:36.26 +03:21:18.4 17.5mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:18:26.20 -19:00:40.5 13.6mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 07:30:27.17 +37:59:21.6 15.9mag 162P/SidingSpring 13:48:11.18 +41:18:24.7 12.0mag 169P/NEAT 02:50:25.87 +09:33:05.6 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:43:53.16 -10:23:36.9 17.8mag 235P/LINEAR 20:19:50.92 -52:42:23.0 17.9mag 259P/Garradd 03:34:15.11 +26:54:17.9 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:17:53.02 +37:35:59.5 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:11:54.18 +02:40:44.4 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski 09:04:40.72 +18:10:17.4 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Aug 12 04:59 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 12 04:59 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 12 04:59 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 21:12:04.792 -04:08:57.90 AT 2026wlb 2026-07-24.54 21.12 00:26:56.598 -22:33:55.36 AT 2026wla 2026-07-29.55 19.66 16:26:00.354 +35:41:37.01 AT 2026wkz 2026-07-23.36 20.62 15:50:19.131 -12:47:03.59 AT 2026wky 2026-07-30.37 19.56 15:47:55.942 -14:13:03.69 AT 2026wkx 2026-07-31.37 19.78 15:46:09.135 -15:58:25.09 AT 2026wkw 2026-07-31.36 19.8 13:53:14.217 +00:26:52.06 SN 2026wkv 2026-07-30.74 18.054 12:46:12.738 -00:32:22.57 AT 2026wku 2026-07-27.73 17.881 14:59:06.616 -33:33:54.40 AT 2026wkt 2026-07-30.35 19.38 14:27:45.342 -34:56:01.55 AT 2026wks 2026-07-20.35 19.67 13:56:36.306 +24:20:19.94 AT 2026wkr 2026-07-26.26 20.79 04:21:40.519 +01:35:37.73 AT 2026wkq 2026-07-29.49 19.7461 04:42:25.636 -13:42:39.90 AT 2026wkp 2026-07-30.82 17.8 14:14:51.942 +05:35:17.78 AT 2026wko 2026-07-25.27 19.34 17:23:28.659 +34:49:50.41 AT 2026wkn 2026-07-25.40 20.48 21:27:14.390 -59:26:36.58 AT 2026wkm 2026-07-27.52 19.04 23:14:16.708 -62:43:02.28 AT 2026wkl 2026-07-27.60 19.31 01:06:45.509 -33:11:24.27 AT 2026wkk 2026-07-28.65 19.45 14:49:28.663 -40:20:05.28 AT 2026wkj 2026-07-30.38 19.15 19:41:08.176 +60:49:17.78 AT 2026wki 2026-07-29.24 18.4015 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 87K Aug 12 04:59 tns_transients_list.txt

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