FITS images used in this processing run:

Field And-06-Q2b1x1 reference image: And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Field And-06-Q2b1x1 reference image: And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Field And-06-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Field And-06-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461234.93259047 13.07.2026 10:22:45.817   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
First image: 2461234.93259047 13.07.2026 10:22:45.817   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Last  image: 2461265.86202008 13.08.2026 08:41:08.535   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.55
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  10252
Objects passed selection criteria:  10212
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 6285
Average stars matched: 6077.75 (96.7025 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   237348 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Aug  6 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-190-gdf2934b0
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Thu Aug 13 04:05:19 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461234.93259047 13.07.2026 10:22:45.817   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
First image: 2461234.93259047 13.07.2026 10:22:45.817   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Last  image: 2461265.86202008 13.08.2026 08:41:08.535   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 26
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.26
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 11 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  65211
Objects passed selection criteria:  65018
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 43656
Average stars matched: 41624.2 (95.346 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   291024 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Aug  6 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-190-gdf2934b0
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Thu Aug 13 04:06:01 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## 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: 
And-06-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting And-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing And-06-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 156746 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 156746 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.png' -> 'transient_report/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits_preview.png'

And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits


renamed 'And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.png' -> 'transient_report/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits_preview.png'

And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 539.1843
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 598.9980
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1388.7408
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 299.8224
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1419.5174
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 295.3525
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.57563
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.015
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/d_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits :)

Spent 0.486948 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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/d_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.2800006866455 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 27.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/d_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits :)

Spent 0.495583 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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/d_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits



fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.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/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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: 2461265.86119709
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits'
wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits'
wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits'
wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Image size: 937.2'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: 02:10:55.421 +37:59:55.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0'  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: 02:10:56.423 +38:00:23.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:10:55.421 +37:59:55.77
Second-epoch image center 02:10:56.423 +38:00:23.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0084 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0'  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: 02:10:54.784 +38:00:00.18 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:10:55.421 +37:59:55.77
Second-epoch image center 02:10:54.784 +38:00:00.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0024 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  02:10:56.423 +38:00:23.66
Second-epoch second image center 02:10:54.784 +38:00:00.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00846 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XMtESY9FWN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6nynqnMl4l
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HQWuBY2cGL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NaKjEzeSJZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits and wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits and wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits and wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 14380 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 22.0324 to 43.2512 deg, Dec +32.3633 to +43.2625 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 22.0324 to 43.2512 deg, Dec 32.3633 to 43.2625 deg
Loaded 12824 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): 9158 out of 9565 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9565 out of 14380 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.555100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.555100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.55
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.01

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.01

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 14380 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 22.0324 to 43.2512 deg, Dec +32.3633 to +43.2625 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 22.0324 to 43.2512 deg, Dec 32.3633 to 43.2625 deg
Loaded 12824 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): 9158 out of 9565 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9565 out of 14380 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 14986 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 22.0168 to 43.2527 deg, Dec +32.3624 to +43.2623 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 22.0168 to 43.2527 deg, Dec 32.3624 to 43.2623 deg
Loaded 12836 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): 9155 out of 9649 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9649 out of 14986 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ 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:
 2.3 pix  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
 2.4 pix  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.0 mag.  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
 15.0 mag.  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
 12.3 mag.  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
 12.2 mag.  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  12.2 (SNR )  10.0 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.XMtESY9FWN (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits' -> 'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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=946, bad_region=3562, passed=14380
Got 14380 stars (including 10075 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14380 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11596 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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.445 n_q1=1354 n_q2=749 n_q3=1658 n_q4=1117 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.071
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits -region wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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.6nynqnMl4l (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits' -> 'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.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/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.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=1065, bad_region=3871, passed=14986
Got 14986 stars (including 10286 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14986 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4882 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11917 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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11917 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11917 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4882 stars left (next iteration limit 5370)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits N_match=4882 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.380 n_q1=1334 n_q2=775 n_q3=1635 n_q4=1138 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.093
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits -region wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.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.HQWuBY2cGL (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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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=75, bad_region=608, passed=2351
Got 2351 stars (including 1686 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2351 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 612 to 668 (Dec 32.5 to 43.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1630 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1620 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1616 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1620 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1831 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 

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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.5 to 43.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1631 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1621 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1831 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1621 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1831 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Excluding outliers - 1621 stars left (next iteration limit 1782)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1621 robust_rms=5.912 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=6.907 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1621 robust_rms=0.456 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.533 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1621 robust_rms=0.418 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.472 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1621 robust_rms_before=0.815 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.476 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.418 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.594 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.472
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Image size: 937.4'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: 02:10:56.436 +38:00:22.92 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 2351 stars ###
'wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky3242764.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.815 -> 0.418 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits N_match=1621 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.522 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.507 n_q1=473 n_q2=457 n_q3=319 n_q4=372 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.133
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits -region wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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.NaKjEzeSJZ (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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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=60, bad_region=380, passed=1947
Got 1947 stars (including 1518 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1947 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 612 to 667 (Dec 32.5 to 43.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1468 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1457 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1457 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1457 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1643 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 

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 612 to 667 (Dec 32.5 to 43.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1468 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1457 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1643 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1457 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1643 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" 
Excluding outliers - 1457 stars left (next iteration limit 1602)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1457 robust_rms=6.764 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=6.878 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1457 robust_rms=0.501 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.573 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1457 robust_rms=0.454 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.500 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1457 robust_rms_before=0.835 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.518 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.454 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.635 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.500
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Image size: 937.4'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: 02:10:54.795 +37:59:59.51 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 1947 stars ###
'wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky3242678.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.835 -> 0.454 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=1457 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.436 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.560 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.519 n_q1=417 n_q2=428 n_q3=371 n_q4=241 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.162
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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=And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits sigma_overall=0.422 worst_q_ratio=1.071
ref2=And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits sigma_overall=0.397 worst_q_ratio=1.093
new1=fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits sigma_overall=0.460 worst_q_ratio=1.133
new2=fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits sigma_overall=0.482 worst_q_ratio=1.162
reference average sigma_overall=0.4095 worst_q_ratio=1.082
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288_astrometric_residuals.png (4878 matched stars from wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344_astrometric_residuals.png (4882 matched stars from wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283_astrometric_residuals.png (1621 matched stars from wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284_astrometric_residuals.png (1457 matched stars from wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field And-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Image size: 937.2'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: 02:10:55.421 +37:59:55.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0'  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: 02:10:56.423 +38:00:23.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:10:55.421 +37:59:55.77
Second-epoch image center 02:10:56.423 +38:00:23.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0084 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0'  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: 02:10:54.784 +38:00:00.18 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:10:55.421 +37:59:55.77
Second-epoch image center 02:10:54.784 +38:00:00.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0024 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  02:10:56.423 +38:00:23.66
Second-epoch second image center 02:10:54.784 +38:00:00.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00846 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/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iH2Lok2BvF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DTaSJdvomx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits &> /tmp/tmp.c6PyDz5ZPd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SnoJbpUJbD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits and wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits and wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits and wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 85374 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 22.0158 to 43.3191 deg, Dec +32.3614 to +43.2672 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 22.0158 to 43.3191 deg, Dec 32.3614 to 43.2672 deg
Loaded 12891 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): 8691 out of 10221 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10221 out of 85374 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.405000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.405000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.26
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.15

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.15

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 85374 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 22.0158 to 43.3191 deg, Dec +32.3614 to +43.2672 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 22.0158 to 43.3191 deg, Dec 32.3614 to 43.2672 deg
Loaded 12891 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): 8691 out of 10221 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10221 out of 85374 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 91165 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 21.9921 to 43.3071 deg, Dec +32.3147 to +43.2623 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 21.9921 to 43.3071 deg, Dec 32.3147 to 43.2623 deg
Loaded 12928 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): 8503 out of 10248 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10248 out of 91165 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 19 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
 2.2 pix  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.1 mag.  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
 15.2 mag.  And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
 12.9 mag.  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
 12.8 mag.  fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  12.8 (SNR )  12.5 (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.iH2Lok2BvF (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits' -> 'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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=6788, bad_region=14643, passed=85366
Got 85366 stars (including 65550 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 85366 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74471 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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74471 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74471 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.431 n_q1=1411 n_q2=757 n_q3=1634 n_q4=1092 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.078
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits -region wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.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.DTaSJdvomx (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits' -> 'wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.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/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.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=41, blended=7348, bad_region=17456, passed=91124
Got 91124 stars (including 67732 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 91124 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 78092 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 

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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 78092 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 78092 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.379 n_q1=1383 n_q2=818 n_q3=1579 n_q4=1112 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.084
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits -region wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.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.c6PyDz5ZPd (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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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=3, blended=558, bad_region=3125, passed=19481
Got 19481 stars (including 16020 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19481 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4848 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4848 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4848 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 

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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Excluding outliers - 4849 stars left (next iteration limit 5332)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits N_match=4849 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.487 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.523 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.501 n_q1=1385 n_q2=1173 n_q3=1087 n_q4=1204 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.067
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits -region wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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.SnoJbpUJbD (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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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=386, bad_region=2078, passed=17005
Got 17005 stars (including 14637 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17005 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15644 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 

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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15644 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15644 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 
Excluding outliers - 4844 stars left (next iteration limit 5327)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=4844 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.503 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.521 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.603 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.502 n_q1=1393 n_q2=1208 n_q3=1332 n_q4=911 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.136
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/wcs_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits at 02:08:38.86 +41:38:19.8:  11.10 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits at 02:23:15.00 +38:14:09.8:  12.90 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits at 02:23:22.47 +35:26:02.6:  13.11 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-22-45_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0288.fits at 02:00:21.18 +35:17:12.9:  11.02 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits at 02:08:38.86 +41:38:19.8:  11.05 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.07 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:08:38.86 +41:38:19.8: ref_mag=11.07 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.8921 delta=0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits at 02:23:15.00 +38:14:09.8:  12.87 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits at 02:23:22.47 +35:26:02.6:  13.02 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.88 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:23:15.00 +38:14:09.8: ref_mag=12.88 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7450 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.06 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:23:22.47 +35:26:02.6: ref_mag=13.06 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.5691 delta=0.49 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_05-01-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0344.fits at 02:00:21.18 +35:17:12.9:  12.02 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.16 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:00:21.18 +35:17:12.9: ref_mag=11.16 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.9919 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 103394_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103394_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 13.36120    2461265.86120    10.90    02:08:38.87 +41:38:20.1   4548 5397   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    10.89    02:08:38.85 +41:38:19.5   4550 5401   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 103400_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103400_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    9.21    01:39:31.91 +38:57:24.1   1093 3964   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.4") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 103405_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103405_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    10.11    01:38:11.38 +35:12:07.9   0711 1700   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.6") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 103415_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103415_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    10.84    01:48:11.94 +40:05:52.3   2168 4570   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 103425_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103425_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    11.87    02:32:09.27 +36:10:41.4   7378 2143   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

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Considering the candidate 103426_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103426_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    11.19    01:52:06.16 +41:36:59.0   2675 5461   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.6") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 103433_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103433_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    12.69    02:17:06.10 +34:11:28.6   5546 0888   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

**** FOUND  02:17:06.11 +34:11:28.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 103436_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103436_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    11.69    01:55:52.73 +37:18:38.1   2978 2829   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

**** FOUND  01:55:52.80 +37:18:38.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 103445_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103445_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    11.81    01:50:32.45 +41:48:56.0   2505 5594   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.0") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 103446_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103446_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    12.00    01:57:05.36 +42:07:28.1   3255 5738   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.9") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 103447_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103447_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 13.36120    2461265.86120    12.82    02:23:22.23 +35:26:01.4   6310 1650   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    12.48    02:23:22.71 +35:26:03.8   6314 1655   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 103455_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103455_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    12.18    02:09:44.09 +41:59:47.3   4676 5616   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

**** FOUND  02:09:44.06 +41:59:47.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 103461_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 103461_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 13.36120    2461265.86120    12.90    02:23:15.05 +38:14:09.7   6252 3346   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    12.64    02:23:14.96 +38:14:10.0   6255 3351   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 96055_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 96055_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 13.36120    2461265.86120    10.97    02:00:21.16 +35:17:12.9   3468 1578   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-39-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0283.fits
Discovery image 3     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    11.02    02:00:21.20 +35:17:13.0   3472 1582   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 54350_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 54350_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    10.79    01:41:56.84 +41:13:38.7   1498 5316   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.1") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 32987_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 32987_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    6.52    02:08:29.66 +37:51:31.2   4500 3113   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

**** FOUND  02:08:29.66 +37:51:31.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 11667_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 11667_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    6.53    02:09:32.95 +34:59:16.4   4605 1374   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

**** FOUND  02:09:32.94 +34:59:16.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 55049_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 55049_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    5.95    01:40:34.84 +40:34:37.7   1306 4935   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

**** FOUND  01:40:34.86 +40:34:37.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 54119_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284
The candidate 54119_fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 13.36202    2461265.86202    5.73    01:36:47.50 +41:24:09.4   0915 5483   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-13_CI_And-06-Q2b1x1_040304_TTUQ2b1x1_3228481_4dMCw4MB/fd_And-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-13_03-41-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

**** FOUND  01:36:47.51 +41:24:09.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Prepared the HTML report for the field And-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed And-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461265.86119709 -observatory V36
08:33:40.10 +19:29:53.6 Mercury (-1.1mag)
12:20:35.73 -03:32:17.3 Venus (-4.4mag)
06:04:10.06 +23:41:41.4 Mars (1.3mag)
08:47:33.17 +18:23:57.7 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:55:58.52 +03:11:09.5 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:12:16.99 +20:58:22.9 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:15:46.99 +00:10:51.6 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:27:39.30 -23:32:06.6 Pluto (14.5mag)
10:04:15.41 +11:19:46.9 Moon (-8.3mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461265.86119709:
08:47:39.34 +18:23:30.6 Io (6.1mag)
08:47:29.52 +18:24:14.7 Europa (6.3mag)
08:47:29.11 +18:24:19.5 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:47:59.16 +18:22:02.9 Callisto (6.8mag)
08:45:02.75 +18:26:29.2 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:47:37.64 +18:23:39.1 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:44:37.93 +18:24:00.4 Elara (17.7mag)
08:51:41.68 +18:01:04.0 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:50:23.39 +18:35:23.1 Carme (19.0mag)
00:55:55.94 +03:10:36.6 Titan (8.4mag)
00:56:03.18 +03:11:02.1 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:56:21.14 +03:10:59.1 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:56:00.82 +03:10:26.1 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:55:14.39 +03:03:40.6 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461265.86119709:
19:24:27.93 -20:12:42.2 JWST
14:24:02.66 +53:25:19.4 Chandra
05:58:42.09 +31:23:11.5 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461265.86119709 -observatory V36
03:19:20.45 +17:47:39.3 17.6mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:00:35.98 -34:35:12.1 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:58:31.37 -69:05:57.5 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:11:08.01 +33:06:13.7 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:58:24.88 +39:43:03.0 17.0mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:34:21.51 +31:06:43.7 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:48:31.93 +26:27:02.8 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:26:20.05 +28:14:25.1 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:32:18.47 +05:18:34.0 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:13:25.59 -12:29:26.6 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:04:04.19 +65:23:53.8 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:43:03.17 -13:24:49.0 14.4mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:13:47.36 +31:34:50.2 15.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:06:15.42 +15:34:57.7 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:56:48.76 +43:19:33.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:03:03.35 +49:28:34.4 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:19:10.96 -12:55:12.1 15.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:59:29.27 +23:14:43.2 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:32:52.05 -16:52:17.4 17.9mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:40:07.71 +20:34:28.9 17.2mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:01:18.49 +02:00:07.4 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:03:22.09 +77:19:12.0 16.7mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:09:02.31 +46:16:36.3 17.2mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:51:04.61 +09:04:45.7 17.3mag A/2026 E1
22:03:48.42 -29:21:07.6 7.0mag 10P/Tempel
11:32:04.43 -03:43:18.2 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:45:29.11 +32:55:00.6 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
11:18:09.66 +02:57:32.4 17.3mag 63P/Wild
00:53:42.13 -05:39:19.9 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
05:47:07.85 +20:35:05.4 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:33:20.28 -24:06:11.5 17.6mag 84P/Giclas
03:05:30.17 +14:02:56.0 16.8mag 88P/Howell
08:08:52.12 +26:56:39.7 16.2mag 93P/Lovas
04:20:56.80 +18:52:37.2 17.4mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
06:13:25.65 +29:42:19.9 16.2mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
09:30:39.26 +25:45:35.8 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:54:02.72 -12:13:57.6 17.2mag 124P/Mrkos
05:44:04.70 +21:08:58.2 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:37:14.35 +18:38:17.7 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
00:02:22.51 +03:20:16.2 17.5mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:17:52.30 -18:58:19.1 13.5mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
07:33:47.90 +38:01:14.9 15.9mag 162P/SidingSpring
13:27:46.57 +40:48:52.9 12.0mag 169P/NEAT
02:52:07.02 +09:33:04.6 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:44:28.97 -10:28:00.6 17.8mag 235P/LINEAR
20:19:20.02 -52:39:11.4 17.9mag 259P/Garradd
03:37:07.66 +27:18:27.3 15.3mag 260P/McNaught
07:20:49.63 +37:33:47.7 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:12:16.46 +02:34:08.4 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski
09:05:34.53 +18:07:20.7 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40  AT2026wdy  2026-08-5.05 16.08
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90  AT2026wek  2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60  ASASSN-26ev  2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20  SN2026wgm  2026-08-1.73 15.61
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er  2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00  SN2026vbh  2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90  ASASSN-26eq  2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60  ASASSN-26ep  2026-07-23.47 -4.06
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50  ASASSN-26et  2026-07-22.76 13.98
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk  2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90  ASASSN-26en  2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10  ASASSN-26es  2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00  ASASSN-26em  2026-07-20.94 16.83
18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70  ASASSN-26eu  2026-07-20.93 14.86
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40  AT2026ugi  2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80  ASASSN-26eo  2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej  2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek  2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50  ASASSN-26el  2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30  ASASSN-26ei  2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb  2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20  AT 2026unl  2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80  ASASSN-26eh  2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-22le  2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30  ASASSN-26ef  2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70  SN 2026qtn  2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40  ASASSN-26ec  2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50  AT2026stb  2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00  AT2026pjf  2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70  SN2026pir  2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30  ASASSN-26ed  2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10  AT2026qil  2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee  2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu  2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50  AT2026qqg  2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30  AT2026qly  2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10  ASASSN-26ea  2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30  ASASSN-26eb  2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20  SN 2026qqp  2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90  ASASSN-26dz  2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90  AT 2026rdg  2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40  AT 2026qpr  2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80  SN 2026pub  2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70  SN 2026pel  2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30  ASASSN-26dy  2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30  ASASSN-26dv  2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70  ASASSN-26dw  2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20  SN 2026mke  2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50  SN 2026nmv  2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50  AT2026oxh  2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90  ASASSN-26dx  2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10  AT2026pvk  2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20  AT2026plb  2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30  SN2026ore  2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30  AT2026oxl  2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20  AT2026ouj  2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20  AT2026ntk  2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20  ASASSN-26du  2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00  SN2026oxc  2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.67 +32:04:22.70  AT2026ovz  2026-06-14.6 15.52
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50  AT2026nwc  2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20  SN 2026odc  2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20  SN 2026nyq  2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90  ASASSN-26dt  2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60  SN2026nyp  2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50  SN2026mta  2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20  SN2026oao  2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60  AT2026nvf  2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00  SN2026npn  2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20  ASASSN-26dq  2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70  SN 2026obc  2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90  ASASSN-26dr  2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00  ASASSN-26ds  2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40  SN2026mho  2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10  AT2026min  2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90  ASASSN-26no  2026-05-24.03 8.35
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60  ASASSN-26dp  2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40  ASASSN-26dn  2026-05-20.01 14.59
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60  AT2026nma  2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10  AT2026lli  2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70  AT2026nad  2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40  ASASSN-26dm  2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10  ASASSN-26dl  2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00  ASASSN-26dk  2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60  ASASSN-26dh  2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90  ASASSN-26dj  2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10  ASASSN-26dg  2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40  AT2026mhn  2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00  ASASSN-26di  2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00  AT2026kwu  2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90  AT2026ktm  2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40  AT2026lkm  2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80  SN2026kep  2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90  AT2026lkd  2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60  SN2026kmo  2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.40  AT2026lxf  2026-05-8.07 13.88
10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30  ASASSN-26df  2026-05-8.21 16.52
22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60  2026lda  2026-05-7.56 16.2
21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30  ASASSN-26de  2026-05-6.29 14.51
16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60  ASASSN-26dd  2026-05-5.15 15.93
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
21:52:57.976 +33:57:42.42  AT 2026wpj  2026-07-21.38 20.2881
23:05:20.855 +37:19:46.09  AT 2026wpi  2026-07-22.37 21.0894
19:59:56.516 +50:04:12.95  AT 2026wph  2026-06-09.39 19.6831
21:38:56.950 -14:47:13.40  AT 2026wpg  2026-07-27.34 19.8349
10:38:44.628 +53:30:05.28  AT 2026wpf  2026-07-30.75 15
19:30:54.423 -04:13:56.01  AT 2026wpe  2026-08-02.23 18.2988
01:28:20.623 +40:13:26.65  SN 2026wpd  2026-08-01.50 18.264
19:14:14.360 -08:23:17.18  AT 2026wpc  2026-07-16.27 16.4563
17:30:15.259 +75:34:03.18  AT 2026wpb  2026-07-23.28 20.7507
18:41:41.346 +36:04:18.98  AT 2026wpa  2026-07-28.24 20.2756
11:44:41.850 +35:58:18.99  AT 2026woz  2026-07-27.16 19.2219
16:40:37.874 -01:07:30.43  AT 2026woy  2026-07-22.18 20.4047
15:38:03.502 -05:11:41.15  AT 2026wox  2026-07-20.18 20.5151
18:28:32.457 +42:57:28.98  AT 2026wow  2026-07-24.35 20.7464
18:00:39.265 +51:42:53.99  SN 2026wov  2026-07-22.33 21.0926
18:44:42.741 +19:36:15.57  AT 2026wou  2026-07-27.30 20.2793
15:41:26.080 -16:40:01.56  AT 2026wot  2026-07-28.19 19.0974
15:06:59.340 +10:34:40.09  AT 2026wos  2026-08-02.18 19.3236
18:18:44.104 +68:21:06.31  AT 2026wor  2026-07-27.32 20.2081
19:20:43.805 +66:32:12.77  SN 2026woq  2026-07-28.33 19.5651
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Thu Aug 13 04:05:01 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 1 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 21s (0.35 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 7s (0.12 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 33s (0.55 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 5 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 2 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 13s (0.22 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 0s (0.00 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 12s (0.20 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 28s (0.47 min)
FIELD_And-06-Q2b1x1: 73s (1.22 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 76s (1.27 min)
Finished: Thu Aug 13 04:06:17 CDT 2026