NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn

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

Processing fields Cet-01-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.16    02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.1   6740 3667   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.17    02:46:58.66 +06:51:29.8   6732 3668   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 15.3731  2461267.8731  14.16  02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0
166.58591 -45.99164 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 8.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
489 Comacina                 0     -0       0  14.4     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0:  16.09 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0:  16.13 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Cet-01-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.49    02:35:26.09 +08:05:54.8   5013 4425   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.83    02:35:26.16 +08:05:55.9   5005 4427   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 15.3731  2461267.8731  14.66  02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4
162.18430 -46.69426 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 8.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
528 Rezia                   -0     -1       1  15.1     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4:  16.24 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4:  16.23 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Cet-01-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 2

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits
Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.nao.ac.jp
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.nao.ac.jp)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cet-01-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cet-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cet-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 233111 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 233111 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits_preview.png'
Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits

renamed 'Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits_preview.png'
Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 633.4757 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 553.5449 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1265.9553 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 503.9301 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1265.6964 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 503.9192 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.99843 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.000 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 25.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-15T03:56:42.2624404' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-15T08:56:42.2624404' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61267.3727113656 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-15T08:56:52.1640424' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61267.3728259723 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 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center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-01' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '02 34 17' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+06 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment 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3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits :) Spent 0.743077 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2199993133545 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 25.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-08-15T03:57:25.6659223' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-15T08:57:25.6659223' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61267.3732137154 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits :) Spent 0.770854 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits


fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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: 2461267.87282711 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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Image size: 937.3'x624.2' 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: 02:34:00.834 +06:03:39.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:00.834 +06:03:39.29 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1299 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Image size: 937.3'x624.2' 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: 02:34:04.051 +06:03:30.12 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:04.051 +06:03:30.12 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1210 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 02:34:00.834 +06:03:39.29 Second-epoch second image center 02:34:04.051 +06:03:30.12 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01357 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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vx9ZoWyv8T Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.etwHOR5eoh Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JB3dVnEbmf Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits &> /tmp/tmp.a3koJPh0AR Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 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 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.912700 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.912700 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 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 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=5.9) Read 6826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 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 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg Loaded 4343 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): 3543 out of 3715 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3715 out of 6826 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=5.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 2.3 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 2.3 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.3 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 15.3 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 11.9 (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 cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory ############ /tmp/tmp.vx9ZoWyv8T (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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=496, bad_region=1575, passed=6825 Got 6825 stars (including 4854 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4726 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4720 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5573 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4726 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5573 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5573 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4720 stars left (next iteration limit 5192) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4720 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.240 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.229 n_q1=1337 n_q2=873 n_q3=1621 n_q4=889 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.307 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.etwHOR5eoh (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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=473, bad_region=1605, passed=6826 Got 6826 stars (including 4837 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6826 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4709 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4704 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4709 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 4704 stars left (next iteration limit 5174) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4704 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.242 n_q1=1331 n_q2=861 n_q3=1632 n_q4=880 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.293 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.JB3dVnEbmf (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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.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=312, bad_region=1128, passed=5160 Got 5160 stars (including 3792 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5160 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3687 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3679 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3679 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3679 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4261 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3687 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3679 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4261 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3679 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4261 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 3679 stars left (next iteration limit 4046) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3679 robust_rms=6.567 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.533 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3679 robust_rms=0.415 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.511 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3679 robust_rms=0.328 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.352 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3679 robust_rms_before=0.980 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.331 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.328 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.350 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.352 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.350 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits N_match=3679 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.315 n_q1=1178 n_q2=746 n_q3=1168 n_q4=587 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.003 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.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.a3koJPh0AR (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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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=327, bad_region=1141, passed=5086 Got 5086 stars (including 3689 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5086 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3589 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3582 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3582 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3582 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4177 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3590 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3583 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4177 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3583 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4177 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 3583 stars left (next iteration limit 3940) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3583 robust_rms=6.564 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.635 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3583 robust_rms=0.443 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.570 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3583 robust_rms=0.362 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.404 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3583 robust_rms_before=1.006 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.367 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.362 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.394 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.404 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.394 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits N_match=3583 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.389 n_q1=1151 n_q2=734 n_q3=1120 n_q4=578 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.072 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits sigma_overall=0.273 worst_q_ratio=1.307 ref2=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits sigma_overall=0.279 worst_q_ratio=1.293 new1=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits sigma_overall=0.337 worst_q_ratio=1.003 new2=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits sigma_overall=0.384 worst_q_ratio=1.072 reference average sigma_overall=0.276 worst_q_ratio=1.3 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109_astrometric_residuals.png (4720 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110_astrometric_residuals.png (4704 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422_astrometric_residuals.png (3679 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423_astrometric_residuals.png (3583 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:35:14.76 +04:07:13.0: 12.21 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:35:14.76 +04:07:13.0: 12.23 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.22 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:35:14.76 +04:07:13.0: ref_mag=12.22 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1881 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21284_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 21284_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    12.17    02:35:14.77 +04:07:13.0   4964 2021   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    12.20    02:35:14.75 +04:07:12.9   4956 2022   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-01-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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits 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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Image size: 937.3'x624.2' 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: 02:34:00.834 +06:03:39.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:00.834 +06:03:39.29 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1299 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Image size: 937.3'x624.2' 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: 02:34:04.051 +06:03:30.12 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:04.051 +06:03:30.12 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1210 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 02:34:00.834 +06:03:39.29 Second-epoch second image center 02:34:04.051 +06:03:30.12 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01357 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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WE2N7VtnWN Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lVWeQH8E9p Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iXuAV7UlsW Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NiRaT0mCia Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 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 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg Loaded 4358 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): 3415 out of 3770 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.809600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.809600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 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 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg Loaded 4358 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): 3415 out of 3770 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 37062 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec +0.6559 to +11.2429 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 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec 0.6559 to 11.2429 deg Loaded 4356 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): 3419 out of 3768 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3768 out of 37062 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 1.9 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 2.1 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 15.5 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 14.9 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 15.0 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.9 (SNR ) 14.5 (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.WE2N7VtnWN (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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=14, blended=1594, bad_region=6920, passed=37009 Got 37009 stars (including 28761 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37009 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) 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: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4864 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31672 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) 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: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31672 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31672 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4864 stars left (next iteration limit 5350) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4864 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.237 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.228 n_q1=1395 n_q2=890 n_q3=1687 n_q4=892 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.281 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.lVWeQH8E9p (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1597, bad_region=6935, passed=37049 Got 37049 stars (including 28788 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37049 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4865 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31688 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) 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: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31688 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31688 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4865 stars left (next iteration limit 5351) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4865 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.236 n_q1=1408 n_q2=893 n_q3=1679 n_q4=885 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.iXuAV7UlsW (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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1049, bad_region=4659, passed=27477 Got 27477 stars (including 22025 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27477 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4854 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23924 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4865 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23924 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23924 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4854 stars left (next iteration limit 5339) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4854 robust_rms=6.343 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.384 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4854 robust_rms=0.419 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.522 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4854 robust_rms=0.333 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.359 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4854 robust_rms_before=0.974 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.335 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.333 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.352 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.359 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.352 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits N_match=4854 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.305 n_q1=1618 n_q2=908 n_q3=1501 n_q4=827 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.040 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.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.NiRaT0mCia (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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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=7, blended=1067, bad_region=4783, passed=27837 Got 27837 stars (including 22260 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27837 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) 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: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4860 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24236 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24236 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24236 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4860 stars left (next iteration limit 5346) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4860 robust_rms=6.428 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.332 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4860 robust_rms=0.448 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.549 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4860 robust_rms=0.367 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.406 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4860 robust_rms_before=0.998 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.366 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.367 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.391 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.406 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.391 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits N_match=4860 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=1629 n_q2=908 n_q3=1497 n_q4=826 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.077 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.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_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:21:54.09 +09:35:43.4: 11.56 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:22:56.40 +03:27:55.8: 15.61 +/- 0.22 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.1: 13.94 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:50:51.09 +03:18:07.9: 13.87 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:40:09.32 +02:54:10.8: 13.98 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:50:53.26 +03:17:55.4: 14.01 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:28:11.21 +08:29:46.1: 13.99 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:29:04.25 +08:23:41.2: 14.29 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:28:11.21 +08:29:46.1: 14.13 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:22:56.40 +03:27:55.8: 15.26 +/- 0.16 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:50:53.26 +03:17:55.4: 13.96 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:50:51.09 +03:18:07.9: 13.90 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:21:54.09 +09:35:43.4: 11.57 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.1: 14.10 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:40:09.32 +02:54:10.8: 13.77 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:29:04.25 +08:23:41.2: 14.26 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.38 +/- 0.13 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.98 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.05 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.56 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.89 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.01 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.85 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:50:53.26 +03:17:55.4: ref_mag=13.98 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1901 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:22:56.40 +03:27:55.8: ref_mag=15.38 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.8416 delta=0.54 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:28:11.21 +08:29:46.1: ref_mag=14.05 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1345 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.27 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:21:54.09 +09:35:43.4: ref_mag=11.56 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.7706 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:50:51.09 +03:18:07.9: ref_mag=13.89 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0160 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.1: ref_mag=14.01 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9886 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:40:09.32 +02:54:10.8: ref_mag=13.85 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9865 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:29:04.25 +08:23:41.2: ref_mag=14.27 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3552 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56588.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out57159.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51969_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 51969_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    11.77    02:21:54.09 +09:35:42.8   2999 5359   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    11.77    02:21:54.09 +09:35:44.0   2990 5360   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55713_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 55713_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    13.90    02:40:09.23 +02:54:12.4   5700 1277   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.10    02:40:09.40 +02:54:09.1   5693 1278   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55992_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 55992_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.00    02:50:51.13 +03:18:07.6   7323 1509   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.03    02:50:51.05 +03:18:08.2   7315 1511   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56029_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 56029_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.04    02:41:05.49 +06:05:56.8   5852 3211   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    13.95    02:41:05.47 +06:05:57.4   5844 3212   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56564_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 56564_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.24    02:28:11.22 +08:29:46.1   3931 4677   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.08    02:28:11.21 +08:29:46.1   3923 4678   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56588_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 Preparing report for the candidate 56588_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56688_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 56688_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.34    02:29:04.22 +08:23:41.5   4062 4614   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.38    02:29:04.28 +08:23:40.9   4055 4615   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56733_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 56733_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.25    02:50:53.20 +03:17:56.2   7328 1507   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.14    02:50:53.33 +03:17:54.6   7321 1508   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 57159_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 Preparing report for the candidate 57159_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 57663_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 The candidate 57663_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 15.37283    2461267.87283    14.76    02:22:56.42 +03:27:55.9   3102 1642   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-56-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0422.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 15.37333    2461267.87333    14.95    02:22:56.37 +03:27:55.7   3094 1644   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_041113_TTUQ2b1x1_2360795_mhuXnnPn/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_03-57-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0423.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0 02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4 ########### Completed Cet-01-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 #### 02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0 02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4 ################################################################################### 02:46:58.67 +06:51:30.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 02:35:26.12 +08:05:55.4 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461267.87282711 -observatory V36 08:49:15.96 +18:50:56.3 Mercury (-1.3mag) 12:27:23.98 -04:30:10.9 Venus (-4.4mag) 06:09:57.51 +23:42:25.2 Mars (1.3mag) 08:49:20.70 +18:17:06.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:55:45.46 +03:09:14.6 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:12:28.52 +20:58:52.6 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:15:38.87 +00:09:53.6 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:27:28.12 -23:32:50.1 Pluto (14.5mag) 11:43:33.24 -01:21:51.0 Moon (-8.9mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Aug 15 04:17 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461267.87282711: 08:49:22.25 +18:16:59.3 Io (6.1mag) 08:49:29.79 +18:16:26.5 Europa (6.3mag) 08:49:37.59 +18:15:51.5 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:49:31.20 +18:16:17.9 Callisto (6.8mag) 08:46:49.31 +18:20:52.1 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:49:25.25 +18:16:47.2 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:46:25.62 +18:18:00.2 Elara (17.7mag) 08:53:29.43 +17:53:18.9 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:52:02.73 +18:28:59.8 Carme (19.0mag) 00:55:52.61 +03:08:41.0 Titan (8.4mag) 00:55:39.24 +03:09:15.6 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:56:12.32 +03:09:30.9 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:55:55.41 +03:08:34.2 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:54:58.80 +03:01:30.5 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 15 04:17 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461267.87282711: 19:33:55.49 -18:58:51.8 JWST 19:38:27.22 -11:32:39.6 Chandra 06:09:20.34 +27:05:51.2 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 15 04:17 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461267.87282711 -observatory V36 03:21:26.82 +17:56:52.1 17.6mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:00:17.47 -34:33:56.3 14.1mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:00:20.64 -69:10:55.8 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:11:36.92 +33:08:53.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:03:48.92 +40:24:21.5 17.1mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:32:39.70 +30:57:48.5 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:50:27.41 +26:24:51.0 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:28:12.29 +28:09:06.6 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:33:39.24 +05:18:34.8 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:13:52.01 -12:34:28.3 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:01:33.79 +65:07:39.6 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:41:23.62 -13:35:54.5 14.5mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:15:57.70 +31:40:28.2 15.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:03.70 +15:34:05.1 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:54:27.30 +43:23:21.3 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 21:00:00.82 +49:33:06.3 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:20:42.66 -12:54:31.1 15.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:00:41.91 +22:53:02.1 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 07:33:34.96 -17:10:14.4 18.0mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 10:43:00.95 +20:26:26.1 17.2mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:02:36.86 +01:51:39.8 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:04:15.15 +77:06:11.8 16.6mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:09:26.22 +46:18:10.2 17.2mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:52:47.32 +09:16:36.9 17.3mag A/2026 E1 22:05:49.25 -30:05:22.3 7.0mag 10P/Tempel 11:33:19.03 -03:51:07.8 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04:47:50.87 +33:05:51.2 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 11:22:15.03 +02:18:03.8 17.3mag 63P/Wild 00:53:21.84 -05:44:48.6 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 05:51:35.60 +20:31:24.2 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:31:34.21 -24:19:04.1 17.6mag 84P/Giclas 03:07:09.58 +14:10:21.9 16.8mag 88P/Howell 08:13:49.30 +26:39:03.4 16.3mag 93P/Lovas 04:26:46.41 +19:39:49.1 17.4mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 06:20:00.41 +29:25:40.1 16.2mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:35:22.86 +25:23:54.9 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley 11:58:07.96 -12:59:39.4 17.2mag 124P/Mrkos 05:46:58.05 +21:07:46.4 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:40:35.43 +18:31:33.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:01:51.70 +03:17:49.8 17.5mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:16:32.05 -18:53:36.6 13.3mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 07:40:35.05 +38:04:19.3 16.0mag 162P/Siding Spring 12:48:00.17 +39:10:08.6 12.0mag 169P/NEAT 02:55:28.35 +09:32:24.8 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:45:45.51 -10:37:01.8 17.9mag 235P/LINEAR 20:18:23.09 -52:31:08.7 17.9mag 259P/Garradd 03:42:59.73 +28:07:11.9 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:26:48.86 +37:28:43.9 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:13:04.11 +02:20:36.7 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski 09:07:24.24 +18:01:18.0 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Aug 15 04:17 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08 22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17 14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02 12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61 16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06 12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98 13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38 18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63 14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36 20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83 18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86 03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12 18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16 04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02 18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73 17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01 14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46 10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67 14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11 10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58 19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5 02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86 23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47 02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78 18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29 13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72 17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66 11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3 23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15 20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53 19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88 11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82 19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31 17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67 19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52 18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92 19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91 19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81 04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96 13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01 16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07 10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63 14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62 13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09 00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13 11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56 21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14 17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72 14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53 20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4 15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57 23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64 17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15 00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34 20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93 23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83 02:02:26.67 +32:04:22.70 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.6 15.52 21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05 17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62 13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24 00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22 14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32 12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69 12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02 10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75 13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58 00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58 01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15 21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24 06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02 20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40 SN2026mho 2026-05-25.18 -1.12 11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10 AT2026min 2026-05-24.21 16.63 11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24.03 8.35 19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28 14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.59 11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46 21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86 00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34 15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44 11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55 13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96 02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37 17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90 ASASSN-26dj 2026-05-17.05 15.7 01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10 ASASSN-26dg 2026-05-13.41 16.8 16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40 AT2026mhn 2026-05-12.33 15.8 09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00 ASASSN-26di 2026-05-12.14 14.63 21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00 AT2026kwu 2026-05-12.26 16.9 14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90 AT2026ktm 2026-05-12.06 17.21 14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40 AT2026lkm 2026-05-11.18 16.89 12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5 13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23 09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51 15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.40 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.07 13.88 10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52 22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2 21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51 16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Aug 15 04:17 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:43:17.29 +41:26:48.6 PNV J00431729+4126486 2026-08-14.0920 16.8mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Aug 15 04:17 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 21:04:55.813 -06:26:05.52 AT 2026wsx 2026-07-23.35 20.5091 03:47:34.437 +68:09:54.16 AT 2026wsw 2026-08-02.41 19.7792 04:02:36.050 +67:49:01.51 AT 2026wsv 2026-08-02.41 18.9025 15:16:25.327 +02:43:56.18 AT 2026wsu 2026-07-31.40 19.42 15:25:51.491 +01:42:57.75 AT 2026wst 2026-08-01.40 19.99 14:17:22.595 -10:57:31.69 AT 2026wss 2026-07-31.37 20.26 20:02:55.139 -20:38:50.67 SN 2026wsr 2026-08-01.48 19.4 20:26:36.597 -16:24:13.42 AT 2026wsq 2026-08-02.44 19.93 15:55:36.050 +34:52:50.49 AT 2026wsp 2026-07-03.79 20.27 14:24:10.330 +20:12:30.32 AT 2026wso 2026-06-30.73 19.52 15:20:13.950 +29:22:20.59 AT 2026wsn 2026-06-10.82 20.38 14:35:28.090 +47:29:25.39 AT 2026wsm 2026-06-03.82 20.08 14:15:37.120 +48:07:15.97 AT 2026wsl 2026-05-17.80 21.32 14:37:13.610 +28:35:46.66 AT 2026wsk 2026-05-13.84 21.13 15:36:59.920 +37:58:25.96 AT 2026wsj 2026-05-13.82 20.36 15:10:01.090 +36:32:31.60 AT 2026wsi 2026-05-13.82 21.65 15:17:28.950 +42:54:53.99 AT 2026wsh 2026-05-13.81 22.28 14:47:04.860 +54:09:15.74 AT 2026wsg 2026-05-13.80 21 13:29:30.500 +44:12:10.06 AT 2026wsf 2026-05-13.79 22.33 15:22:00.640 +39:49:35.00 AT 2026wse 2026-05-08.84 20.97 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 87K Aug 15 04:17 tns_transients_list.txt

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