NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g

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Processing fields UMa-01-Q1b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits
Field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits
Field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits
Field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
UMa-01-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-01-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 894911 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 894911 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits_preview.png'
UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits

renamed 'UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits_preview.png'
UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.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= 533.1221 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 561.4736 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1413.5763 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 306.6979 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1413.8677 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 307.9477 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.65151 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.004 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 25.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.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= '2026-08-16T03:33:31.5593202' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-16T08:33:31.5593202' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61268.3566152663 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-16T08:33:41.4639462' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61268.3567298958 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 143.99914530873 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 69.9998333872932 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 15.4327777777778 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 9.22361111111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.70916220144183 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'UMa-01' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '09 36 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+70 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29532 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29532 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 15.1 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 53.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 905.49 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 25.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 42.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 13.00104 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.900632 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_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_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/d_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits :) Spent 0.497027 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/d_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 25.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.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= '2026-08-16T03:34:39.8117741' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-16T08:34:39.8117741' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61268.3574052197 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-16T08:34:49.7151235' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61268.3575198497 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 143.999145297935 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 69.9998334530884 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 15.4708333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 9.31694444444444 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.70051134722697 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'UMa-01' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '09 36 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+70 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29532 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29532 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 15.1 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 53.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 905.49 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 25.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 42.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 13.00104 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.900632 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_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_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/d_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits :) Spent 0.499116 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/d_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.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_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits


fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.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/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.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: 2461268.85673101 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_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.2' 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: 09:36:20.346 +69:59:16.26 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_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits Image size: 941.9'x627.7' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.90"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 09:36:40.000 +70:00:19.73 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 09:36:20.346 +69:59:16.26 Second-epoch image center 09:36:40.000 +70:00:19.73 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0331 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Image size: 941.9'x627.7' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.90"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 09:36:38.229 +70:00:50.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 09:36:20.346 +69:59:16.26 Second-epoch image center 09:36:38.229 +70:00:50.19 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0365 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 09:36:40.000 +70:00:19.73 Second-epoch second image center 09:36:38.229 +70:00:50.19 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00883 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/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits &> /tmp/tmp.a0MHMy0WbM Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mvAqmBrHXC Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits &> /tmp/tmp.F9kG2eje8V Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LJeU8sQdxX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.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_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits and wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.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_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits and wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits and wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 8779 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 117.0324 to 171.9972 deg, Dec +62.9079 to +75.4793 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 117.0324 to 171.9972 deg, Dec 62.9079 to 75.4793 deg Loaded 9306 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): 5117 out of 5413 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5413 out of 8779 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.870000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.870000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 8779 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 117.0324 to 171.9972 deg, Dec +62.9079 to +75.4793 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 117.0324 to 171.9972 deg, Dec 62.9079 to 75.4793 deg Loaded 9306 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): 5117 out of 5413 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5413 out of 8779 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits (aperture=6.1) Read 8894 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 117.0326 to 171.9963 deg, Dec +62.9079 to +75.4793 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 117.0326 to 171.9963 deg, Dec 62.9079 to 75.4793 deg Loaded 9306 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): 5133 out of 5416 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5416 out of 8894 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits 2.1 pix UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits 2.4 pix fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.3 mag. UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits 15.4 mag. UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits 12.8 mag. fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits 12.9 mag. fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.8 (SNR ) 10.6 (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.a0MHMy0WbM (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.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/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=680, bad_region=0, passed=8779 Got 8779 stars (including 8092 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8779 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8779 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8779 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8779 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4886 stars left (next iteration limit 5374) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits N_match=4886 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=1067 n_q2=1443 n_q3=1095 n_q4=1281 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.381 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits -region wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.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.mvAqmBrHXC (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.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/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=664, bad_region=0, passed=8894 Got 8894 stars (including 8220 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8894 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8894 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8894 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8894 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4886 stars left (next iteration limit 5374) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits N_match=4886 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.498 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.309 n_q1=1066 n_q2=1431 n_q3=1117 n_q4=1272 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.353 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits -region wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.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.F9kG2eje8V (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_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.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_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=65, bad_region=0, passed=1499 Got 1499 stars (including 1432 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1499 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (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 0.010466 (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 770 to 828 (Dec 64.2 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1376 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1372 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1328 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1372 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1441 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 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 770 to 828 (Dec 64.2 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1375 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1371 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1441 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1371 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1441 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 1371 stars left (next iteration limit 1509) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: the 1371 catalog matches do not cover the frame (319/50/738/264 per quadrant, need 85 in each) - keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits N_match=1371 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.469 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.727 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.368 n_q1=319 n_q2=50 n_q3=738 n_q4=264 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.982 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.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.LJeU8sQdxX (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_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.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_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=62, bad_region=0, passed=1532 Got 1532 stars (including 1470 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1532 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (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 0.010466 (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 770 to 828 (Dec 64.2 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1413 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1407 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1365 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1407 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1475 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 770 to 828 (Dec 64.2 to 75.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1413 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1406 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1475 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1406 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1475 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 1406 stars left (next iteration limit 1547) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: the 1406 catalog matches do not cover the frame (326/56/746/278 per quadrant, need 87 in each) - keeping the original solution WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits N_match=1406 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.591 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.423 n_q1=326 n_q2=56 n_q3=746 n_q4=278 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.594 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.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_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits sigma_overall=0.367 worst_q_ratio=1.381 ref2=UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits sigma_overall=0.368 worst_q_ratio=1.353 new1=fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits sigma_overall=0.367 worst_q_ratio=1.982 new2=fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits sigma_overall=0.371 worst_q_ratio=1.594 reference average sigma_overall=0.3675 worst_q_ratio=1.367 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292_astrometric_residuals.png (4886 matched stars from wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293_astrometric_residuals.png (4886 matched stars from wcs_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031_astrometric_residuals.png (1371 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032_astrometric_residuals.png (1406 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.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_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Last image: 2461268.85673101 16.08.2026 08:33:31.559 UTC WARNING: VaST exited with code 1 on the field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 AFTER completing the measurements. This is a memory-management crash during cleanup (a VaST bug to report), NOT a wrong field / clouds / bad focus. The lightcurves were written, so the transient search continues. ____ VaST output (crashed during memory cleanup; the measurements above are complete) ____ --==VaST 1.0rc90==-- Parsing command line arguments... opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor opt '5': 5.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius! opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching! opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source! opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted! opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope) opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag! WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars. opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done! opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually! opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored! INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ... Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found. This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file. Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g)... OK Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files. Done with cleaning! VaST was started with the following command line: ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Preparing to process 4 input FITS images... ######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ######## transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search! transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search! transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!! transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3 transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars transient search mode: not discarding large sources ################ Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). Setting the fixed star match radius of 5.00 pix We have 4 images to process. SExtractor catalog cache: restored UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits catalog from cache SExtractor catalog cache: restored UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits catalog from cache Running SExtractor in 3 parallel threads... Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits Using the catalog image00002.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user Parent process says: we are done fork()ing. Waiting for thread 2 to finish... autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size sex -c default.sex -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1 The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size sex -c default.sex -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1 autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run sex -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.9,4.9,4.4,5.4,5.9,6.4 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1 autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run sex -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 4.9,4.9,4.4,5.4,5.8,6.3 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1 autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Waiting for thread 1 to finish... autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits Done with SExtractor! TIMING SExtractor: 4 seconds Matching stars between images! No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine. Processing /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits 9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)' Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)' The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown) Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-02-11T07:08:01.9275104 Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-02-11T07:08:01.9275104 Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format: DATE-OBS= 2026-02-11T07:08:01.927 EXPTIME = 20.000 Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits Exposure 20 sec, 11.02.2026 07:08:01.927 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461082.79736027 mid. exp. The reference image star 8496.520 874.303 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 4000.796 1321.976 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 8272.552 1398.522 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 352.095 1877.983 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 7039.459 5907.915 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 641.558 5547.117 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 5376.998 4998.008 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 2318.323 4332.040 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The reference image star 9445.547 4275.239 is rejected, see bad_region.lst SExtractor output filtering results: * passed selection: 51163, (51162 good for image matching) * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 13 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 9 * rejected close to frame edge: 268 * rejected as being too small (<1.2 pix): 0 * rejected as being too large (>4.7 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 79 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied. get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.25 Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.2 (5.0 sigma detection) The simple faintest star detection limit= -6.5 80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -7.7 Selected detection limit= -7.7 Final detection limit= -7.7 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0) Parameter box for transient search: 10.04.7 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 66 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. 51507 * detected, using 503/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.012736, number_of_ambiguous_matches=656 refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=1 pairs=47750 inliers=47750 rms 0.36 -> 0.36 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.012756, number_of_ambiguous_matches=657 47750 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=47750 inliers=47750 rms 0.36 -> 0.36 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.009339, number_of_ambiguous_matches=481 47734 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=47734 inliers=47734 rms 0.31 -> 0.31 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.003708, number_of_ambiguous_matches=191 47708 * matched (3rd iteration). Success! rotation [degrees] = -0.010 51507 stars detected, 47708 stars matched Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration We have N_good_stars = 45078, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0 Using 45078 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering). Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)... After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 45076 stars for magnitude calibration. Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction: delta_m = 0.00000*X_pix -0.00000*Y_pix -0.00686 Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)... Computing robust linear magnitude calibration. Used 43001 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering). get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.25 54962 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.) Magnitude calibration is performed successfully! Saving observations to the cache... OK memory: 232880 kB used, 269968 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%) Processing /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits 9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)' Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)' The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown) Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-16T08:33:31.5593202 Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-16T08:33:31.5593202 Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format: DATE-OBS= 2026-08-16T08:33:31.559 EXPTIME = 20.000 Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits The star 8498.004 871.984 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 883.816 1377.008 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 3619.000 1436.985 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 351.993 1876.014 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 8838.973 2030.006 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 2635.884 2107.885 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 4922.963 2427.988 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 724.980 2731.974 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 1455.009 3133.002 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 3303.987 3304.785 is rejected, see bad_region.lst Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all) SExtractor output filtering results: * passed selection: 10134 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 3 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 20 * rejected close to frame edge: 56 * rejected as being too small (<1.2 pix): 0 * rejected as being too large (>4.9 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 2 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. 10134 * detected, using 100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000182, number_of_ambiguous_matches=10 refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=3 pairs=9625 inliers=9625 rms 1.32 -> 0.40 pix, max corner correction 13.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000164, number_of_ambiguous_matches=9 9645 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=3 pairs=9645 inliers=9645 rms 0.36 -> 0.34 pix, max corner correction 2.7 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000127, number_of_ambiguous_matches=7 9642 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=9642 inliers=9642 rms 0.30 -> 0.30 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000073, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 9634 * matched (3rd iteration). Success! rotation [degrees] = -174.473 10134 stars detected, 9634 stars matched Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration We have N_good_stars = 8497, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0 Using 8497 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering). Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)... After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 7149 stars for magnitude calibration. Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction: delta_m = 0.00009*X_pix -0.00018*Y_pix +0.61068 ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG Used 7149 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering). get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.58  ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image.  54962 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.) memory: 225996 kB used, 269968 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%) Processing /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits 9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)' Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)' The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown) Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-16T08:34:39.8117741 Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-16T08:34:39.8117741 Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format: DATE-OBS= 2026-08-16T08:34:39.811 EXPTIME = 20.000 Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits The star 1157.995 136.035 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 8498.006 871.997 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 1151.988 919.047 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 884.017 1376.989 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 3619.003 1436.979 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 352.004 1875.983 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 8839.011 2030.266 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 2636.040 2107.659 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 4923.037 2427.979 is rejected, see bad_region.lst The star 728.218 2731.608 is rejected, see bad_region.lst Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all) SExtractor output filtering results: * passed selection: 10378 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 3 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 26 * rejected close to frame edge: 50 * rejected as being too small (<1.2 pix): 0 * rejected as being too large (>4.9 pix): 0 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 3 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0 --- You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'. 10378 * detected, using 101/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000182, number_of_ambiguous_matches=10 refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=3 pairs=9828 inliers=9828 rms 1.15 -> 0.44 pix, max corner correction 12.9 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000146, number_of_ambiguous_matches=8 9844 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=3 pairs=9844 inliers=9844 rms 0.35 -> 0.33 pix, max corner correction 3.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000146, number_of_ambiguous_matches=8 9841 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=9841 inliers=9841 rms 0.30 -> 0.30 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000127, number_of_ambiguous_matches=7 9834 * matched (3rd iteration). Success! rotation [degrees] = -174.480 10378 stars detected, 9834 stars matched Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration We have N_good_stars = 8683, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0 Using 8683 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering). Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)... After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 7323 stars for magnitude calibration. Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction: delta_m = 0.00009*X_pix -0.00019*Y_pix +0.59810 ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG Used 7323 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering). get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.58  ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image.  54962 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.) memory: 225996 kB used, 269968 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%) TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds Done with measurements! =) Total number of measurements 102670 (102670 measurements stored in RAM) Freeing up some memory... Sorting the measurements cached in memory... Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files... TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory... Creating vast_image_details.log ... Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ... OK Selecting the best aperture for each source Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 8742 stars Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 0 stars Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 13599 stars Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 8121 stars Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 5612 stars Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 11634 stars done! =) TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds Computing lightcurve statistics... Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make' Computing, please wait a bit .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 47464 objects, the longest string is 384 bytes. Allocating memory for resorting the file. ----***** VaST processing WARNING *****---- You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one. Please investigate this! ************************************************************** This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic messages printed above (or the vast*.log files): * How many of the input images are matched? * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable? * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent? You may run ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings (star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration file, see various examples in the VaST directory). If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/ ************************************************************** Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1) _____________________ SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Last image: 2461268.85673101 16.08.2026 08:33:31.559 UTC ERROR running VaST on the field UMa-01-Q1b1x1 (less than 4 images processed) exp_start= 11.02.2026 07:08:01.927 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461082.79736027 ap= 4.7 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 51163 *matched= 51163 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0292.fits exp_start= 11.02.2026 07:08:51.420 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461082.79793310 ap= 4.7 rotation= -0.010 *detected= 51507 *matched= 47708 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-08-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0293.fits exp_start= 16.08.2026 08:33:31.559 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461268.85673101 ap= 4.9 rotation= -174.473 *detected= 10134 *matched= 9634 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits exp_start= 16.08.2026 08:34:39.811 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461268.85752096 ap= 4.9 rotation= -174.480 *detected= 10378 *matched= 9834 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits Source monitoring: measuring positions from /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-08-16_CI_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_033517_TTUQ1b1x1_2264206_133LIC0g/monitoring_positions.txt Source monitoring: plate-solved image wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-33-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0031.fits not found - skipping this image Source monitoring: plate-solved image wcs_fd_UMa-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-16_03-34-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0032.fits not found - skipping this image ########### Completed UMa-01-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### ################################################################################### renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461268.85673101 -observatory V36 08:57:04.01 +18:27:58.6 Mercury (-1.4mag) 12:30:41.41 -04:58:19.1 Venus (-4.4mag) 06:12:46.93 +23:42:29.4 Mars (1.3mag) 08:50:13.12 +18:13:44.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:55:38.56 +03:08:15.3 Saturn (0.6mag) 04:12:33.87 +20:59:06.4 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:15:34.77 +00:09:24.5 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:27:22.71 -23:33:10.9 Pluto (14.5mag) 12:29:14.28 -07:23:43.3 Moon (-9.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Aug 16 03:37 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461268.85673101: 08:50:16.50 +18:13:30.9 Io (6.1mag) 08:50:18.89 +18:13:18.9 Europa (6.3mag) 08:50:26.64 +18:12:42.2 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:50:13.56 +18:13:40.3 Callisto (6.8mag) 08:47:41.39 +18:18:06.3 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:50:11.18 +18:13:53.6 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:47:18.21 +18:15:03.3 Elara (17.7mag) 08:54:21.86 +17:49:31.1 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:52:51.11 +18:25:51.8 Carme (19.0mag) 00:55:48.98 +03:07:48.2 Titan (8.4mag) 00:55:35.82 +03:07:59.4 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:56:07.24 +03:08:44.5 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:55:51.34 +03:07:39.9 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:54:50.67 +03:00:23.9 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 16 03:37 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461268.85673101: 19:38:50.80 -18:21:29.2 JWST 16:03:31.26 +48:31:16.7 Chandra 10:54:22.49 -59:11:08.5 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 16 03:37 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461268.85673101 -observatory V36 03:22:27.29 +18:01:15.7 17.6mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:00:10.34 -34:33:16.2 14.1mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:01:13.58 -69:13:25.3 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:11:50.67 +33:10:12.7 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:06:23.40 +40:43:20.2 17.2mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:31:49.73 +30:53:14.9 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:51:23.29 +26:23:45.7 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:29:07.23 +28:06:32.0 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:34:18.69 +05:18:33.3 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:14:05.72 -12:36:58.2 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 21:00:21.74 +64:59:22.8 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:40:37.38 -13:41:18.8 14.5mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:17:00.76 +31:43:15.1 15.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:05:58.88 +15:33:36.9 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:53:19.67 +43:24:51.7 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:58:31.28 +49:34:58.3 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:21:26.80 -12:54:16.5 15.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:01:16.64 +22:42:22.4 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 10:44:26.32 +20:22:27.1 17.2mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:03:15.90 +01:47:28.4 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:04:50.26 +76:59:40.4 16.6mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:09:35.44 +46:18:49.1 17.2mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:53:37.91 +09:22:18.5 17.4mag A/2026 E1 22:06:47.28 -30:26:06.4 7.0mag 10P/Tempel 11:33:55.75 -03:55:00.1 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 11:24:14.91 +01:58:46.3 17.3mag 63P/Wild 00:53:10.32 -05:47:36.4 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 05:53:45.78 +20:29:24.3 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:30:43.24 -24:25:12.4 17.6mag 84P/Giclas 03:07:55.67 +14:13:48.5 16.8mag 88P/Howell 08:16:13.18 +26:30:18.5 16.3mag 93P/Lovas 04:29:39.23 +20:03:00.5 17.4mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 06:23:12.74 +29:17:02.6 16.2mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:37:41.16 +25:13:10.0 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:00:08.43 -13:21:55.0 17.2mag 124P/Mrkos 05:48:22.17 +21:07:05.8 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:42:13.00 +18:28:10.1 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:01:35.33 +03:16:28.6 17.5mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:15:47.13 -18:51:21.3 13.3mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 07:43:52.76 +38:05:26.7 16.0mag 162P/Siding Spring 12:29:55.09 +38:06:12.3 12.0mag 169P/NEAT 02:57:04.27 +09:31:46.9 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:46:24.58 -10:41:27.6 17.9mag 235P/LINEAR 20:17:58.65 -52:26:30.2 17.9mag 259P/Garradd 03:45:51.75 +28:30:43.6 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:29:43.78 +37:25:58.1 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:13:28.45 +02:13:58.4 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski 09:08:17.80 +17:58:19.9 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.3K Aug 16 03:37 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 16 03:37 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 16 03:37 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 15:52:09.810 +21:23:36.58 AT 2026wur 2026-05-19.33 21.14 17:21:27.821 +31:45:59.75 AT 2026wuq 2026-07-24.44 20.99 16:06:39.962 -00:03:48.96 AT 2026wup 2026-07-08.37 20.6 23:36:31.132 -01:42:30.56 AT 2026wuo 2026-07-25.58 21.53 14:58:54.953 +20:56:59.36 AT 2026wun 2026-06-12.38 21.33 13:29:54.424 -08:02:17.84 AT 2026wum 2026-05-12.34 21.76 15:31:56.171 -23:07:56.50 AT 2026wul 2026-07-16.29 21.12 15:50:35.869 +16:13:29.04 AT 2026wuk 2026-06-08.46 20.66 14:46:52.387 +23:41:33.95 AT 2026wuj 2026-07-19.29 20.84 02:33:14.312 +23:53:11.23 AT 2026wui 2026-07-25.60 21.47 23:59:19.033 +30:37:28.65 AT 2026wuh 2026-07-23.54 21.33 16:12:22.633 +29:40:38.32 AT 2026wug 2026-05-17.56 21.06 22:44:11.171 +19:47:25.41 AT 2026wuf 2026-06-22.52 21.62 18:17:56.544 +19:41:21.89 SN 2026wue 2026-08-02.91 19.16 21:01:30.094 -22:58:14.18 AT 2026wud 2026-08-02.45 20.19 17:15:36.662 +19:40:23.08 AT 2026wuc 2026-08-02.89 19.57 21:28:21.020 -26:47:22.51 AT 2026wub 2026-08-01.60 19.12 22:35:35.158 -48:27:31.72 AT 2026wua 2026-07-27.55 19.31 13:33:02.514 +37:11:45.73 AT 2026wtz 2026-08-02.28 17.867 23:09:39.462 -49:07:04.71 AT 2026wty 2026-07-20.06 19.281 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 87K Aug 16 03:37 tns_transients_list.txt

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