NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo

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

Processing fields Tau-03-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    11.96    04:22:14.94 +24:31:54.0   2798 4784   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    11.92    04:22:14.97 +24:31:54.2   2803 4781   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 18.3513  2461270.8513  11.94  04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1
172.30452 -17.53475 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 6.5 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
230 Athamantis               0      1       1  12.1     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1:  16.14 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1:  15.97 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
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Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    13.65    04:20:40.03 +20:49:43.8   2478 2553   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.65    04:20:40.06 +20:49:44.1   2484 2549   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 18.3513  2461270.8513  13.65  04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0
174.96990 -20.27098 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 6.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
344 Desiderata              -0      0       0  13.8     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0:  16.30 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0:  16.17 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    13.93    04:26:10.82 +23:51:52.8   3325 4358   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.87    04:26:10.80 +23:51:52.3   3331 4354   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 18.3513  2461270.8513  13.90  04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6
173.45144 -17.30889 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 6.5 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
714 Ulula                   -0      0       0  14.1    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6:  16.39 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6:  16.23 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    14.28    04:27:37.74 +26:04:36.5   3570 5692   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.30    04:27:37.69 +26:04:38.8   3575 5689   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 18.3513  2461270.8513  14.29  04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6
171.94881 -15.59824 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.4" and 6.0 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
359 Georgia                 -1     -0       1  14.5     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6:  16.30 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6:  16.20 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    14.46    04:35:04.59 +24:35:06.1   4563 4758   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.46    04:35:04.61 +24:35:06.5   4569 4755   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 18.3513  2461270.8513  14.46  04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3
174.26188 -15.30194 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 6.4 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
422 Berolina                 0     -1       1  14.8     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3:  16.38 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3:  16.26 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 5

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits
Field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits
Field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Tau-03-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Tau-03-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-03-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 360131 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 360131 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits_preview.png'
Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits

renamed 'Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits_preview.png'
Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.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= 515.2031 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 636.4101 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1374.8017 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 544.3150 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1371.1076 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 544.1577 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.66847 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.000 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 20.3400001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.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= '2026-08-18T03:25:19.9619093' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-18T08:25:19.9619093' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61270.3509254744 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-18T08:25:29.8652456' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61270.3510401039 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 69.2267909203114 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 22.0000704877156 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 21.2847222222222 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 77.035 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.73707102311948 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Tau-03' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '04 36 55' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+22 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/d_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits :) Spent 0.612438 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/d_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/d_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits :) Spent 0.604186 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/d_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits


fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.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: 2461270.85104122 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_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Image size: 938.7'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:55.768 +22:00:24.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:55.768 +22:00:24.20 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0131 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Image size: 938.7'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:53.336 +22:00:43.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:53.336 +22:00:43.89 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0212 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 04:36:55.768 +22:00:24.20 Second-epoch second image center 04:36:53.336 +22:00:43.89 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01087 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0dtFlM4e6N Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Pu0RBzGRTd Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits &> /tmp/tmp.g03aXeoRC4 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nA7npZ0UT2 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 11927 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec +16.4856 to +27.2829 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 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec 16.4856 to 27.2829 deg Loaded 5180 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): 3947 out of 4318 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4318 out of 11927 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.991000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.991000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.49 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 11927 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec +16.4856 to +27.2829 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 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec 16.4856 to 27.2829 deg Loaded 5180 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): 3947 out of 4318 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4318 out of 11927 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (aperture=5.9) Read 11076 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5314 to 78.0905 deg, Dec +16.4856 to +27.2796 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 60.5314 to 78.0905 deg, Dec 16.4856 to 27.2796 deg Loaded 5169 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): 3956 out of 4300 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4300 out of 11076 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 2.1 pix Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 2.4 pix fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 2.4 pix fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 15.4 mag. Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory ############ /tmp/tmp.0dtFlM4e6N (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=967, bad_region=2517, passed=11927 Got 11927 stars (including 8622 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11927 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4850 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4820 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9924 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4851 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9924 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9924 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4820 stars left (next iteration limit 5302) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits N_match=4820 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.247 n_q1=1641 n_q2=611 n_q3=1816 n_q4=752 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.284 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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.Pu0RBzGRTd (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=897, bad_region=2444, passed=11076 Got 11076 stars (including 7922 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11076 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4817 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4817 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4817 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9127 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4848 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4818 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9127 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4818 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9127 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4818 stars left (next iteration limit 5298) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits N_match=4818 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.291 n_q1=1645 n_q2=622 n_q3=1785 n_q4=766 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.245 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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.g03aXeoRC4 (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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=357, bad_region=1761, passed=6319 Got 6319 stars (including 4267 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6319 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013038 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010430 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4160 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4146 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4146 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4146 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4161 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4146 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4146 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Excluding outliers - 4146 stars left (next iteration limit 4560) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4146 robust_rms=7.174 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.940 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4146 robust_rms=0.550 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.769 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4146 robust_rms=0.445 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.524 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4146 robust_rms_before=1.092 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.439 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.445 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.515 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.524 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.515 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits N_match=4146 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.521 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.455 n_q1=1220 n_q2=935 n_q3=1342 n_q4=649 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.157 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.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.nA7npZ0UT2 (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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=388, bad_region=1768, passed=6324 Got 6324 stars (including 4247 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6324 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013038 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010430 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4144 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4133 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4133 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4133 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4907 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4144 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4134 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4907 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4134 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4907 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Excluding outliers - 4134 stars left (next iteration limit 4546) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4134 robust_rms=7.126 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.040 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4134 robust_rms=0.550 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.805 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4134 robust_rms=0.462 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.541 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4134 robust_rms_before=1.121 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.451 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.462 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.527 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.541 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.527 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits N_match=4134 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.466 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.554 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.475 n_q1=1224 n_q2=943 n_q3=1331 n_q4=636 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.190 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.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_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits sigma_overall=0.311 worst_q_ratio=1.284 ref2=Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits sigma_overall=0.366 worst_q_ratio=1.245 new1=fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits sigma_overall=0.450 worst_q_ratio=1.157 new2=fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits sigma_overall=0.466 worst_q_ratio=1.190 reference average sigma_overall=0.3385 worst_q_ratio=1.2645 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161_astrometric_residuals.png (4820 matched stars from wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202_astrometric_residuals.png (4818 matched stars from wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388_astrometric_residuals.png (4146 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389_astrometric_residuals.png (4134 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.42 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out21460.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21460_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 Preparing report for the candidate 21460_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 07981_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 07981_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    11.03    04:21:25.62 +20:15:59.8   2577 2204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:21:25.63 +20:15:59.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1 wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Image size: 938.7'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:55.768 +22:00:24.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:55.768 +22:00:24.20 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0131 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Image size: 938.7'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:53.336 +22:00:43.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:53.336 +22:00:43.89 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0212 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 04:36:55.768 +22:00:24.20 Second-epoch second image center 04:36:53.336 +22:00:43.89 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01087 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5PgQaqu3Ap Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fbUBVg2skp Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits &> /tmp/tmp.D59MYfFCvh Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3SnCsZ4YZq Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 86341 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec +16.4673 to +27.2853 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 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec 16.4673 to 27.2853 deg Loaded 5193 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): 3472 out of 4349 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4349 out of 86341 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.845600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.845600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.17 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.68 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.68
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 86341 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec +16.4673 to +27.2853 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 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec 16.4673 to 27.2853 deg Loaded 5193 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): 3472 out of 4349 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4349 out of 86341 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (aperture=4.4) Read 80651 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5064 to 78.1103 deg, Dec +16.4671 to +27.2945 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 60.5064 to 78.1103 deg, Dec 16.4671 to 27.2945 deg Loaded 5197 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): 3489 out of 4349 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4349 out of 80651 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (aperture=4.5) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 50 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 1.9 pix Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 2.3 pix fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 2.2 pix fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.7 mag. Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 15.6 mag. Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 14.7 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 14.7 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.5PgQaqu3Ap (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=17, blended=6242, bad_region=13891, passed=86324 Got 86324 stars (including 66886 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 86324 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4861 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4848 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4848 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4848 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 75480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4861 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4848 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 75480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4848 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 75480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4848 stars left (next iteration limit 5332) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits N_match=4848 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.248 n_q1=1602 n_q2=612 n_q3=1848 n_q4=786 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.250 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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.fbUBVg2skp (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=18, blended=5759, bad_region=13221, passed=80633 Got 80633 stars (including 62313 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 80633 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4859 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4845 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4845 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4845 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 70302 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4860 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 70302 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 70302 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4844 stars left (next iteration limit 5329) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits N_match=4844 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.285 n_q1=1583 n_q2=633 n_q3=1821 n_q4=807 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.257 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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.D59MYfFCvh (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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1967, bad_region=9510, passed=43433 Got 43433 stars (including 32499 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43433 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013038 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010430 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4870 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36210 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36210 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36208 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Excluding outliers - 4869 stars left (next iteration limit 5357) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=7.068 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.701 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=0.536 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.742 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=0.447 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.520 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4869 robust_rms_before=1.081 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.422 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.447 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.483 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.520 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.483 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits N_match=4869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.460 n_q1=1472 n_q2=1055 n_q3=1530 n_q4=812 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.155 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.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.3SnCsZ4YZq (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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.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_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=2040, bad_region=9615, passed=44325 Got 44325 stars (including 33226 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44325 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013038 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010430 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4871 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37027 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37027 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37027 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 4871 stars left (next iteration limit 5358) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=6.996 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.764 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.549 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.795 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.465 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.543 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4871 robust_rms_before=1.108 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.435 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.465 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.505 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.543 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.505 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits N_match=4871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.466 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.526 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.469 n_q1=1483 n_q2=1045 n_q3=1527 n_q4=816 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.128 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:23:32.08 +22:23:25.5: 14.89 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:23:32.08 +22:23:25.5: 14.59 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.72 +/- 0.06 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:23:32.08 +22:23:25.5: ref_mag=14.72 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.7650 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0: 16.30 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:42:40.77 +20:13:57.4: 13.64 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:54:47.25 +22:58:07.6: 13.89 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6: 16.39 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0: 16.17 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:42:40.77 +20:13:57.4: 13.55 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.59 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:42:40.77 +20:13:57.4: ref_mag=13.59 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.6931 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:26:19.09 +21:26:59.8: 14.18 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:47:18.51 +21:17:42.0: 14.04 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:47:12.07 +18:28:57.4: 13.97 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:54:47.25 +22:58:07.6: 13.99 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6: 16.30 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.93 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:54:47.25 +22:58:07.6: ref_mag=13.93 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7278 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:48:48.42 +19:42:38.7: 14.32 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:48:14.70 +23:46:25.4: 14.32 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:26:19.09 +21:26:59.8: 14.08 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.13 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:26:19.09 +21:26:59.8: ref_mag=14.13 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0628 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:47:18.51 +21:17:42.0: 14.03 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:47:12.07 +18:28:57.4: 13.92 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.03 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:47:18.51 +21:17:42.0: ref_mag=14.03 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9438 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.95 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:47:12.07 +18:28:57.4: ref_mag=13.95 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9382 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3: 16.38 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:48:48.42 +19:42:38.7: 14.40 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.35 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:48:14.70 +23:46:25.4: 14.35 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:48:48.42 +19:42:38.7: ref_mag=14.35 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3094 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.33 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:48:14.70 +23:46:25.4: ref_mag=14.33 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.2468 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:44:20.91 +22:55:29.3: 14.82 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3: 16.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:44:20.91 +22:55:29.3: 14.74 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.78 +/- 0.06 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:44:20.91 +22:55:29.3: ref_mag=14.78 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.5779 delta=0.20 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out105087.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out106187.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out107553.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out108651.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 10s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 100413_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 100413_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    14.80    04:23:32.16 +22:23:25.4   2923 3480   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.74    04:23:32.01 +22:23:25.6   2929 3477   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 100420_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 100420_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.16    04:55:09.80 +25:21:11.0   7329 5217   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:55:09.72 +25:21:11.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 100421_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 100421_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.14    04:28:08.29 +20:11:07.1   3528 2121   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:28:08.30 +20:11:07.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 100428_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 100428_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.74    04:27:05.93 +23:26:13.6   3449 4091   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:27:05.87 +23:26:13.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 100432_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 100432_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    8.42    04:23:57.93 +24:18:14.5   3034 4632   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:23:57.84 +24:18:13.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101119_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 101119_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    11.31    04:28:23.70 +19:10:45.9   3545 1511   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:28:23.72 +19:10:46.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101616_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 101616_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    12.04    04:22:14.97 +24:31:54.2   2803 4781   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 102064_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 102064_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    12.42    04:21:45.27 +19:28:44.0   2602 1724   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:21:45.27 +19:28:44.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 102518_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 102518_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    12.61    04:42:09.72 +22:55:09.1   5532 3734   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:42:09.71 +22:55:08.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 102555_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 102555_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    12.82    04:26:29.21 +22:48:43.9   3351 3716   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:26:29.19 +22:48:44.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 103298_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 103298_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.01    04:34:38.44 +22:42:11.1   4484 3618   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:34:38.41 +22:42:10.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 103657_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 103657_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.37    04:27:18.04 +23:01:28.8   3469 3841   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:27:18.04 +23:01:29.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 103861_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 103861_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.24    04:42:24.71 +22:56:40.3   5567 3749   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:42:24.69 +22:56:40.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104221_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104221_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.09    04:55:44.28 +20:00:59.4   7447 1981   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:55:44.27 +20:00:59.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104313_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104313_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.38    04:36:07.85 +21:31:42.7   4677 2905   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:36:07.84 +21:31:42.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104393_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104393_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.62    04:28:27.08 +19:11:39.1   3553 1519   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:28:27.07 +19:11:39.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104439_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104439_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.33    04:21:32.74 +21:00:56.5   2614 2657   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:21:32.75 +21:00:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104480_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104480_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.39    04:36:29.99 +23:18:40.5   4750 3981   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:36:30.00 +23:18:39.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104548_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104548_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.52    04:20:33.76 +25:48:36.8   2605 5568   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:20:33.66 +25:48:36.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104584_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104584_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.18    04:55:45.32 +19:58:59.0   7450 1960   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:55:45.34 +19:58:58.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104794_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104794_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.53    04:25:20.84 +22:10:32.7   3177 3337   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:25:20.72 +22:10:32.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104847_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104847_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.61    04:28:14.43 +24:06:08.9   3620 4488   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:28:14.43 +24:06:08.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 104973_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 104973_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.69    04:19:30.03 +21:45:12.8   2345 3116   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:19:30.05 +21:45:13.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105087_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 Preparing report for the candidate 105087_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105335_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 105335_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.57    04:41:25.39 +18:42:17.3   5401 1186   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:41:25.44 +18:42:17.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105496_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 105496_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    13.65    04:42:40.73 +20:13:57.1   5583 2113   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.74    04:42:40.81 +20:13:57.8   5589 2110   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105694_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 105694_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.69    04:55:16.56 +21:52:01.9   7367 3102   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:55:16.54 +21:52:01.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105768_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 105768_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.95    04:19:45.50 +19:46:25.8   2325 1915   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:19:45.50 +19:46:25.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105824_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 105824_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    13.70    04:54:47.27 +22:58:08.1   7286 3772   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.75    04:54:47.24 +22:58:07.1   7291 3769   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105975_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 105975_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.97    04:25:38.57 +17:55:23.8   3122 0759   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:25:38.63 +17:55:24.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 106091_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 106091_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.88    04:19:53.24 +19:30:07.8   2336 1749   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:19:53.27 +19:30:09.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 106187_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 Preparing report for the candidate 106187_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 106320_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 106320_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.19    04:23:58.71 +24:19:26.9   3037 4644   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:23:58.69 +24:19:29.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 106531_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 106531_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.00    04:20:37.23 +19:15:35.6   2434 1598   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:20:37.22 +19:15:36.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 106594_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 106594_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.11    04:32:39.05 +23:58:26.3   4226 4393   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:32:39.05 +23:58:25.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 106627_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 106627_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    14.04    04:26:19.04 +21:26:59.3   3292 2897   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.09    04:26:19.14 +21:27:00.3   3298 2894   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 106886_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 106886_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    13.94    04:47:18.48 +21:17:42.9   6241 2752   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.95    04:47:18.54 +21:17:41.1   6246 2749   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107004_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 107004_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    13.94    04:47:12.11 +18:28:57.3   6223 1048   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.94    04:47:12.03 +18:28:57.4   6229 1045   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107034_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 107034_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.11    04:36:57.94 +21:03:44.1   4789 2621   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:36:57.99 +21:03:43.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107137_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 107137_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.20    04:30:28.41 +23:36:16.2   3920 4177   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:30:28.41 +23:36:16.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107553_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 Preparing report for the candidate 107553_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107643_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 107643_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    14.17    04:48:14.63 +23:46:23.4   6373 4251   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.37    04:48:14.77 +23:46:27.5   6379 4249   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 108048_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 108048_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    14.21    04:48:48.38 +19:42:39.1   6453 1793   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.51    04:48:48.46 +19:42:38.3   6459 1790   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 108651_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 Preparing report for the candidate 108651_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 108712_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 108712_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 18.35104    2461270.85104    14.50    04:44:20.91 +22:55:28.0   5830 3738   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-25-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0388.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.73    04:44:20.90 +22:55:30.6   5836 3735   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 108842_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 108842_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.42    04:38:35.04 +20:26:19.8   5011 2241   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:38:34.99 +20:26:20.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 60271_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 60271_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    11.35    04:21:25.60 +20:15:59.9   2577 2204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:21:25.62 +20:15:59.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 15632_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 15632_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.19    04:44:34.94 +25:01:08.5   5876 5002   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits **** FOUND 04:44:34.96 +25:01:09.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 11900_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 11900_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    13.66    04:31:21.12 +25:35:50.2   4074 5381   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (36.9") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 61457_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 The candidate 61457_fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 18.35157    2461270.85157    14.09    04:55:56.76 +20:27:40.0   7473 2251   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-18_CI_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_033452_TTUQ2b1x1_2953035_KEMznRNo/fd_Tau-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-18_03-26-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0389.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (38.7") between the two second-epoch detections make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 14s Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1 04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0 04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6 04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6 04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3 ########### Completed Tau-03-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1 04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0 04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6 04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6 04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3 ################################################################################### 04:22:14.95 +24:31:54.1 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:20:40.04 +20:49:44.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:26:10.81 +23:51:52.6 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:27:37.71 +26:04:37.6 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:35:04.60 +24:35:06.3 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461270.85104122 -observatory V36 09:13:04.24 +17:33:57.8 Mercury (-1.5mag) 12:37:17.17 -05:54:55.9 Venus (-4.5mag) 06:18:29.27 +23:42:04.3 Mars (1.3mag) 08:51:59.00 +18:06:53.6 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:55:23.52 +03:06:09.2 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:12:44.11 +20:59:32.7 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:15:26.20 +00:08:23.9 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:27:11.86 -23:33:52.4 Pluto (14.5mag) 14:02:37.15 -18:04:24.2 Moon (-9.9mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Aug 18 03:39 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461270.85104122: 08:52:05.94 +18:06:23.3 Io (6.1mag) 08:51:59.15 +18:06:54.0 Europa (6.3mag) 08:51:48.37 +18:07:41.4 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:51:40.86 +18:08:13.9 Callisto (6.8mag) 08:49:26.86 +18:12:28.8 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:51:57.29 +18:07:02.0 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:49:04.63 +18:09:03.6 Elara (17.7mag) 08:56:07.60 +17:41:48.8 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:54:28.77 +18:19:29.6 Carme (19.0mag) 00:55:35.27 +03:06:03.5 Titan (8.4mag) 00:55:26.37 +03:06:09.8 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:55:55.31 +03:07:03.9 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:55:39.26 +03:05:49.2 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:54:33.17 +02:58:03.1 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 18 03:40 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461270.85104122: 19:49:13.01 -17:01:22.1 JWST 10:53:42.76 +41:41:19.7 Chandra 10:54:00.35 -59:09:36.7 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 18 03:40 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461270.85104122 -observatory V36 03:24:26.94 +18:09:56.5 17.6mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 17:59:59.90 -34:31:49.3 14.1mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:03:00.15 -69:18:35.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:12:17.73 +33:12:54.7 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:11:28.22 +41:19:36.2 17.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:30:08.19 +30:43:36.4 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:53:15.21 +26:21:32.4 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:30:58.64 +28:01:21.1 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:35:38.51 +05:18:26.5 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:14:35.01 -12:42:06.3 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 20:57:58.85 +64:41:56.1 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:39:08.51 -13:52:13.5 14.5mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:19:07.24 +31:48:58.0 15.5mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:05:50.97 +15:32:35.4 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:51:05.85 +43:27:13.9 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:55:29.51 +49:38:02.2 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:22:54.85 -12:53:57.0 15.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:02:25.40 +22:20:37.9 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 10:47:20.69 +20:14:16.4 17.1mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:04:36.43 +01:38:53.1 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:06:19.40 +76:46:05.0 16.6mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:09:49.01 +46:19:53.2 17.2mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:55:21.16 +09:33:38.5 17.4mag A/2026 E1 22:08:42.22 -31:06:10.1 7.0mag 10P/Tempel 11:35:10.73 -04:02:56.5 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 11:28:17.71 +01:19:42.7 17.4mag 63P/Wild 00:52:43.74 -05:53:29.8 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 05:58:07.87 +20:24:58.6 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:29:02.11 -24:37:17.1 17.5mag 84P/Giclas 03:09:23.95 +14:20:25.6 16.9mag 88P/Howell 08:21:01.96 +26:12:18.6 16.3mag 93P/Lovas 04:35:32.44 +20:50:04.7 17.3mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 06:29:41.00 +28:58:37.6 16.1mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:42:20.72 +24:51:05.7 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:04:13.73 -14:06:50.9 17.2mag 124P/Mrkos 05:51:11.26 +21:05:33.2 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:45:29.22 +18:21:04.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 00:00:59.55 +03:13:25.2 17.5mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:14:03.41 -18:46:48.8 13.1mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 07:50:30.49 +38:06:59.7 16.0mag 162P/Siding Spring 11:56:41.11 +35:34:55.8 12.0mag 169P/NEAT 03:00:13.35 +09:29:53.8 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 16:47:46.98 -10:50:27.5 17.9mag 235P/LINEAR 20:17:16.11 -52:15:41.1 17.9mag 259P/Garradd 03:51:39.83 +29:17:47.7 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:35:36.63 +37:19:49.2 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:14:19.84 +02:00:29.2 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski 09:10:06.17 +17:52:17.3 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.3K Aug 18 03:40 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 18 03:39 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:42:52.82 +41:10:58.6 PNV J00425282+4110586 2026-08-17.7723 19.9mag 00:42:52.83 +41:10:59.6 PNV J00425283+4110596 2026-08-18.6119 19.3mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Aug 18 03:39 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 23:01:54.687 -22:43:32.99 SN 2026wye 2026-08-02.38 19.1478 21:53:38.707 -07:26:43.02 AT 2026wyd 2026-08-02.36 19.6168 22:49:50.870 -46:36:08.90 AT 2026wyc 2026-08-03.35 17.2 21:36:41.623 +15:19:50.35 AT 2026wyb 2026-07-18.75 20.3 21:50:57.870 +21:21:44.04 AT 2026wya 2026-07-18.75 20.78 14:05:12.660 -00:47:11.60 AT 2026wxz 2026-08-01.61 20.44 04:58:05.316 +09:12:46.13 AT 2026wxy 2026-07-29.49 17.3027 19:55:18.916 +04:09:22.19 AT 2026wxx 2026-07-23.35 20.806 16:04:20.254 -02:01:58.81 AT 2026wxw 2026-07-05.20 20.2659 18:46:54.548 +16:48:18.74 AT 2026wxv 2026-06-24.31 19.7189 23:46:24.941 +43:49:43.79 AT 2026wxu 2026-07-03.43 19.6427 18:51:17.703 +37:10:07.59 AT 2026wxt 2026-07-04.30 20.0164 01:01:55.949 +41:41:30.57 AT 2026wxs 2026-07-01.41 19.2645 14:20:50.231 +61:16:12.38 AT 2026wxr 2026-07-12.22 19.9923 19:31:40.957 -26:44:38.76 AT 2026wxq 2026-07-24.28 19.6734 13:18:44.218 -20:30:38.57 AT 2026wxp 2026-04-17.43 20.98 12:55:43.929 +27:34:40.69 AT 2026wxo 2026-04-21.42 21.19 10:15:49.208 -16:52:33.53 AT 2026wxn 2026-04-22.26 20.69 13:59:34.628 +07:09:55.56 AT 2026wxm 2026-04-22.44 21.45 14:38:10.856 +07:06:29.99 AT 2026wxl 2026-04-22.45 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