FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Aur-05-Q1b1x1 reference image: Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
Field Aur-05-Q1b1x1 reference image: Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits
Field Aur-05-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Field Aur-05-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 3
Ref.  image: 2461032.80049318 23.12.2025 07:12:32.611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
First image: 2461032.80049318 23.12.2025 07:12:32.611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
Last  image: 2461274.84451473 22.08.2026 08:15:56.073   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.59
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  15124
Objects passed selection criteria:  14976
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.1    2.0    2    3
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.1    2.0    2    3
Average stars detected per image: 11342.7
Average stars matched: 10964.7 (96.6675 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   240792 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Aug 20 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-192-g23359006
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-20)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Sat Aug 22 03:21:12 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
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***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.nao.ac.jp
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.nao.ac.jp)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Aur-05-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Aur-05-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Aur-05-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 708518 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 708518 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.png' -> 'transient_report/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits_preview.png'

Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits


renamed 'Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.png' -> 'transient_report/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits_preview.png'

Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 565.0960
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 645.3049
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1710.5533
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 362.6580
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1707.6763
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 360.0060
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.02701
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.007
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 25.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/d_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits :)

Spent 0.580716 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/d_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 25.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
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Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1'       / Name of telescope" status=0
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Record 32: "DEC     =     29.9999979939849 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT =              21.7225 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ  =     67.5497222222222 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS =     2.68528221912893 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West'               / Telescope pointing state" status=0
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Record 38: "SITELAT =     33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG=    -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky'         / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview'        / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= ''                   / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL  = 'Simulator'          / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER  = 'CV'                 / Active filter name" status=0
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Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '05 00 00'           / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+30 00 00'          / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
Record 48: "OBJCTROT=                  0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0
Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser'        / Focusing equipment name" status=0
Record 50: "FOCPOS  =                29504 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 51: "FOCUSPOS=                29504 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 52: "FOCUSSZ =                  0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP =     25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM=     25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 55: "DEWPOINT=                 10.8 / [degC] Dew point" status=0
Record 56: "HUMIDITY=                 41.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE=               903.49 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP =                 25.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR =                 50.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST=             5.400432 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD =              4.00032 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN'           / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 63: "EQUINOX =               2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_EXP =            20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_PP  =              13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 69: "QHY_FP  =           20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 70: "QHY_CPL =               6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
Record 71: "QHY_LPF =             235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 72: "QHY_AET =           20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
Record 73: "QHY_LEM =                    T / isLongExposureMode" status=0
Record 74: "QHY_OFF0=             3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/d_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits :)

Spent 0.607038 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/d_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.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_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits



fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
Last  image: 2461274.84377193 22.08.2026 08:14:51.895 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field Aur-05-Q1b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 23.12.2025 07:12:32.611  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461032.80049318  ap=  6.0  rotation=   0.000  *detected= 16179  *matched= 16179  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
exp_start= 23.12.2025 07:13:14.156  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461032.80097403  ap=  6.0  rotation=   0.006  *detected= 16241  *matched= 15124  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits
exp_start= 22.08.2026 08:14:51.895  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461274.84377193  ap=  6.9  rotation= 178.065  *detected=  1566  *matched=  1549  status=ERROR  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
exp_start= 22.08.2026 08:15:56.073  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461274.84451473  ap=  6.9  rotation= 178.082  *detected=  1608  *matched=  1591  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
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/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
  
Last  image: 2461274.84377193 22.08.2026 08:14:51.895 UTC
WARNING: VaST exited with code 1 on the field Aur-05-Q1b1x1 as too few input images were matched to the reference image - wrong pointing? clouds? very bad focus?
Blind plate solve of the unmatched second-epoch image fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits to check the telescope pointing
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.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_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Field of view for the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits was not set. Trying to guess...
The guess is  605 arcmin.
No image with WCS calibration found for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits .... Determining astrometry method...
Using the local copy of Astrometry.net software...
Choosing aperture...
Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/lib/make_outxyls_for_astrometric_calibration found 1521 high-SNR stars for plate solving
 
This service uses tools provided by Astrometry.net.
For more information visit http://astrometry.net/ 

######### Trying to solve plate assuming 605' field of view #########
 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Using the local copy of Astrometry.net code
IMAGE_SIZE= --width 9576 --height 6388    SCALE_LOW=544.5 SCALE_HIGH=3025.0
Using solve-field binary
/usr/local/astrometry/bin/solve-field
Reading input file 1 of 1: "out1062976.xyls"...
Reading sort column "FLUX_APER"
Sorting sort column
mmapping input file
Copying table header.
Writing row 0
Done
Solving...
Reading file "./out1062976.axy"...
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4119.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4118.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4117.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4116.fits, field objects 1-10).
  log-odds ratio 427.764 (5.96651e+185), 45 match, 0 conflict, 87 distractors, 48 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0783,29.9631), pixel scale 5.9789 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: ++++++++++++++++++-+++-++--+-+-+--++---+++-+--++-+----+----+---+-+----+--+---------+----------------
Field 1: solved with index index-4115.fits.
Field 1 solved: writing to file ./out1062976.solved to indicate this.
Field: out1062976.xyls
Field center: (RA,Dec) = (75.080382, 29.961325) deg.
Field center: (RA H:M:S, Dec D:M:S) = (05:00:19.292, +29:57:40.769).
Field size: 15.8104 x 10.5761 degrees
Field rotation angle: up is 3.23798 degrees E of N
Field parity: neg

Inserting WCS header...  '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits' -> 'fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits'
WCS keywords and Astrometry.net provenance markers have been successfully stripped from all HDUs in the file.
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 117M Aug 22 03:21 fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache  12K Aug 22 03:21 out1062976.wcs
Inserting WCS header (1st iteration local)...  Opening FITS image file fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits for reading...  done!
Creating new image file (wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits)...  done!
done!
All done!
done
The WCS header appears to be added with no errors in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits (fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits)
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST001 = 'wcs_image_calibration.sh' / VaST script name
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST002 = 'local   '           / ASTROMETRYNET_LOCAL_OR_REMOTE
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST003 = 'local   '           / PLATE_SOLVE_SERVER
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST004 = 'iteration01'        / astrometry.net run
Reading input file 1 of 1: "out1062976.xyls"...
Reading sort column "FLUX_APER"
Sorting sort column
mmapping input file
Copying table header.
Writing row 0
Done
Solving...
Reading file "./out1062976.axy"...
Only searching for solutions within 15.7683 degrees of RA,Dec (75.0814,29.9621)
  log-odds ratio 73.6858 (1.00304e+32), 13 match, 0 conflict, 24 distractors, 25 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.071,29.962), pixel scale 5.9831 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +---+-+++-+-+-+--------------+-+++--+(best)---------------------------------------------------------------
Field 1: solved with index index-4116.fits.
Field 1 solved: writing to file ./out1062976.solved to indicate this.
Field: out1062976.xyls
Field center: (RA,Dec) = (75.080538, 29.959888) deg.
Field center: (RA H:M:S, Dec D:M:S) = (05:00:19.329, +29:57:35.596).
Field size: 15.7907 x 10.5751 degrees
Field rotation angle: up is 3.23458 degrees E of N
Field parity: neg

WCS keywords and Astrometry.net provenance markers have been successfully stripped from all HDUs in the file.
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 117M Aug 22 03:21 fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache  12K Aug 22 03:21 out1062976.wcs
Inserting WCS header (2nd iteration local)...  Opening FITS image file fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits for reading...  done!
Creating new image file (wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits)...  done!
done!
All done!
The WCS header appears to be added with no errors.
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST001 = 'wcs_image_calibration.sh' / VaST script name
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST002 = 'local   '           / ASTROMETRYNET_LOCAL_OR_REMOTE
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST003 = 'local   '           / PLATE_SOLVE_SERVER
Keyword does not exist
Keyword has been changed to:
VAST004 = 'iteration02'        / astrometry.net run
The field of view is large: we'll try to run Astromety.net code on the image itself rather than a star list
Reading input file "wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits"...
Found an existing WCS header, will try to verify it.
Extracting sources...
simplexy: found 9331 sources.
Solving...
Reading file "./wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.axy"...
Verifying WCS using indices with quads of size [63.7462, 955.595] arcmin
Verifying WCS with index 87 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4117.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 110.441 (9.20142e+47), 10 match, 0 conflict, 39 distractors, 10 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -+--++------------------+---+-----+++------+----+(best)---------------------------------------------------
 --> log-odds 110.441
Verifying WCS with index 88 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4116.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 296.69 (7.08977e+128), 25 match, 0 conflict, 42 distractors, 25 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -+--++++-+-+-+--+-+-++--++--+---+-+++------+-+--+---+---+---------+(best)---------------------------------
 --> log-odds 296.69
Verifying WCS with index 89 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4115.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 552.395 (7.98438e+239), 48 match, 0 conflict, 78 distractors, 48 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -+-+++++-++++++-+-+-++-++++-+++++++++--+--+++++-++-+----+-+-------+---+-+-----------------------+---
 --> log-odds 552.395
Verifying WCS with index 90 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4114.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 920.758 (inf), 84 match, 0 conflict, 171 distractors, 87 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++-+++++-++-++--++-++++++--+-+-+++--+-+-------+--+---+---+---
 --> log-odds 920.758
Verifying WCS with index 91 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4113.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 1848.17 (inf), 183 match, 0 conflict, 760 distractors, 188 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++-+++++-++-+++-++++++++++++++++++++++++-++--++-+++--++++++++
 --> log-odds 1848.17
Verifying WCS with index 92 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4112.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 3365.82 (inf), 359 match, 0 conflict, 1513 distractors, 368 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++++-++-+++-++++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++-+++++++++++++
 --> log-odds 3365.82
Verifying WCS with index 93 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4111.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 6152.14 (inf), 708 match, 0 conflict, 3306 distractors, 728 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++++-++-+++-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++++++++++++
 --> log-odds 6152.14
Verifying WCS with index 94 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4110.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 11246.9 (inf), 1396 match, 0 conflict, 4260 distractors, 1446 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++++-++-+++-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++++++++++++
 --> log-odds 11246.9
Verifying WCS using indices with quads of size [63.7462, 955.595] arcmin
Verifying WCS with index 87 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4117.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 110.441 (9.20142e+47), 10 match, 0 conflict, 39 distractors, 10 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -+--++------------------+---+-----+++------+----+(best)---------------------------------------------------
 --> log-odds 110.441
Verifying WCS with index 88 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4116.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 296.69 (7.08977e+128), 25 match, 0 conflict, 42 distractors, 25 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -+--++++-+-+-+--+-+-++--++--+---+-+++------+-+--+---+---+---------+(best)---------------------------------
 --> log-odds 296.69
Verifying WCS with index 89 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4115.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 552.395 (7.98438e+239), 48 match, 0 conflict, 78 distractors, 48 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -+-+++++-++++++-+-+-++-++++-+++++++++--+--+++++-++-+----+-+-------+---+-+-----------------------+---
 --> log-odds 552.395
Verifying WCS with index 90 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4114.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 920.758 (inf), 84 match, 0 conflict, 171 distractors, 87 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: -++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++-+++++-++-++--++-++++++--+-+-+++--+-+-------+--+---+---+---
 --> log-odds 920.758
Verifying WCS with index 91 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4113.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 1848.17 (inf), 183 match, 0 conflict, 760 distractors, 188 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++-+++++-++-+++-++++++++++++++++++++++++-++--++-+++--++++++++
 --> log-odds 1848.17
Verifying WCS with index 92 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4112.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 3365.82 (inf), 359 match, 0 conflict, 1513 distractors, 368 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++++-++-+++-++++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++-+++++++++++++
 --> log-odds 3365.82
Verifying WCS with index 93 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4111.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 6152.14 (inf), 708 match, 0 conflict, 3306 distractors, 728 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++++-++-+++-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++++++++++++
 --> log-odds 6152.14
Verifying WCS with index 94 of 109 (/usr/local/astrometry/data/index-4110.fits)
Verifying WCS of field 1.
  log-odds ratio 11246.9 (inf), 1396 match, 0 conflict, 4260 distractors, 1446 index.
  RA,Dec = (75.0795,29.9591), pixel scale 5.98743 arcsec/pix.
  Hit/miss:   Hit/miss: +++++++++++++++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++++-++-+++-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++++++++++++
 --> log-odds 11246.9
Got 16 solutions.
Field: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Field center: (RA,Dec) = (75.080782, 29.959365) deg.
Field center: (RA H:M:S, Dec D:M:S) = (05:00:19.388, +29:57:33.716).
Field size: 15.7905 x 10.5738 degrees
Field rotation angle: up is 3.23341 degrees E of N
Field parity: neg
Creating new FITS file "./wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.new"...

renamed 'wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.new' -> 'wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits'
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits was not found.
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Generating wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits.wcscat from image00003.cat
Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits created.
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Image size: 942.6'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:00:19.631 +29:57:36.53 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 12081 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1069815.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the blindly solved unmatched second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 05:00:01.042 +29:59:39.82
Second-epoch image center 05:00:19.631 +29:57:36.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0753 deg.
###################################
The second-epoch image center is consistent with the reference image center (offset 0.0753 deg.) - the star matching failure is probably not a pointing problem
____ VaST output ____

--==VaST 1.0rc90==--

Parsing command line arguments...
opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor
opt '5': 5.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius!
opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching!
opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source!
opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted!
opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope)
opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag!
WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars.
opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done!
opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually!
opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored!
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images

Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ...

Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found.
This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file.
Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2)...  OK
Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor
Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files.
Done with cleaning!

 VaST was started with the following command line: 
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits 


Preparing to process 4 input FITS images...


######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ########
transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search!
transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search!
transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit
transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!!
transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3
transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars
transient search mode: not discarding large sources
################
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
Setting the fixed star match radius of 5.00 pix
We have 4 images to process.
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits catalog from cache
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits catalog from cache
Running SExtractor in 3 parallel threads...
Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
Using the catalog image00002.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
Parent process says: we are done fork()ing.
Waiting for thread 2 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1
b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 5.4,5.4,4.8,5.9,6.5,7.0 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 5.3,5.3,4.8,5.8,6.4,6.9 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Waiting for thread 1 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits


Done with SExtractor!

TIMING SExtractor: 6 seconds


Matching stars between images!

No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine.
Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2025-12-23T07:12:32.6112693
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2025-12-23T07:12:32.6112693

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2025-12-23T07:12:32.611
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
Exposure 20 sec, 23.12.2025 07:12:32.611 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461032.80049318 mid. exp.
The reference image star  8498.045   872.014 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  4001.319  1318.971 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  4000.991  1321.992 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  3619.253  1436.968 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star   352.009  1875.980 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  1892.708  2206.183 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  1453.116  3131.907 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7039.012  5906.006 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star   636.237  5546.023 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  6969.001  5036.040 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more reference image stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 128062, (128061 good for image matching)
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 36
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 14
 * rejected close to frame edge: 675
 * rejected as being too small (<1.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 216
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.

Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied.
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.27
Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.3  (5.0 sigma detection)
The simple faintest star detection limit= -6.6
80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -7.8
Selected detection limit= -7.8
Final detection limit= -7.8 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0)

Parameter box for transient search:    10.04.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 188
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    128153 * detected, using  500/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.016909, number_of_ambiguous_matches=2167 
refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=2 pairs=116102 inliers=116102 rms 0.32 -> 0.31 pix, max corner correction 0.3 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.016878, number_of_ambiguous_matches=2163 
116102 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=116102 inliers=116102 rms 0.31 -> 0.31 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.016878, number_of_ambiguous_matches=2163 
116102 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=116102 inliers=116102 rms 0.31 -> 0.31 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.013812, number_of_ambiguous_matches=1770 
116058 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] =   0.006
    128153 stars detected, 116058 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 101436, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 101436 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 101431 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00000*X_pix -0.00000*Y_pix -0.00207
Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)...
Computing robust linear magnitude calibration.
Used 96817 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.27
    140157 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.)
Magnitude calibration is performed successfully!
Saving observations to the cache... OK
memory:  299956 kB used, 333784 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
Total number of measurements 256215 (256215 measurements stored in RAM)
sorting the measurements cached in memory,
writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-22T08:14:51.8958728
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-22T08:14:51.8958728

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-08-22T08:14:51.895
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
The star  8498.021   872.000 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  1152.017   919.007 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star   883.996  1376.999 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  3618.990  1437.015 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star   352.014  1875.988 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8838.992  2029.737 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  4922.971  2427.986 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star   724.980  2731.997 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  1454.992  3133.012 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  3304.135  3305.005 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 11994
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 1
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 17
 * rejected close to frame edge: 57
 * rejected as being too small (<1.4 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>5.4 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 12
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    11994 * detected, using  100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000050, number_of_ambiguous_matches=7 
refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=3 pairs=11701 inliers=11701 rms 1.26 -> 0.30 pix, max corner correction 7.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000036, number_of_ambiguous_matches=5 
11730 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=11730 inliers=11730 rms 0.27 -> 0.27 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000036, number_of_ambiguous_matches=5 
11730 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=11730 inliers=11730 rms 0.27 -> 0.27 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000036, number_of_ambiguous_matches=5 
11729 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] = 178.058
    11994 stars detected, 11729 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 8745, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 8745 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 7388 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00011*X_pix -0.00015*Y_pix +0.23970
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 7388 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.85
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    140157 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.)
memory:  441604 kB used, 578492 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-22T08:15:56.0732886
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-08-22T08:15:56.0732886

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-08-22T08:15:56.073
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
The star  8498.001   871.991 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  1151.997   919.002 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star   884.007  1376.968 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  3619.005  1437.015 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star   352.004  1875.995 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8839.303  2030.020 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  2634.478  2108.192 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  4923.010  2428.001 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star   725.014  2731.990 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  1454.986  3133.008 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 12960
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 21
 * rejected close to frame edge: 69
 * rejected as being too small (<1.3 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>5.3 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 10
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    12960 * detected, using  100/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000057, number_of_ambiguous_matches=8 
refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=3 pairs=12677 inliers=12677 rms 1.37 -> 0.33 pix, max corner correction 5.6 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000029, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
12684 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=12684 inliers=12684 rms 0.28 -> 0.28 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000029, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
12684 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=12684 inliers=12684 rms 0.28 -> 0.28 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000029, number_of_ambiguous_matches=4 
12682 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] = 178.087
    12960 stars detected, 12682 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 9518, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 9518 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 8182 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = 0.00011*X_pix -0.00016*Y_pix +0.28915
ERROR in magnitude calibration: fabs(lin_mag_A * X_im_size + lin_mag_C) > MAX_LIN_CORR_MAG
Used 8182 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.82
 ERROR!!! Magnitude calibration failure. Dropping image. 
    140157 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.)
memory:  441868 kB used, 578492 kB peak, 65263848 kB available RAM
processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%)
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 10 seconds
Done with measurements! =)

Total number of measurements 256215 (0 measurements stored in RAM)
Freeing up some memory...  Sorting the measurements cached in memory...
Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory...
Creating vast_image_details.log ... 

Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ...  OK
Selecting the best aperture for each source
Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 23565 stars
Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for     0 stars
Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 32105 stars
Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 14751 stars
Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 15735 stars
Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 29902 stars

done!  =)
TIMING select_aperture: 7 seconds
Computing lightcurve statistics...  Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve
You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make'

Computing, please wait a bit
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vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 115569 objects, the longest string is 385 bytes.
Allocating memory for resorting the file.



----***** VaST processing WARNING *****----
You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one.
Please investigate this!



**************************************************************
This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by 
inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic
messages printed above (or the vast*.log files):
 * How many of the input images are matched?
 * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable?
 * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent?

You may run
 ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit
to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings
(star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration
file, see various examples in the VaST directory).

If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky 
Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log
file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please 
upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/
**************************************************************

Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1)
_____________________
ERROR running VaST on the field Aur-05-Q1b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 23.12.2025 07:12:32.611  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461032.80049318  ap=  4.5  rotation=   0.000  *detected= 128062  *matched= 128062  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits
exp_start= 23.12.2025 07:13:14.156  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461032.80097403  ap=  4.5  rotation=   0.006  *detected= 128153  *matched= 116058  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits
exp_start= 22.08.2026 08:14:51.895  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461274.84377193  ap=  5.4  rotation= 178.058  *detected= 11994  *matched= 11729  status=ERROR  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-14-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0064.fits
exp_start= 22.08.2026 08:15:56.073  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461274.84451473  ap=  5.3  rotation= 178.087  *detected= 12960  *matched= 12682  status=ERROR  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-22_CI_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_031630_TTUQ1b1x1_957310_X697EOI2/fd_Aur-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-22_03-15-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0065.fits
########### Completed Aur-05-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
###################################################################################
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
###################################################################################
0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
###################################################################################
exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
############################################################
ls: cannot access 'planets.txt': No such file or directory
############################################################
Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'moons.txt': No such file or directory
############################################################
Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'spacecraft.txt': No such file or directory
############################################################
ls: cannot access 'comets.txt': No such file or directory
############################################################
List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
ls: cannot access 'asassn_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory
############################################################
Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
ls: cannot access 'tocp_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory

=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Sat Aug 22 03:19:17 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 5s (0.08 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 6 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 10 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 7 seconds
FIELD_Aur-05-Q1b1x1: 78s (1.30 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 173s (2.88 min)
Finished: Sat Aug 22 03:22:10 CDT 2026