NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F

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

Processing fields Ari-03-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    13.27    03:14:48.85 +18:32:58.0   9060 1444   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.27    03:14:48.83 +18:32:58.6   9062 1451   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 24.3349  2461276.8349  13.27  03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3
164.15888 -32.60866 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 7.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
72 Feronia                 -0     -0       1  13.2    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3:  15.93 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3:  15.96 +/- 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?)   Ari-03-Q1b1x1 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 24.33455    2461276.83455    13.52    02:57:08.85 +18:45:28.1   6509 1355   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.40    02:57:08.82 +18:45:27.7   6510 1362   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 24.3349  2461276.8349  13.46  02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9
159.95607 -34.92219 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 6.8 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
419 Aurelia                 -0     -0       0  13.5    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9:  16.18 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9:  16.13 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Ari-03-Q1b1x1 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 24.33455    2461276.83455    13.99    03:00:57.12 +25:11:10.4   6733 5266   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    14.06    03:00:56.98 +25:11:10.8   6734 5273   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 24.3349  2461276.8349  14.03  03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6
156.60981 -29.08560 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" 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.  
188 Menippe                  0      0       0  14.1     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6:  16.11 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6:  16.09 +/- 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?)   Ari-03-Q1b1x1 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 24.33455    2461276.83455    14.13    02:37:07.14 +19:22:54.8   3637 1562   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    14.08    02:37:06.99 +19:22:55.8   3639 1568   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 24.3349  2461276.8349  14.11  02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3
154.59534 -36.90854 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.3" and 6.8 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1620 Geographos              -1     -3       3  13.9     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3:  16.19 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3:  16.18 +/- 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?)   Ari-03-Q1b1x1 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 24.33455    2461276.83455    14.24    02:58:24.18 +21:06:51.8   6576 2787   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    14.28    02:58:24.19 +21:06:50.8   6578 2794   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 24.3349  2461276.8349  14.26  02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3
158.65676 -32.80641 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 6.7 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
312 Pierretta                0     -0       0  14.3    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3:  16.23 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3:  16.24 +/- 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?)   Ari-03-Q1b1x1 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 Ari-03-Q1b1x1 reference image: Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits
Field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 reference image: Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits
Field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits
Field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
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: 
Ari-03-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Ari-03-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Ari-03-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 317991 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 317991 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits_preview.png'
Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits

renamed 'Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits_preview.png'
Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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= 546.0156 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 565.7244 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1616.9265 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 548.3879 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1606.8641 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 547.5546 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.96132 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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= '2026-08-24T03:01:35.1966964' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-24T08:01:35.1966964' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61276.3344351389 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-24T08:01:45.0977277' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61276.3345497339 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits :) Spent 0.674057 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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! 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/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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= '2026-08-24T03:02:28.5597213' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-24T08:02:28.5597213' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61276.3350527664 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits :) Spent 0.817652 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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits


fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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: 2461276.83455088 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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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: 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 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: 02:45:52.248 +21:59:29.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:45:52.248 +21:59:29.60 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0659 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 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: 02:45:51.290 +21:58:51.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:45:51.290 +21:58:51.21 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0717 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 02:45:52.248 +21:59:29.60 Second-epoch second image center 02:45:51.290 +21:58:51.21 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01129 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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MLePIgN3Bp Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rUWkkFGYnZ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ACdNa7APbN Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits &> /tmp/tmp.trtrWVMEvF Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 9126 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4916 to +27.2900 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 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4916 to 27.2900 deg Loaded 5491 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): 4327 out of 4596 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4596 out of 9126 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.955500 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.955500 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.54 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 9126 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4916 to +27.2900 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 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4916 to 27.2900 deg Loaded 5491 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): 4327 out of 4596 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4596 out of 9126 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (aperture=6.1) Read 9076 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.7970 to 50.3462 deg, Dec +16.4915 to +27.2889 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 32.7970 to 50.3462 deg, Dec 16.4915 to 27.2889 deg Loaded 5484 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): 4335 out of 4603 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4603 out of 9076 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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 Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 2.0 pix Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 2.5 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits 2.5 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 15.4 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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.MLePIgN3Bp (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=637, bad_region=0, passed=9126 Got 9126 stars (including 8473 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9126 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 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: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4875 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9126 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 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: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9126 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9126 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4876 stars left (next iteration limit 5362) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits N_match=4876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.253 n_q1=1316 n_q2=1270 n_q3=1168 n_q4=1122 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.269 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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.rUWkkFGYnZ (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=628, bad_region=0, passed=9076 Got 9076 stars (including 8434 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9076 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4877 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9076 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 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 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9076 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9076 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5364) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.247 n_q1=1315 n_q2=1267 n_q3=1168 n_q4=1127 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.312 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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.ACdNa7APbN (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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=325, bad_region=0, passed=5853 Got 5853 stars (including 5523 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5853 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4869 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5853 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4880 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(), 5853 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5853 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4870 stars left (next iteration limit 5355) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4870 robust_rms=11.219 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.284 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4870 robust_rms=0.378 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.408 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4870 robust_rms=0.281 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.316 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4870 robust_rms_before=1.043 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.277 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.281 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.305 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.316 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.305 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits N_match=4870 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.279 n_q1=1140 n_q2=1141 n_q3=1316 n_q4=1273 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.101 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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.trtrWVMEvF (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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=322, bad_region=0, passed=5897 Got 5897 stars (including 5568 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5897 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4869 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5897 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5897 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5897 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4868 stars left (next iteration limit 5355) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4868 robust_rms=11.240 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.280 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4868 robust_rms=0.377 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.393 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4868 robust_rms=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.310 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4868 robust_rms_before=1.047 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.278 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.306 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.310 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.306 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits N_match=4868 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.290 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.281 n_q1=1134 n_q2=1144 n_q3=1313 n_q4=1277 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.123 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits sigma_overall=0.293 worst_q_ratio=1.269 ref2=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits sigma_overall=0.285 worst_q_ratio=1.312 new1=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits sigma_overall=0.285 worst_q_ratio=1.101 new2=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits sigma_overall=0.288 worst_q_ratio=1.123 reference average sigma_overall=0.289 worst_q_ratio=1.2905 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131_astrometric_residuals.png (4876 matched stars from wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132_astrometric_residuals.png (4877 matched stars from wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352_astrometric_residuals.png (4870 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353_astrometric_residuals.png (4868 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20522_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 20522_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    11.63    02:15:38.43 +25:03:24.9   0531 4925   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:15:38.42 +25:03:25.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 02155_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 02155_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    8.20    02:16:07.23 +25:03:23.1   0597 4925   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:16:07.23 +25:03:22.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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: 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 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: 02:45:52.248 +21:59:29.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:45:52.248 +21:59:29.60 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0659 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 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: 02:45:51.290 +21:58:51.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:45:51.290 +21:58:51.21 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0717 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 02:45:52.248 +21:59:29.60 Second-epoch second image center 02:45:51.290 +21:58:51.21 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01129 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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hEsrnfxbxv Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4HxVcGijbv Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bRoRBcuwQu Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits &> /tmp/tmp.v62hwB7CAw Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 54392 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4759 to +27.2958 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 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4759 to 27.2958 deg Loaded 5502 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): 4040 out of 4639 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4639 out of 54392 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.834050 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.834050 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.26 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.57 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.57
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 54392 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4759 to +27.2958 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 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4759 to 27.2958 deg Loaded 5502 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): 4040 out of 4639 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4639 out of 54392 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 54252 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.7970 to 50.3828 deg, Dec +16.4755 to +27.2950 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 32.7970 to 50.3828 deg, Dec 16.4755 to 27.2950 deg Loaded 5501 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): 4037 out of 4639 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4639 out of 54252 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 28 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 1.9 pix Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 2.4 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits 2.4 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 15.6 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.2 (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.hEsrnfxbxv (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=2743, bad_region=4, passed=54382 Got 54382 stars (including 51538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 54382 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 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4881 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54382 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54382 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54382 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4881 stars left (next iteration limit 5369) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits N_match=4881 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1298 n_q2=1272 n_q3=1175 n_q4=1136 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.274 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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.4HxVcGijbv (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=2775, bad_region=6, passed=54243 Got 54243 stars (including 51373 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 54243 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4880 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54243 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 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 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54243 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54243 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4880 stars left (next iteration limit 5368) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits N_match=4880 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.237 n_q1=1288 n_q2=1278 n_q3=1179 n_q4=1135 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.271 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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.bRoRBcuwQu (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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1118, bad_region=3, passed=33776 Got 33776 stars (including 32617 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33776 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4875 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: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33776 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4878 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(), 33776 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33776 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4871 stars left (next iteration limit 5357) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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=11.124 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.238 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.377 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.412 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.280 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.315 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4871 robust_rms_before=1.037 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.275 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.280 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.298 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.315 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.298 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits N_match=4871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.281 n_q1=1155 n_q2=1123 n_q3=1316 n_q4=1277 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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.v62hwB7CAw (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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1021, bad_region=6, passed=33795 Got 33795 stars (including 32704 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33795 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4869 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33795 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4878 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(), 33795 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33795 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 4870 stars left (next iteration limit 5355) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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=4870 robust_rms=11.132 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.424 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4870 robust_rms=0.379 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.391 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4870 robust_rms=0.274 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.306 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4870 robust_rms_before=1.045 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.271 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.274 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.301 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.306 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.301 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits N_match=4870 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.277 n_q1=1147 n_q2=1120 n_q3=1324 n_q4=1279 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.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_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:23:42.02 +21:04:09.9: 12.50 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:29:32.14 +21:31:00.8: 12.45 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:28:19.74 +23:01:52.4: 14.60 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:35:02.75 +18:53:04.2: 13.91 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:37:25.57 +18:34:57.3: 14.09 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:33:53.48 +24:49:55.8: 12.97 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:17:17.00 +25:28:20.7: 13.23 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:23:42.02 +21:04:09.9: 12.49 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:33:53.48 +24:49:55.8: 12.97 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:29:32.14 +21:31:00.8: 12.46 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:37:25.57 +18:34:57.3: 14.05 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:35:02.75 +18:53:04.2: 13.97 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.49 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.97 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:28:19.74 +23:01:52.4: 14.28 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:23:42.02 +21:04:09.9: ref_mag=12.49 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5487 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:53.48 +24:49:55.8: ref_mag=12.97 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.1431 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.46 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.07 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:29:32.14 +21:31:00.8: ref_mag=12.46 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7521 delta=-0.30 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.94 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:37:25.57 +18:34:57.3: ref_mag=14.07 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.3940 delta=-0.32 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.39 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:35:02.75 +18:53:04.2: ref_mag=13.94 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=14.0403 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:28:19.74 +23:01:52.4: ref_mag=14.39 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.6078 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:17:17.00 +25:28:20.7: 13.16 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.20 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:17:17.00 +25:28:20.7: ref_mag=13.20 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3266 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:56:39.02 +23:41:51.6: 13.98 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:45:27.01 +24:29:05.9: 14.03 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:56:39.02 +23:41:51.6: 13.94 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:45:27.01 +24:29:05.9: 14.00 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.96 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:56:39.02 +23:41:51.6: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=14.0946 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.01 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:45:27.01 +24:29:05.9: ref_mag=14.01 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0494 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out68628.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out68684.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out68821.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out68876.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out68922.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 14s 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 68241_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68241_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    14.61    02:28:19.74 +23:01:52.4   2321 3716   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    14.60    02:28:19.74 +23:01:52.4   2323 3722   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68242_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68242_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    14.57    02:37:25.48 +18:34:55.8   3702 1081   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    14.30    02:37:25.65 +18:34:58.9   3704 1088   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68248_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68248_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    13.98    02:35:02.73 +18:53:04.3   3354 1248   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    14.12    02:35:02.77 +18:53:04.2   3356 1255   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68249_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68249_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.93    02:49:58.25 +25:44:24.4   5216 5493   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:49:58.33 +25:44:23.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68251_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68251_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    12.64    02:29:32.21 +21:30:59.9   2518 2807   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    12.98    02:29:32.08 +21:31:01.6   2519 2814   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68384_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68384_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    12.09    02:55:50.71 +18:17:08.8   6346 1063   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:55:50.72 +18:17:08.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68422_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68422_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    12.53    02:23:42.04 +21:04:10.0   1700 2514   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    12.58    02:23:42.00 +21:04:09.8   1701 2520   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68523_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68523_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    12.86    02:58:49.71 +21:35:34.8   6615 3086   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:58:49.73 +21:35:34.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68539_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68539_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    13.14    02:33:53.44 +24:49:56.2   3052 4827   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.15    02:33:53.52 +24:49:55.4   3054 4834   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68542_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68542_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.04    03:05:34.02 +25:15:31.5   7362 5375   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 03:05:34.02 +25:15:31.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68608_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68608_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.25    02:48:52.15 +25:12:15.4   5087 5159   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:48:52.14 +25:12:15.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68622_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68622_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.47    02:34:54.50 +22:25:37.2   3252 3389   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:34:54.52 +22:25:37.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68624_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68624_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    13.33    03:17:17.03 +25:28:20.4   8959 5671   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.32    03:17:16.97 +25:28:21.1   8961 5678   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68628_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 Preparing report for the candidate 68628_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68684_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 Preparing report for the candidate 68684_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68713_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68713_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.52    03:18:15.26 +24:03:59.6   9189 4841   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 03:18:15.37 +24:04:00.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68724_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68724_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.59    03:07:46.66 +25:33:49.2   7648 5589   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 03:07:46.69 +25:33:49.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68733_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68733_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.76    02:40:59.47 +19:58:25.7   4171 1951   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:40:59.50 +19:58:25.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68742_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68742_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.76    02:50:51.97 +23:43:09.9   5418 4283   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:50:52.00 +23:43:09.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68747_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68747_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.62    02:47:30.19 +19:23:43.6   5112 1654   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:47:30.24 +19:23:43.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68751_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68751_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.89    02:58:49.13 +21:36:03.2   6613 3091   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:58:49.08 +21:36:01.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68765_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68765_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.81    02:29:54.01 +19:55:04.8   2601 1850   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:29:53.98 +19:55:04.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68821_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 Preparing report for the candidate 68821_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68876_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 Preparing report for the candidate 68876_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68877_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68877_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    14.11    02:56:38.95 +23:41:50.7   6213 4321   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    14.08    02:56:39.09 +23:41:52.5   6215 4328   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68903_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 68903_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 24.33455    2461276.83455    14.23    02:45:27.06 +24:29:05.6   4645 4691   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-01-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0352.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    13.95    02:45:26.95 +24:29:06.2   4646 4698   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68922_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 Preparing report for the candidate 68922_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 12264_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 The candidate 12264_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 24.33517    2461276.83517    8.35    02:16:07.24 +25:03:22.9   0597 4925   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-24_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_031339_TTUQ1b1x1_3912625_oyYGk01F/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-24_03-02-28_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0353.fits **** FOUND 02:16:07.24 +25:03:22.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 18s Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3 02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9 03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6 02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3 02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3 ########### Completed Ari-03-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 #### 03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3 02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9 03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6 02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3 02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3 ################################################################################### 03:14:48.84 +18:32:58.3 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 02:57:08.83 +18:45:27.9 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 03:00:57.05 +25:11:10.6 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 02:37:07.06 +19:22:55.3 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 02:58:24.19 +21:06:51.3 -- 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)2461276.83455088 -observatory V36 10:00:45.95 +14:01:39.4 Mercury (-1.8mag) 12:56:24.97 -08:40:37.0 Venus (-4.5mag) 06:35:27.06 +23:36:22.8 Mars (1.3mag) 08:57:13.34 +17:46:12.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:54:30.36 +02:59:04.5 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:13:10.00 +21:00:39.1 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:14:58.58 +00:05:10.9 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:26:40.44 -23:35:49.6 Pluto (14.5mag) 19:12:57.15 -26:29:40.7 Moon (-11.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Aug 24 03:17 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461276.83455088: 08:57:12.53 +17:46:16.2 Io (6.1mag) 08:57:06.02 +17:46:47.4 Europa (6.3mag) 08:57:17.60 +17:45:50.8 Ganymede (5.6mag) 08:57:11.58 +17:46:23.6 Callisto (6.9mag) 08:54:42.34 +17:55:23.0 Himalia (15.7mag) 08:57:13.48 +17:46:12.7 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:54:22.06 +17:50:55.6 Elara (17.7mag) 09:01:20.08 +17:18:40.1 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 08:59:18.15 +18:00:17.2 Carme (19.0mag) 00:54:18.74 +02:59:22.1 Titan (8.4mag) 00:54:24.05 +02:59:05.8 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:55:06.25 +03:01:04.5 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:54:28.90 +02:59:30.2 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:53:32.77 +02:50:16.2 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 24 03:17 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461276.83455088: 20:24:06.69 -12:27:58.5 JWST 16:10:33.52 +47:54:33.2 Chandra 10:52:47.09 -59:04:34.2 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 24 03:17 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461276.83455088 -observatory V36 03:30:01.93 +18:34:11.7 17.5mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 17:59:59.66 -34:26:50.9 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:08:12.08 -69:34:59.0 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:13:31.99 +33:21:14.4 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:25:35.90 +42:53:04.7 17.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:25:03.12 +30:11:34.5 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06:58:40.41 +26:14:44.7 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:36:32.94 +27:46:10.3 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:39:36.65 +05:17:39.9 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:16:14.86 -12:58:03.1 18.0mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 20:51:18.79 +63:44:24.7 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:35:18.93 -14:24:39.5 14.6mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:25:15.31 +32:06:45.1 15.6mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:05:41.36 +15:29:01.8 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:44:53.32 +43:29:15.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:46:25.34 +49:41:32.2 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:27:07.03 -12:54:16.3 15.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:05:37.96 +21:14:21.5 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 10:56:14.13 +19:49:00.0 17.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:08:48.92 +01:12:22.9 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:13:06.92 +76:02:32.4 16.4mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:09:48.70 +46:20:57.8 17.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:00:36.10 +10:06:14.7 17.4mag A/2026 E1 22:14:10.58 -32:49:17.2 7.2mag 10P/Tempel 11:38:59.45 -04:27:26.7 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 11:40:24.61 -00:37:03.2 17.4mag 63P/Wild 00:50:58.74 -06:12:46.8 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:10:59.14 +20:08:43.8 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:24:21.60 -25:10:20.3 17.4mag 84P/Giclas 03:13:05.89 +14:37:19.9 16.9mag 88P/Howell 08:35:04.98 +25:16:25.5 16.4mag 93P/Lovas 04:53:36.33 +23:11:29.7 17.2mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 06:48:51.22 +27:55:56.6 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 09:56:12.77 +23:42:42.8 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:16:38.82 -16:20:02.4 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos 05:59:26.81 +20:59:33.5 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 06:55:05.07 +17:58:15.8 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 23:58:52.35 +03:01:47.3 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03:06:53.69 -18:32:46.8 12.7mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 08:09:58.20 +38:06:10.4 16.1mag 162P/Siding Spring 10:44:32.66 +27:13:00.4 12.3mag 169P/NEAT 03:08:55.71 +09:19:25.1 17.6mag 220P/McNaught 20:16:08.87 -51:32:48.1 18.0mag 259P/Garradd 04:08:57.75 +31:33:46.6 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:53:00.38 +36:57:05.9 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:17:10.03 +01:19:50.6 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski 09:15:29.26 +17:34:00.7 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.3K Aug 24 03:17 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09 23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36 00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5 19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73 13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83 05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34 01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37 23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.35 17.12 16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71 01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76 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 14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.64 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Aug 24 03:17 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 18:25:12.76 -22:25:29.3 TCP J18251276-2225293 2026-08-19.1062 9.4mag 18:03:09.04 +12:18:14.0 TCP J18030904+1218140 2026-08-19.5199 14.9mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Aug 24 03:17 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 22:16:10.733 +23:40:31.85 AT 2026xnv 2026-06-14.54 20.5 22:06:02.745 +21:38:59.91 AT 2026xnu 2026-06-14.54 20.68 12:04:33.241 +13:31:43.77 AT 2026xnt 2026-06-16.29 20.66 17:16:17.969 +32:53:41.29 AT 2026xns 2026-06-16.34 20.59 21:48:32.425 -29:28:38.76 AT 2026xnr 2026-06-16.55 19.93 20:44:08.930 -34:45:08.04 AT 2026xnq 2026-06-19.50 20.93 01:40:01.549 +15:24:08.32 AT 2026xnp 2026-06-21.59 20.11 22:59:54.981 +08:47:20.37 AT 2026xno 2026-06-22.57 20.61 22:34:44.112 -34:25:16.33 AT 2026xnn 2026-06-22.58 20.31 15:39:00.625 +01:51:45.97 AT 2026xnm 2026-07-09.30 20.53 22:18:23.260 +08:49:07.23 AT 2026xnl 2026-07-11.59 20.23 23:45:11.366 +23:12:01.58 AT 2026xnk 2026-07-16.50 20.23 17:52:40.604 +30:20:41.11 AT 2026xnj 2026-07-16.29 20.57 22:13:49.877 +15:15:41.07 AT 2026xni 2026-06-22.52 20.47 21:55:12.218 -25:50:43.90 AT 2026xnh 2026-07-08.51 20.23 17:42:05.047 +67:58:50.95 AT 2026xng 2026-08-05.89 19.07 15:05:35.464 +22:40:42.04 AT 2026xnf 2026-07-06.38 20.83 21:55:10.326 +01:47:27.63 AT 2026xne 2026-07-16.55 20.92 17:33:02.208 +23:15:50.89 AT 2026xnd 2026-07-19.39 20.4 17:58:43.835 +19:48:45.18 AT 2026xnc 2026-07-19.39 20.44 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 87K Aug 24 03:17 tns_transients_list.txt

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