Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 25.2934  2461277.7934  11.85  23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6
 29.78503 -65.58046 galactic  PsA  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 5.3 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1021 Flammario               -0      0       0  11.9     0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6:  15.03 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6:  14.67 +/- 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.

PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits


fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits


fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits  wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits -crosshair 4769.48242 3306.59180 image    wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits -crosshair 4774.59521 3308.07349 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 08 25.29335 23 02 16.06 -25 48 36.6          11.8 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 08 25.29306 23 02 16.06 -25 48 36.2          11.8 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 08 25.29365 23 02 16.05 -25 48 37.1          11.8 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 08 25.2934*  23 02 16.06 -25 48 36.6  11.8 U             PsA       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461277.7934,11.85,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260825.2934 11.85CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461234.87644766 13.07.2026 09:01:55.078   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
First image: 2461234.87644766 13.07.2026 09:01:55.078   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Last  image: 2461277.79364692 25.08.2026 07:02:41.094   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.21
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 2 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  1940
Objects passed selection criteria:  1939
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.7    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.7    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 1914
Average stars matched: 1910 (99.791 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   229488 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Aug 25 02:12:03 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461234.87644766 13.07.2026 09:01:55.078   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
First image: 2461234.87644766 13.07.2026 09:01:55.078   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Last  image: 2461277.79364692 25.08.2026 07:02:41.094   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.90
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 6 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  12953
Objects passed selection criteria:  12926
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.6    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.6    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 12543.2
Average stars matched: 12453 (99.2805 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   240140 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Aug 25 02:12:42 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
PsA-02-Q2b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting PsA-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing PsA-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 239402 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 239402 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits_preview.png'

PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits


renamed 'PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits_preview.png'

PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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= 1837.2608
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 499.5281
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5264.4766
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1077.3747
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5247.1892
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1069.4518
----------------------------------------------
INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.86539
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.007
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
----------------------------------------------
Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.8999996185303 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 28.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.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= '2026-08-25T02:01:50.3453990' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-08-25T07:01:50.3453990' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS =     61277.2929438078 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-08-25T07:02:00.2503030' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG =     61277.2930584489 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING=                    1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET  =                   30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M'            / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0'             / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT=                   50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2'       / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN=                135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO=                  2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA      =     345.598229003085 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC     =    -26.0000022540152 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT =     29.8127777777778 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ  =     170.851388888889 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS =     2.00553339658501 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West'               / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV=               1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT =           33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG=          -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky'         / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview'        / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= ''                   / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL  = 'Simulator'          / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER  = 'CV'                 / Active filter name" status=0
Record 45: "OBJECT  = 'PsA-02'             / Name of the object of interest" status=0
Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '23 02 24'           / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-26 00 00'          / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/d_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits :)

Spent 0.542012 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/d_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.9500007629395 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 28.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/d_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits :)

Spent 0.499586 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/d_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits



fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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: 2461277.79305955
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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.7'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.5'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:24.708 -25:59:41.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:24.708 -25:59:41.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0053 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.5'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:22.429 -25:59:50.85 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:22.429 -25:59:50.85
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0046 deg.
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# 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  23:02:24.708 -25:59:41.30
Second-epoch second image center 23:02:22.429 -25:59:50.85
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00894 deg.
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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/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bohf92RaaQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tqMkeVzlKA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tFjN8DNZnj
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xj9OFFHyrr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 3088 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 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 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 deg
Loaded 4863 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): 2553 out of 2580 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2580 out of 3088 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.393200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.393200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.21
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.18

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.18

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 3088 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 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 336.5362 to 354.6506 deg, Dec -31.2639 to -20.5769 deg
Loaded 4863 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): 2553 out of 2580 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2580 out of 3088 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 2365 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.6727 to 354.6451 deg, Dec -31.2638 to -20.5756 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 336.6727 to 354.6451 deg, Dec -31.2638 to -20.5756 deg
Loaded 4829 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): 1954 out of 1971 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 1971 out of 2365 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 2.3 pix  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 14.2 mag.  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 13.8 mag.  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
 13.6 mag.  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
 13.6 mag.  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.6 (SNR )  10.7 (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.bohf92RaaQ (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=229, bad_region=623, passed=3088
Got 3088 stars (including 2286 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3088 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2204 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2202 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2202 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2202 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 

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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2204 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2202 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2202 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 2202 stars left (next iteration limit 2422)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=2202 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.415 n_q1=739 n_q2=330 n_q3=742 n_q4=391 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.tqMkeVzlKA (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=187, bad_region=425, passed=2365
Got 2365 stars (including 1796 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2365 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1725 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1724 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 

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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1725 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 1724 stars left (next iteration limit 1896)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits N_match=1724 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.522 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.373 n_q1=579 n_q2=243 n_q3=596 n_q4=306 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.254
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.tFjN8DNZnj (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=211, bad_region=411, passed=2067
Got 2067 stars (including 1496 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2067 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1438 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1438 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1438 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1438 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1700 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 

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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1438 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1437 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1700 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1437 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1700 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 1437 stars left (next iteration limit 1581)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1437 robust_rms=6.569 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.137 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1437 robust_rms=0.622 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.753 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1437 robust_rms=0.375 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.442 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1437 robust_rms_before=0.984 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.412 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.375 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.448 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.442
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.448 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits N_match=1437 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.429 n_q1=472 n_q2=211 n_q3=484 n_q4=270 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.082
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.xj9OFFHyrr (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=219, bad_region=419, passed=2059
Got 2059 stars (including 1474 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2059 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1420 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1420 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1420 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1420 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1689 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 

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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1420 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1419 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1689 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1419 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1689 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Excluding outliers - 1419 stars left (next iteration limit 1562)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1419 robust_rms=6.593 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.634 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1419 robust_rms=0.616 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.794 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1419 robust_rms=0.386 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.450 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1419 robust_rms_before=0.971 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.382 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.386 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.430 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.450
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.430 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits N_match=1419 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=475 n_q2=212 n_q3=468 n_q4=264 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.161
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits sigma_overall=0.406 worst_q_ratio=1.085
ref2=PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits sigma_overall=0.416 worst_q_ratio=1.254
new1=fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits sigma_overall=0.401 worst_q_ratio=1.082
new2=fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits sigma_overall=0.382 worst_q_ratio=1.161
reference average sigma_overall=0.411 worst_q_ratio=1.1695
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207_astrometric_residuals.png (2202 matched stars from wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287_astrometric_residuals.png (1724 matched stars from wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175_astrometric_residuals.png (1437 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176_astrometric_residuals.png (1419 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.7'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.5'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:24.708 -25:59:41.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:24.708 -25:59:41.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0053 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.5'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:02:22.429 -25:59:50.85 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 23:02:23.640 -25:59:53.87
Second-epoch image center 23:02:22.429 -25:59:50.85
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0046 deg.
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# 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  23:02:24.708 -25:59:41.30
Second-epoch second image center 23:02:22.429 -25:59:50.85
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00894 deg.
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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/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cPsClCftvZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cijBwM4kbX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kUGbxDeL9a
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GnE3hib5uT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 19448 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 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 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 deg
Loaded 4889 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): 3954 out of 4074 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4074 out of 19448 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.242650
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.242650
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.90
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.34

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.34

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 19448 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 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 336.5362 to 354.7111 deg, Dec -31.2674 to -20.5468 deg
Loaded 4889 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): 3954 out of 4074 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4074 out of 19448 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 15169 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 336.5425 to 354.7122 deg, Dec -31.2786 to -20.5359 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 336.5425 to 354.7122 deg, Dec -31.2786 to -20.5359 deg
Loaded 4896 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): 3989 out of 4086 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4086 out of 15169 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 2.1 pix  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 14.3 mag.  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 14.0 mag.  PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.8 (SNR )  13.2 (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.cPsClCftvZ (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=584, bad_region=3445, passed=19438
Got 19438 stars (including 15494 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19438 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4845 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4842 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4842 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4842 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16807 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4845 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4842 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16807 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4842 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16807 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4842 stars left (next iteration limit 5326)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4842 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.509 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.408 n_q1=1623 n_q2=792 n_q3=1551 n_q4=876 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.152
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.cijBwM4kbX (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=416, bad_region=2397, passed=15164
Got 15164 stars (including 12409 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15164 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4846 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4846 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4846 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13351 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4846 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13351 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4846 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13351 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 4846 stars left (next iteration limit 5330)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits N_match=4846 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.516 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.523 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.412 n_q1=1637 n_q2=752 n_q3=1589 n_q4=868 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.084
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits -region wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.kUGbxDeL9a (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=378, bad_region=2625, passed=13483
Got 13483 stars (including 10557 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13483 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4845 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4841 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4846 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 4841 stars left (next iteration limit 5324)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.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=4841 robust_rms=6.416 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.130 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4841 robust_rms=0.694 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.910 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4841 robust_rms=0.502 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.623 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4841 robust_rms_before=1.059 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.486 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.502 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.608 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.623
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.608 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits N_match=4841 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.579 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.428 n_q1=1654 n_q2=819 n_q3=1504 n_q4=864 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.209
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.GnE3hib5uT (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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=403, bad_region=2618, passed=13531
Got 13531 stars (including 10582 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13531 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4849 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4850 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Excluding outliers - 4844 stars left (next iteration limit 5327)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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=4844 robust_rms=6.467 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.907 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4844 robust_rms=0.684 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.929 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4844 robust_rms=0.502 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.650 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4844 robust_rms_before=1.042 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.489 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.502 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.617 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.650
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.617 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits N_match=4844 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.590 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.412 n_q1=1645 n_q2=820 n_q3=1518 n_q4=861 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.269
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
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_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.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_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/wcs_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6:  15.03 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:09:22.47 -28:02:52.0:  13.99 +/- 0.16  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_04-01-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:02:24.13 -25:48:15.2:  12.46 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6:  14.67 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 23:02:24.13 -25:48:15.2:  12.48 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-11-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0287.fits at 23:09:22.47 -28:02:52.0:  14.32 +/- 0.29  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.46 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:02:24.13 -25:48:15.2: ref_mag=12.46 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.7761 delta=-0.31 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.07 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:09:22.47 -28:02:52.0: ref_mag=14.07 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=13.8606 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20283.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 70s
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
  
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Considering the candidate 20268_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176
The candidate 20268_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 25.29306    2461277.79306    12.79    23:02:24.08 -25:48:16.1   4788 3310   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 25.29365    2461277.79365    12.77    23:02:24.17 -25:48:14.3   4793 3312   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 20283_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176
Preparing report for the candidate 20283_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176
  
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Considering the candidate 20311_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176
The candidate 20311_fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 25.29306    2461277.79306    13.86    23:09:22.45 -28:02:51.7   5718 1948   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-01-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0175.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 25.29365    2461277.79365    13.87    23:09:22.48 -28:02:52.4   5723 1950   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_020843_TTUQ2b1x1_12336_ZgoVIcfU/fd_PsA-02-Q2b1x1_2026-08-25_02-02-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0176.fits

make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 71s
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6
########### Completed PsA-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6
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23:02:16.06 -25:48:36.6  -- 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).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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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
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461277.79305955 -observatory V36
10:08:10.37 +13:22:16.0 Mercury (-1.9mag)
12:59:22.62 -09:06:28.2 Venus (-4.5mag)
06:38:08.69 +23:34:51.6 Mars (1.3mag)
08:58:03.16 +17:42:52.5 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:54:20.78 +02:57:50.4 Saturn (0.5mag)
04:13:13.46 +21:00:47.9 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:14:53.90 +00:04:38.5 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:26:35.59 -23:36:07.3 Pluto (14.5mag)
20:03:29.49 -23:47:51.7 Moon (-11.9mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Aug 25 02:12 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461277.79305955:
08:58:08.08 +17:42:31.0 Io (6.1mag)
08:58:00.35 +17:43:06.6 Europa (6.3mag)
08:57:54.92 +17:43:30.3 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:58:11.17 +17:42:18.4 Callisto (6.9mag)
08:55:32.69 +17:52:36.7 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:58:03.85 +17:42:49.7 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:55:12.58 +17:48:00.2 Elara (17.7mag)
09:02:09.41 +17:14:57.7 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:00:03.95 +17:57:12.0 Carme (19.0mag)
00:54:07.30 +02:57:58.7 Titan (8.4mag)
00:54:17.21 +02:57:35.1 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:54:56.55 +02:59:58.5 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:54:14.63 +02:58:15.7 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:53:22.06 +02:48:55.5 Phoebe (16.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 25 02:12 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461277.79305955:
20:30:23.68 -11:39:45.7 JWST
18:02:32.96 +28:53:34.8 Chandra
05:26:18.70 +41:23:42.8 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 25 02:12 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461277.79305955 -observatory V36
03:30:52.09 +18:37:49.6 17.5mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:00:03.97 -34:25:58.9 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:09:00.93 -69:37:43.8 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:13:42.89 +33:22:36.6 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:27:42.15 +43:06:11.0 17.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:24:14.42 +30:06:01.3 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:59:30.95 +26:13:38.6 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:37:26.46 +27:43:47.9 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:40:14.53 +05:17:29.2 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:16:32.49 -13:00:40.8 18.0mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
20:50:19.02 +63:34:30.7 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:34:47.02 -14:29:49.0 14.6mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:26:12.60 +32:09:42.2 15.6mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:05:41.74 +15:28:24.2 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:43:57.96 +43:28:56.7 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:44:58.83 +49:41:19.0 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:27:45.67 -12:54:29.5 15.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:06:06.78 +21:03:35.1 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
10:57:40.97 +19:44:51.1 17.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:09:30.81 +01:08:02.6 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:14:30.96 +75:55:10.7 16.4mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:09:42.94 +46:20:48.1 17.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:01:27.20 +10:11:18.3 17.4mag A/2026 E1
22:15:01.52 -33:03:18.0 7.2mag 10P/Tempel
11:39:36.50 -04:31:27.2 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
11:42:20.81 -00:55:41.0 17.4mag 63P/Wild
00:50:38.59 -06:16:03.6 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
06:13:00.47 +20:05:43.6 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:23:40.67 -25:15:09.5 17.4mag 84P/Giclas
03:13:35.34 +14:39:37.8 17.0mag 88P/Howell
08:37:16.77 +25:07:14.0 16.5mag 93P/Lovas
04:56:33.40 +23:34:07.3 17.2mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
06:51:53.16 +27:44:53.0 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
09:58:25.07 +23:31:28.3 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley
12:18:39.43 -16:41:08.5 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos
06:00:44.44 +20:58:24.7 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:56:35.45 +17:54:23.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
23:58:29.44 +02:59:35.9 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:05:25.47 -18:30:20.0 12.6mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
08:13:01.44 +38:05:20.1 16.2mag 162P/Siding Spring
10:36:15.65 +25:57:38.2 12.3mag 169P/NEAT
03:10:12.95 +09:17:04.9 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
20:16:06.97 -51:24:36.3 18.0mag 259P/Garradd
04:11:42.79 +31:54:47.7 15.3mag 260P/McNaught
07:55:45.28 +36:52:53.0 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:17:39.46 +01:13:19.2 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski
09:16:20.68 +17:31:04.0 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.3K Aug 25 02:12 comets.txt
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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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2  PNV J19450648+1822422  2026-08-25.1278  9.0mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
23:42:32.703 +24:48:57.93  AT 2026xqb  2026-08-05.100 18.58
16:33:55.780 -21:38:59.14  AT 2026xqa  2026-08-03.18 18.0148
21:55:59.445 +07:05:12.88  AT 2026xpz  2026-08-05.35 19.863
16:45:38.067 +72:51:22.66  AT 2026xpy  2026-08-05.91 20.09
16:42:36.347 +57:19:39.63  AT 2026xpx  2026-08-05.92 19.14
11:49:41.968 +31:31:29.11  AT 2026xpw  2026-01-27.50 20.88
09:24:00.803 +39:35:33.95  AT 2026xpv  2026-01-19.40 20.33
12:49:17.559 +46:39:17.78  AT 2026xpu  2026-01-19.61 21.02
09:21:30.163 +36:17:37.77  AT 2026xpt  2026-01-19.40 20.66
07:49:07.955 +40:36:24.67  AT 2026xps  2026-01-18.38 20.96
13:27:11.570 +33:26:06.06  AT 2026xpr  2026-01-17.59 20.66
12:35:40.338 +14:59:49.24  AT 2026xpq  2026-01-17.53 20.38
13:05:21.770 +10:09:12.94  AT 2026xpp  2026-01-16.58 20.11
10:23:27.739 +49:29:35.53  AT 2026xpo  2026-01-14.60 21.05
01:23:04.564 +12:23:08.97  AT 2026xpn  2026-07-29.54 20.19
16:47:23.438 +66:28:39.91  AT 2026xpm  2026-08-05.89 19.92
23:34:35.589 +29:43:01.68  AT 2026xpl  2026-07-27.51 20.27
20:31:23.535 -10:54:59.72  AT 2026xpk  2026-08-03.43 20.33
10:34:15.921 +52:45:00.65  AT 2026xpj  2026-01-14.61 20.82
10:40:15.540 -22:57:09.71  AT 2026xpi  2026-01-27.59 20.18
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Aug 25 02:10:36 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 24s (0.40 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 7s (0.12 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 35s (0.58 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 4 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 6s (0.10 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 8s (0.13 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 1s (0.02 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 71s (1.18 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 87s (1.45 min)
FIELD_PsA-02-Q2b1x1: 134s (2.23 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 207s (3.45 min)
Finished: Tue Aug 25 02:14:03 CDT 2026