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
V0346 Ser,2461280.7000,12.19,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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
V0346 Ser 20260828.2000 12.19CV 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
######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Boo-10-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Boo-10-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Boo-10-Q1b1x1
WARNING: server tau is low on disk space, only 89017 MB free at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
WARNING: server tau is low on disk space, only 89017 MB free at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.png' -> 'transient_report/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits_preview.png'
Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits

renamed 'Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.png' -> 'transient_report/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits_preview.png'
Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits

Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 489.6180
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 516.3518
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1493.2237
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 450.0441
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1506.0134
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 449.4192
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.04977
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 26.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 24.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
Record 0: "" status=0
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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= '2026-08-27T23:47:28.6406192' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
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Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61280.1996370372 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
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Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61280.1997516784 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 226.663447935164 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = 13.9999201115467 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 16.3344444444444 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 276.040833333333 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.51475847209868 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0
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Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0
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Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '15 06 40' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
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Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0
Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29497 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
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Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 26.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
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Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 13.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0
Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 51.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 904.91 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 24.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 16.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 7.200576 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD = 5.800464 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/d_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits :)
Spent 0.524066 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/d_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 26.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 24.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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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
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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
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Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA = 226.663447981745 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = 13.999920113921 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 16.1616666666667 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
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Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.55037098269024 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0
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Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0
Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0
Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0
Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0
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Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '15 06 40' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0
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Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29497 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
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Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 26.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 26.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 13.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0
Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 51.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 904.91 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 24.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 16.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 7.200576 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD = 5.800464 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0
Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/d_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits :)
Spent 0.538790 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/d_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits

fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits

Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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: 2461280.69975278
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
'asassn_transients_list.txt' -> '../asassn_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:31.514 +14:00:32.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Image size: 942.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:22.967 +13:59:41.47 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 15:06:31.514 +14:00:32.14
Second-epoch image center 15:06:22.967 +13:59:41.47
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0373 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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Image size: 942.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:25.173 +13:58:59.84 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 15:06:31.514 +14:00:32.14
Second-epoch image center 15:06:25.173 +13:58:59.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0363 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 15:06:22.967 +13:59:41.47
Second-epoch second image center 15:06:25.173 +13:58:59.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01460 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/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits &> /tmp/tmp.c17C737GkS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bMD43oS4cn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BPK9FwVaTz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KcHBmNmaPK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7234 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3785 to 235.2514 deg, Dec +8.2123 to +19.5778 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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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 218.3785 to 235.2514 deg, Dec 8.2123 to 19.5778 deg
Loaded 4767 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): 3527 out of 3718 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3718 out of 7234 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.833600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.833600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.49
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7234 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3785 to 235.2514 deg, Dec +8.2123 to +19.5778 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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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 218.3785 to 235.2514 deg, Dec 8.2123 to 19.5778 deg
Loaded 4767 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): 3527 out of 3718 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3718 out of 7234 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 6628 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.4346 to 234.9176 deg, Dec +8.6786 to +19.2475 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 218.4346 to 234.9176 deg, Dec 8.6786 to 19.2475 deg
Loaded 4311 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): 3551 out of 3659 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3659 out of 6628 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ 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:
2.2 pix Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
2.2 pix Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
2.4 pix fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
2.4 pix fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
15.2 mag. Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.4 (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.c17C737GkS (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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=532, bad_region=0, passed=7234
Got 7234 stars (including 6692 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7234 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4844 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
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: 4837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4837 stars left (next iteration limit 5319)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits N_match=4837 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=1267 n_q2=1078 n_q3=1328 n_q4=1164 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.173
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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.bMD43oS4cn (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=395, bad_region=0, passed=6628
Got 6628 stars (including 6229 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6628 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4852 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: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4842 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6628 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4851 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6628 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6628 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4841 stars left (next iteration limit 5326)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits N_match=4841 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.389 n_q1=1236 n_q2=1130 n_q3=1268 n_q4=1207 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.158
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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.BPK9FwVaTz (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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=203, bad_region=0, passed=3590
Got 3590 stars (including 3378 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3590 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013092 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010473 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3273 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3265 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3266 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3265 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3590 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3273 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3267 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3590 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3267 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3590 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 3267 stars left (next iteration limit 3591)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3267 robust_rms=9.179 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=16.530 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3267 robust_rms=0.530 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.813 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3267 robust_rms=0.425 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.649 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3267 robust_rms_before=1.343 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.385 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.425 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.489 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.649
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.489 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits N_match=3267 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.498 n_q1=925 n_q2=701 n_q3=957 n_q4=684 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.293
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.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.KcHBmNmaPK (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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=197, bad_region=0, passed=3542
Got 3542 stars (including 3339 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3542 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013092 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010473 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3229 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3222 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3223 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3222 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3542 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3228 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3222 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3542 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3222 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3542 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 3222 stars left (next iteration limit 3544)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3222 robust_rms=9.283 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=16.115 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3222 robust_rms=0.540 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.737 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3222 robust_rms=0.422 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.605 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3222 robust_rms_before=1.351 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.368 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.422 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.477 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.605
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.477 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits N_match=3222 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.498 n_q1=916 n_q2=700 n_q3=930 n_q4=676 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.338
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits sigma_overall=0.346 worst_q_ratio=1.173
ref2=Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits sigma_overall=0.336 worst_q_ratio=1.158
new1=fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits sigma_overall=0.385 worst_q_ratio=1.293
new2=fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits sigma_overall=0.372 worst_q_ratio=1.338
reference average sigma_overall=0.341 worst_q_ratio=1.1655
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268_astrometric_residuals.png (4837 matched stars from wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618_astrometric_residuals.png (4841 matched stars from wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072_astrometric_residuals.png (3267 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073_astrometric_residuals.png (3222 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)

Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Boo-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:31.514 +14:00:32.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Image size: 942.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:22.967 +13:59:41.47 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 15:06:31.514 +14:00:32.14
Second-epoch image center 15:06:22.967 +13:59:41.47
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0373 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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Image size: 942.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:25.173 +13:58:59.84 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 15:06:31.514 +14:00:32.14
Second-epoch image center 15:06:25.173 +13:58:59.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0363 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 15:06:22.967 +13:59:41.47
Second-epoch second image center 15:06:25.173 +13:58:59.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01460 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/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits &> /tmp/tmp.q3de38DoKE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8qV0iNKo1L
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RqMz6XfSH7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gPEHsXsWRa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 44426 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3694 to 235.2514 deg, Dec +8.1851 to +19.5923 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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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 218.3694 to 235.2514 deg, Dec 8.1851 to 19.5923 deg
Loaded 4784 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): 3314 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 44426 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.706050
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.706050
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.18
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 44426 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3694 to 235.2514 deg, Dec +8.1851 to +19.5923 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
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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 218.3694 to 235.2514 deg, Dec 8.1851 to 19.5923 deg
Loaded 4784 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): 3314 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 44426 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 37570 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.4346 to 234.9175 deg, Dec +8.6739 to +19.2567 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 218.4346 to 234.9175 deg, Dec 8.6739 to 19.2567 deg
Loaded 4315 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): 3412 out of 3704 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3704 out of 37570 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 13 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
2.1 pix Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
2.3 pix fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
2.3 pix fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
15.3 mag. Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.9 (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.q3de38DoKE (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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=30, blended=1964, bad_region=21, passed=44396
Got 44396 stars (including 42330 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44396 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4843 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4838 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4843 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4838 stars left (next iteration limit 5321)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits N_match=4838 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.318 n_q1=1271 n_q2=1074 n_q3=1322 n_q4=1171 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.221
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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.8qV0iNKo1L (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=1496, bad_region=0, passed=37551
Got 37551 stars (including 36005 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37551 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4842 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37551 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4842 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37551 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4836 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37551 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4836 stars left (next iteration limit 5319)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits N_match=4836 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.385 n_q1=1229 n_q2=1121 n_q3=1268 n_q4=1218 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.165
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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.RqMz6XfSH7 (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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=632, bad_region=19, passed=22008
Got 22008 stars (including 21313 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22008 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013092 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010473 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4826 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4818 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4818 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4818 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22008 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4827 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4820 stars left (next iteration limit 5299)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.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=4820 robust_rms=8.479 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.436 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4820 robust_rms=0.530 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.800 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4820 robust_rms=0.438 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.639 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4820 robust_rms_before=1.348 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.385 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.438 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.501 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.639
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.501 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits N_match=4820 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.498 n_q1=1449 n_q2=1008 n_q3=1407 n_q4=956 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.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.gPEHsXsWRa (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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=673, bad_region=20, passed=21829
Got 21829 stars (including 21095 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21829 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013092 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010473 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4826 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4820 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21829 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4826 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21829 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4820 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21829 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4820 stars left (next iteration limit 5302)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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=4820 robust_rms=8.282 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.034 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4820 robust_rms=0.521 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.728 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4820 robust_rms=0.440 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.617 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4820 robust_rms_before=1.347 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.372 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.440 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.477 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.617
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.477 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits N_match=4820 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.495 n_q1=1462 n_q2=1002 n_q3=1425 n_q4=931 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.297
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.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_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:19:32.76 +15:56:20.4: 13.81 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 14:37:49.98 +14:48:26.2: 13.14 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 14:38:47.14 +15:02:46.5: 11.58 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 14:40:11.73 +14:12:23.7: 12.72 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:29:57.19 +16:47:33.4: 13.48 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:10:25.72 +11:39:23.4: 13.35 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:05:17.21 +18:02:39.3: 13.88 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:05:17.21 +18:02:39.3: 13.82 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 14:40:11.73 +14:12:23.7: 12.74 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 14:38:47.14 +15:02:46.5: 11.56 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 14:37:49.98 +14:48:26.2: 13.03 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:29:57.19 +16:47:33.4: 13.56 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:19:32.76 +15:56:20.4: 13.65 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:18:40.22 +14:59:03.1: 13.17 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:10:25.72 +11:39:23.4: 13.30 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.86 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.57 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:05:17.21 +18:02:39.3: ref_mag=13.86 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.9433 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.73 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:38:47.14 +15:02:46.5: ref_mag=11.57 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.7484 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:40:11.73 +14:12:23.7: ref_mag=12.73 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9654 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:37:49.98 +14:48:26.2: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3727 delta=-0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.51 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.72 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:19:32.76 +15:56:20.4: ref_mag=13.72 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.5373 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:29:57.19 +16:47:33.4: ref_mag=13.51 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7265 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.33 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:10:25.72 +11:39:23.4: ref_mag=13.33 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1916 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:18:40.22 +14:59:03.1: 13.30 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.22 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 15:18:40.22 +14:59:03.1: ref_mag=13.22 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.1870 delta=1.03 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out17544.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 9s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 51999_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 51999_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 28.19975 | 2461280.69975 | 13.87 | 15:05:17.22 +18:02:38.3 | 5105 0769 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 14.08 | 15:05:17.20 +18:02:40.3 | 5111 0762 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52000_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52000_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 28.19975 | 2461280.69975 | 13.35 | 14:37:50.03 +14:48:27.1 | 8987 2900 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 13.40 | 14:37:49.93 +14:48:25.4 | 8993 2893 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52002_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52002_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 28.19975 | 2461280.69975 | 13.66 | 15:29:57.18 +16:47:33.3 | 1498 1244 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 13.83 | 15:29:57.20 +16:47:33.4 | 1504 1238 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52004_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52004_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 28.19975 | 2461280.69975 | 12.96 | 14:40:11.76 +14:12:21.8 | 8624 3253 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 12.97 | 14:40:11.71 +14:12:25.7 | 8630 3246 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52007_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52007_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 28.19975 | 2461280.69975 | 11.72 | 14:38:47.14 +15:02:46.1 | 8852 2751 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 11.79 | 14:38:47.14 +15:02:46.8 | 8858 2744 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52035_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52035_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 12.14 | 14:40:43.29 +13:30:41.3 | 8536 3664 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
**** FOUND 14:40:43.29 +13:30:41.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52099_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52099_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 28.19975 | 2461280.69975 | 13.15 | 15:10:25.72 +11:39:23.9 | 4102 4560 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 13.24 | 15:10:25.71 +11:39:22.8 | 4108 4554 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52106_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52106_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 13.29 | 15:22:23.09 +12:35:30.0 | 2394 3865 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
**** FOUND 15:22:23.10 +12:35:30.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52118_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52118_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 28.19975 | 2461280.69975 | 13.52 | 15:19:32.72 +15:56:19.0 | 2965 1892 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-47-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0072.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 13.55 | 15:19:32.80 +15:56:21.9 | 2970 1885 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52141_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 52141_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 13.84 | 15:12:33.50 +18:34:05.6 | 4093 0375 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
**** FOUND 15:12:33.51 +18:34:05.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 17544_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
Preparing report for the candidate 17544_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
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Considering the candidate 07169_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 07169_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 10.44 | 14:54:19.96 +17:41:42.7 | 6668 1058 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
**** FOUND 14:54:19.95 +17:41:42.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 19595_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073
The candidate 19595_fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 08 28.20035 | 2461280.70035 | 9.78 | 15:21:39.46 +14:18:51.8 | 2585 2837 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-27_CI_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_235037_TTUQ1b1x1_1018935_BS4CN5zA/fd_Boo-10-Q1b1x1_2026-08-27_23-48-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0073.fits |
**** FOUND 15:21:39.46 +14:18:51.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 11s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Boo-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
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########### Completed Boo-10-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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15:18:40.22 +14:59:03.1 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
15:18:40.22 +14:59:03.1 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list)
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)
15:18:40.22 +14:59:03.1 -- a known variable star
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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1 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
#### Adding the following to the exclusion list ####
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The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461280.69975278 -observatory V36
10:30:03.16 +11:16:45.3 Mercury (-1.9mag)
13:08:10.20 -10:23:29.2 Venus (-4.6mag)
06:46:16.34 +23:29:16.3 Mars (1.3mag)
09:00:33.35 +17:32:45.5 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:53:49.95 +02:53:55.8 Saturn (0.5mag)
04:13:22.77 +21:01:11.8 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:14:39.35 +00:02:58.0 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:26:21.20 -23:36:59.3 Pluto (14.5mag)
22:27:33.78 -09:54:21.1 Moon (-12.7mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461280.69975278:
09:00:28.46 +17:33:09.5 Io (6.1mag)
09:00:24.66 +17:33:27.6 Europa (6.3mag)
09:00:35.50 +17:32:38.4 Ganymede (5.7mag)
09:01:01.61 +17:30:34.1 Callisto (6.9mag)
08:58:05.05 +17:44:09.2 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:00:37.78 +17:32:25.9 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:57:45.16 +17:39:07.0 Elara (17.7mag)
09:04:37.72 +17:03:44.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:02:21.82 +17:47:49.9 Carme (19.0mag)
00:53:41.84 +02:53:30.1 Titan (8.4mag)
00:53:46.74 +02:54:02.4 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:54:24.06 +02:56:23.7 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:53:34.62 +02:54:01.9 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:52:47.85 +02:44:41.5 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461280.69975278:
20:50:10.65 -09:04:33.5 JWST
18:34:31.55 +20:43:03.8 Chandra
09:41:28.78 -54:24:20.1 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461280.69975278 -observatory V36
03:33:17.91 +18:48:25.8 17.5mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:00:24.13 -34:23:14.3 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:11:26.93 -69:46:15.6 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:14.22 +33:26:48.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:33:47.81 +43:43:22.3 17.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:21:47.29 +29:48:30.3 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:02:01.50 +26:10:17.6 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:40:08.62 +27:36:42.8 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:42:09.00 +05:16:51.9 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
20:47:25.56 +63:03:21.1 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:33:18.05 -14:45:24.1 14.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:29:03.59 +32:18:52.1 15.6mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:05:45.99 +15:26:27.7 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:41:17.80 +43:26:59.5 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:40:38.47 +49:39:20.8 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:29:39.68 -12:55:26.7 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:07:30.65 +20:30:38.0 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:02:06.78 +19:32:07.1 17.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:11:40.30 +00:54:44.1 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:19:16.50 +75:32:08.0 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:09:15.42 +46:19:44.9 17.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:04:03.20 +10:26:24.8 17.5mag A/2026 E1
22:17:33.45 -33:41:21.9 7.3mag 10P/Tempel
11:41:29.70 -04:43:46.3 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
11:48:12.96 -01:52:02.1 17.5mag 63P/Wild
00:49:31.79 -06:26:18.1 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
06:19:04.45 +19:55:58.8 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:21:44.28 -25:28:54.1 17.3mag 84P/Giclas
03:14:53.91 +14:45:55.4 17.0mag 88P/Howell
08:43:50.98 +24:39:01.0 16.5mag 93P/Lovas
05:05:36.34 +24:42:38.9 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
07:01:00.69 +27:09:41.5 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
10:05:04.62 +22:56:55.7 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley
12:24:47.61 -17:44:43.1 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos
06:04:36.79 +20:54:38.5 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
07:01:06.20 +17:42:21.3 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
23:57:15.70 +02:52:24.6 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:00:18.40 -18:22:15.4 12.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
08:22:10.62 +38:01:43.0 16.2mag 162P/Siding Spring
10:15:23.56 +22:27:11.1 12.5mag 169P/NEAT
03:13:55.62 +09:08:55.2 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
04:20:00.45 +32:57:15.3 15.3mag 260P/McNaught
08:04:01.28 +36:39:12.1 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:19:12.24 +00:53:31.9 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski
09:18:55.98 +17:22:07.4 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13
04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55
16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63
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
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39
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
11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24 8.41
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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
16:00:02.823 +12:57:02.46 AT 2026xsp 2026-02-13.59 21.18
13:18:25.859 +25:17:53.19 AT 2026xso 2026-02-17.52 21.43
14:46:41.619 +11:38:04.02 AT 2026xsn 2026-02-17.55 20.37
14:12:17.965 +35:36:02.21 AT 2026xsm 2026-02-17.60 20.93
00:28:22.210 -09:16:55.88 AT 2026xsl 2026-08-06.67 20.38
13:40:02.666 +27:45:49.66 AT 2026xsk 2026-02-17.50 21.05
13:18:58.760 +35:13:29.33 AT 2026xsj 2026-02-17.49 21.16
14:58:55.200 +08:49:53.06 AT 2026xsi 2026-02-13.58 21.13
12:22:18.795 +12:08:10.55 AT 2026xsh 2026-02-16.62 20.67
11:46:22.552 +13:15:39.41 AT 2026xsg 2026-02-16.57 20.7
08:55:07.272 +15:47:59.14 AT 2026xsf 2026-02-13.30 20.98
07:34:01.728 +10:29:15.79 AT 2026xse 2026-02-14.26 20.11
07:29:49.030 +19:09:23.06 AT 2026xsd 2026-02-13.26 20.62
07:42:52.595 +22:58:08.19 AT 2026xsc 2026-02-13.26 20.93
04:42:06.854 +06:56:13.00 AT 2026xsb 2026-02-06.24 21.16
05:10:23.116 -06:04:42.26 AT 2026xsa 2026-02-05.30 20.59
05:17:11.087 -07:32:29.20 AT 2026xrz 2026-02-02.30 20.34
08:18:15.789 -07:48:37.88 AT 2026xry 2026-01-28.38 20.53
10:52:02.742 +09:20:43.23 AT 2026xrx 2026-01-28.44 21.19
10:51:22.547 +09:35:56.77 AT 2026xrw 2026-01-28.44 20.5
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