Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 28.3352  2461280.8352  11.99  23:53:19.84 +23:37:32.1
106.13013 -37.34303 galactic  Peg  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 8.7 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
71 Niobe                   -0     -1       1  12.1     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:53:19.84 +23:37:32.1:  14.30 +/- 0.09  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:53:19.84 +23:37:32.1:  14.30 +/- 0.08  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.30 +/- 0.06
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits  wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -crosshair 3840.81445 4114.75488 image    wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -crosshair 3834.50171 4120.74072 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t

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

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33522 23 53 19.84 +23 37 32.1          12.0 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33490 23 53 19.85 +23 37 32.3          12.0 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33553 23 53 19.82 +23 37 31.9          12.0 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 08 28.3352*  23 53 19.84 +23 37 32.1  12.0 U             Peg       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8352,11.99,0.05,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
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3352 11.99CV 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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 28.3352  2461280.8352  12.24  00:05:14.35 +25:51:51.8
110.08909 -35.85258 galactic  Peg  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 8.5 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
695 Bella                   -1     -0       1  12.3    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:05:14.35 +25:51:51.8:  15.87 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:05:14.35 +25:51:51.8:  15.97 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits  wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -crosshair 5387.34131 5561.03467 image    wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -crosshair 5381.21582 5566.99463 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t

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

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33522 00 05 14.35 +25 51 51.8          12.2 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33490 00 05 14.34 +25 51 51.8          12.2 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33553 00 05 14.35 +25 51 51.8          12.2 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 08 28.3352*  00 05 14.35 +25 51 51.8  12.2 U             Peg       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8352,12.24,0.05,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
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3352 12.24CV 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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 28.3352  2461280.8352  12.58  00:24:57.39 +17:14:41.9
113.94762 -45.16432 galactic  Psc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 8.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
165 Loreley                  0      0       0  12.7     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:24:57.39 +17:14:41.9:  15.74 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:24:57.39 +17:14:41.9:  15.82 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits  wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -crosshair 8601.54199 595.81458 image    wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -crosshair 8594.91113 601.74609 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t

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

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33522 00 24 57.39 +17 14 41.9          12.6 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33490 00 24 57.39 +17 14 41.5          12.6 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33553 00 24 57.40 +17 14 42.3          12.6 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 08 28.3352*  00 24 57.39 +17 14 41.9  12.6 U             Psc       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8352,12.58,0.05,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
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3352 12.58CV 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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 28.3352  2461280.8352  13.49  23:58:07.29 +19:04:08.3
105.87375 -42.02996 galactic  Peg  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 8.7 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
665 Sabine                  -0     -1       1  13.6    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:58:07.29 +19:04:08.3:  15.86 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:58:07.29 +19:04:08.3:  16.01 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits  wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -crosshair 4658.17480 1410.12451 image    wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -crosshair 4651.83154 1416.14600 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t

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

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33522 23 58 07.29 +19 04 08.3          13.5 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33490 23 58 07.28 +19 04 08.2          13.5 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 08 28.33553 23 58 07.31 +19 04 08.5          13.5 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 08 28.3352*  23 58 07.29 +19 04 08.3  13.5 U             Peg       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8352,13.49,0.05,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
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3352 13.49CV NMW


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

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

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Peg-04-Q1b1x1 reference image: Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Field Peg-04-Q1b1x1 reference image: Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Field Peg-04-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Field Peg-04-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461238.93300359 17.07.2026 10:23:21.510   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
First image: 2461238.93300359 17.07.2026 10:23:21.510   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Last  image: 2461280.83553249 28.08.2026 08:03:00.007   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.43
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  8365
Objects passed selection criteria:  8322
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 5843
Average stars matched: 5568.5 (95.3021 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   234544 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Fri Aug 28 03:13:03 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461238.93300359 17.07.2026 10:23:21.510   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
First image: 2461238.93300359 17.07.2026 10:23:21.510   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Last  image: 2461280.83553249 28.08.2026 08:03:00.007   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 17
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.17
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 26 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  47202
Objects passed selection criteria:  47066
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.9    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.9    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 36122.5
Average stars matched: 34524.8 (95.5769 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   269312 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Fri Aug 28 03:14:20 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

######## 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: 
Peg-04-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Peg-04-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Peg-04-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1079668 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1079668 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.png' -> 'transient_report/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits_preview.png'

Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits


renamed 'Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.png' -> 'transient_report/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits_preview.png'

Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
----------------------------------------------
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 438.4628
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 456.9874
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 8460.5262
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1802.3145
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 8365.4277
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1825.6590
----------------------------------------------
INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 19.2959
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.013
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
----------------------------------------------
Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     23.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 21.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
Record 0: "" status=0
Record 1: "SIMPLE  =                    T / C# FITS" status=0
Record 2: "BITPIX  =                   16" status=0
Record 3: "NAXIS   =                    2 / Dimensionality" status=0
Record 4: "NAXIS1  =                 9576" status=0
Record 5: "NAXIS2  =                 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO   =                32768" status=0
Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT'              / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Record 20: "XPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" 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
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/d_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits :)

Spent 0.640013 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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/d_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     23.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 21.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/d_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits :)

Spent 0.657041 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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/d_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits



fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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: 2461280.83490372
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:00.055 +22:00:03.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6'  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: 23:59:47.543 +22:00:51.13 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 00:00:00.055 +22:00:03.17
Second-epoch image center 23:59:47.543 +22:00:51.13
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0501 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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6'  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: 23:59:50.083 +22:00:13.12 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 00:00:00.055 +22:00:03.17
Second-epoch image center 23:59:50.083 +22:00:13.12
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0386 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  23:59:47.543 +22:00:51.13
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:50.083 +22:00:13.12
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01441 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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LREi3gCxGl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9KBu8EylrD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nD0HgDETf0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XB89vCLY8C
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 8496 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.2292 to 8.6895 deg, Dec +16.5741 to +27.2661 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 351.2292 to 8.6895 deg, Dec 16.5741 to 27.2661 deg
Loaded 6834 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): 5352 out of 5532 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5532 out of 8496 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.552700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.552700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.43
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.12

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.12

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 8496 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.2292 to 8.6895 deg, Dec +16.5741 to +27.2661 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 351.2292 to 8.6895 deg, Dec 16.5741 to 27.2661 deg
Loaded 6834 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): 5352 out of 5532 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5532 out of 8496 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=6.3)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 9308 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.1747 to 8.6909 deg, Dec +16.5687 to +27.2687 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 351.1747 to 8.6909 deg, Dec 16.5687 to 27.2687 deg
Loaded 6863 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): 5389 out of 5623 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5623 out of 9308 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
 2.3 pix  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.1 mag.  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
 15.2 mag.  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
 13.9 mag.  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.8 (SNR )  10.8 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.LREi3gCxGl (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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=487, bad_region=0, passed=8496
Got 8496 stars (including 8005 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8496 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.2292 through 0 to 8.6895, gap 8.6895 to 351.2292
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4910 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8496 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.2294 through 0 to 8.6896, gap 8.6896 to 351.2294
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8496 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8496 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5401)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.473 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.438 n_q1=1214 n_q2=1141 n_q3=1283 n_q4=1272 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.136
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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.9KBu8EylrD (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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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=597, bad_region=0, passed=9308
Got 9308 stars (including 8703 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9308 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.1747 through 0 to 8.6909, gap 8.6909 to 351.1747
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9308 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.1749 through 0 to 8.6906, gap 8.6906 to 351.1749
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9308 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9308 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 4911 stars left (next iteration limit 5402)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits N_match=4911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.466 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.459 n_q1=1219 n_q2=1143 n_q3=1281 n_q4=1268 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.094
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits -region wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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.nD0HgDETf0 (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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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=375, bad_region=1, passed=2834
Got 2834 stars (including 2454 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2834 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4318 through 0 to 8.9382, gap 8.9382 to 351.4318
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2411 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2406 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2406 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2406 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4316 through 0 to 8.9389, gap 8.9389 to 351.4316
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2411 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2406 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2406 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 2406 stars left (next iteration limit 2646)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2406 robust_rms=11.735 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.321 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2406 robust_rms=0.449 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.451 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2406 robust_rms=0.303 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.339 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2406 robust_rms_before=0.956 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.347 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.303 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.379 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.339
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:47.584 +22:00:50.53 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 2834 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky110097.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.956 -> 0.303 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits N_match=2406 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.361 n_q1=627 n_q2=540 n_q3=637 n_q4=602 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.077
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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.XB89vCLY8C (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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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=378, bad_region=0, passed=2867
Got 2867 stars (including 2485 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2867 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4455 through 0 to 8.9383, gap 8.9383 to 351.4455
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2441 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2435 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2435 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2435 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2867 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4451 through 0 to 8.9390, gap 8.9390 to 351.4451
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2441 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2435 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2867 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2435 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2867 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 2435 stars left (next iteration limit 2678)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2435 robust_rms=11.452 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.542 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2435 robust_rms=0.434 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.446 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2435 robust_rms=0.302 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.326 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2435 robust_rms_before=0.931 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.343 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.302 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.383 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.326
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:50.124 +22:00:12.51 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 2867 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky110040.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.931 -> 0.302 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=2435 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.335 n_q1=642 n_q2=543 n_q3=645 n_q4=605 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.048
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits sigma_overall=0.417 worst_q_ratio=1.136
ref2=Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits sigma_overall=0.426 worst_q_ratio=1.094
new1=fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits sigma_overall=0.335 worst_q_ratio=1.077
new2=fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits sigma_overall=0.326 worst_q_ratio=1.048
reference average sigma_overall=0.4215 worst_q_ratio=1.115
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302_astrometric_residuals.png (4910 matched stars from wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930_astrometric_residuals.png (4911 matched stars from wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266_astrometric_residuals.png (2406 matched stars from wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267_astrometric_residuals.png (2435 matched stars from wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Peg-04-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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:00.055 +22:00:03.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:47.584 +22:00:50.53 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 00:00:00.055 +22:00:03.17
Second-epoch image center 23:59:47.584 +22:00:50.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0499 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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:50.124 +22:00:12.51 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 00:00:00.055 +22:00:03.17
Second-epoch image center 23:59:50.124 +22:00:12.51
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0385 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  23:59:47.584 +22:00:50.53
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:50.124 +22:00:12.51
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01442 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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YyQlacpaex
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RxQD5utFGe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.B2JLhPsY2e
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tRfcz1Suss
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 49884 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.1954 to 8.7302 deg, Dec +16.5689 to +27.2662 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 351.1954 to 8.7302 deg, Dec 16.5689 to 27.2662 deg
Loaded 6874 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): 5205 out of 5737 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5737 out of 49884 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.435600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.435600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.17
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.27

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.27

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 49884 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.1954 to 8.7302 deg, Dec +16.5689 to +27.2662 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 351.1954 to 8.7302 deg, Dec 16.5689 to 27.2662 deg
Loaded 6874 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): 5205 out of 5737 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5737 out of 49884 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=4.9)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 52523 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.1747 to 8.6934 deg, Dec +16.5638 to +27.2712 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 351.1747 to 8.6934 deg, Dec 16.5638 to 27.2712 deg
Loaded 6866 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): 5145 out of 5746 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5746 out of 52523 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
 2.1 pix  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.3 mag.  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
 15.4 mag.  Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.0 (SNR )  13.4 (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.YyQlacpaex (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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=18, blended=2460, bad_region=0, passed=49866
Got 49866 stars (including 47351 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 49866 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.1954 through 0 to 8.7302, gap 8.7302 to 351.1954
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 49866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.1956 through 0 to 8.7301, gap 8.7301 to 351.1956
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 49866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 49866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4906 stars left (next iteration limit 5396)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4906 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.427 n_q1=1234 n_q2=1162 n_q3=1259 n_q4=1251 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.116
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.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.RxQD5utFGe (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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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=34, blended=2681, bad_region=1, passed=52489
Got 52489 stars (including 49734 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 52489 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.1747 through 0 to 8.6934, gap 8.6934 to 351.1747
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4903 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52489 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.1750 through 0 to 8.6932, gap 8.6932 to 351.1750
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52489 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52489 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 4903 stars left (next iteration limit 5393)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits N_match=4903 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.455 n_q1=1239 n_q2=1159 n_q3=1246 n_q4=1259 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits -region wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.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.B2JLhPsY2e (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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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=5, blended=644, bad_region=2, passed=21457
Got 21457 stars (including 20772 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21457 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4254 through 0 to 9.0366, gap 9.0366 to 351.4254
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4908 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21457 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4256 through 0 to 9.0366, gap 9.0366 to 351.4256
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21457 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21457 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 4908 stars left (next iteration limit 5398)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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=4908 robust_rms=10.463 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.506 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4908 robust_rms=0.464 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.476 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4908 robust_rms=0.341 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.359 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4908 robust_rms_before=0.343 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.358 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.341 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.361 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.359
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.361 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits N_match=4908 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.367 n_q1=1224 n_q2=1111 n_q3=1344 n_q4=1229 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.084
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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.tRfcz1Suss (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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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=3, blended=673, bad_region=1, passed=21652
Got 21652 stars (including 20938 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21652 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4442 through 0 to 9.0366, gap 9.0366 to 351.4442
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4910 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.4443 through 0 to 9.0365, gap 9.0365 to 351.4443
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5401)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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=4910 robust_rms=10.515 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.503 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.451 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.475 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.335 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.347 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4910 robust_rms_before=0.337 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.348 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.335 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.349 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.347
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.349 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.354 n_q1=1215 n_q2=1112 n_q3=1346 n_q4=1237 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.036
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/wcs_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:22:21.32 +21:08:13.1:  12.81 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:53:19.84 +23:37:32.1:  14.30 +/- 0.09  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:33:31.17 +22:27:30.9:  12.25 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:58:09.05 +24:19:46.9:  12.92 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:24:57.39 +17:14:41.9:  15.74 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:31:10.88 +23:48:41.8:  12.17 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:05:14.35 +25:51:51.8:  15.87 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:57:52.35 +25:06:30.6:  12.52 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:15:47.06 +21:19:51.0:  10.36 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:28:11.73 +25:55:51.1:  13.10 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:15:47.06 +21:19:51.0:  10.41 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:53:19.84 +23:37:32.1:  14.30 +/- 0.08  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:24:57.39 +17:14:41.9:  15.82 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:33:31.17 +22:27:30.9:  12.24 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:31:10.88 +23:48:41.8:  12.15 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:05:14.35 +25:51:51.8:  15.97 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:58:09.05 +24:19:46.9:  12.91 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:57:52.35 +25:06:30.6:  12.52 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  10.39 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.30 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:15:47.06 +21:19:51.0: ref_mag=10.39 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.4276 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:22:21.32 +21:08:13.1:  12.90 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.25 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 23:53:19.84 +23:37:32.1: ref_mag=14.30 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=11.9885 delta=2.31 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.16 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.52 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.92 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:33:31.17 +22:27:30.9: ref_mag=12.25 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3400 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:31:10.88 +23:48:41.8: ref_mag=12.16 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3558 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:57:52.35 +25:06:30.6: ref_mag=12.52 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7011 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:58:09.05 +24:19:46.9: ref_mag=12.92 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8491 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.86 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:22:21.32 +21:08:13.1: ref_mag=12.86 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1201 delta=-0.26 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:28:11.73 +25:55:51.1:  13.09 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.10 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:28:11.73 +25:55:51.1: ref_mag=13.10 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.0328 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:58:07.29 +19:04:08.3:  15.86 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 00:31:28.80 +21:28:53.5:  13.15 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-17_05-23-21_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 23:50:15.16 +23:47:31.3:  13.55 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:58:07.29 +19:04:08.3:  16.01 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 00:31:28.80 +21:28:53.5:  13.25 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-21_04-02-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0930.fits at 23:50:15.16 +23:47:31.3:  13.46 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.50 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.20 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:31:28.80 +21:28:53.5: ref_mag=13.20 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2176 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:50:15.16 +23:47:31.3: ref_mag=13.50 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6270 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55802.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55844.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55925.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56224.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: 4s
  
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Considering the candidate 55593_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 55593_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    13.01    00:22:21.29 +21:08:12.5   7990 2915   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    13.32    00:22:21.34 +21:08:13.8   7983 2921   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 55594_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 55594_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    12.30    00:31:10.91 +23:48:41.8   9062 4660   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    12.43    00:31:10.85 +23:48:41.8   9056 4666   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 55647_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 55647_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    10.41    00:15:47.04 +21:19:51.0   7053 2948   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    10.45    00:15:47.09 +21:19:50.9   7047 2954   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 55802_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
Preparing report for the candidate 55802_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
  
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Considering the candidate 55844_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
Preparing report for the candidate 55844_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
  
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Considering the candidate 55853_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 55853_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    12.34    23:33:31.15 +22:27:31.0   1104 3322   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    12.34    23:33:31.18 +22:27:30.9   1097 3328   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 55925_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
Preparing report for the candidate 55925_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
  
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Considering the candidate 55950_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 55950_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    12.70    23:57:52.30 +25:06:31.1   4415 5041   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    12.70    23:57:52.40 +25:06:30.0   4409 5047   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 55956_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 55956_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    12.75    23:52:30.02 +21:41:06.9   3776 2948   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

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Considering the candidate 55986_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 55986_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    12.84    23:58:09.08 +24:19:46.9   4480 4574   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    12.86    23:58:09.01 +24:19:46.9   4474 4580   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 56080_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 56080_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    13.15    23:28:11.66 +25:55:51.0   0329 5429   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    12.96    23:28:11.81 +25:55:51.2   0322 5436   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 56178_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 56178_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    13.28    00:31:28.78 +21:28:53.0   9262 3256   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    13.17    00:31:28.83 +21:28:53.9   9256 3262   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 56224_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
Preparing report for the candidate 56224_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
  
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Considering the candidate 56250_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 56250_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.33490    2461280.83490    13.61    23:50:15.28 +23:47:30.5   3412 4195   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-02-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    13.65    23:50:15.03 +23:47:32.2   3405 4202   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 05071_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 05071_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    13.07    00:26:42.23 +17:59:52.3   8801 1083   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (51.6") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 34173_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 34173_fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 28.33553    2461280.83553    10.04    00:00:06.52 +25:53:09.9   4685 5534   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_030730_TTUQ1b1x1_3913146_7Coveh3t/fd_Peg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-03-00_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits

**** FOUND  00:00:06.51 +25:53:10.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 13s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Peg-04-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 Peg-04-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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23:53:19.84 +23:37:32.1  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
00:05:14.35 +25:51:51.8  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
00:24:57.39 +17:14:41.9  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
23:58:07.29 +19:04:08.3  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461280.83490372 -observatory V36
10:31:03.15 +11:10:44.1 Mercury (-1.9mag)
13:08:34.76 -10:26:59.3 Venus (-4.6mag)
06:46:39.10 +23:28:59.5 Mars (1.3mag)
09:00:40.37 +17:32:17.2 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:53:48.43 +02:53:44.5 Saturn (0.5mag)
04:13:23.18 +21:01:12.9 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:14:38.65 +00:02:53.3 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:26:20.53 -23:37:01.7 Pluto (14.5mag)
22:31:16.74 -09:07:57.6 Moon (-12.7mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461280.83490372:
09:00:35.98 +17:32:39.3 Io (6.2mag)
09:00:31.97 +17:32:58.1 Europa (6.3mag)
09:00:44.35 +17:32:01.3 Ganymede (5.7mag)
09:01:08.94 +17:30:04.2 Callisto (6.9mag)
08:58:12.19 +17:43:45.6 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:00:41.91 +17:32:11.2 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:57:52.30 +17:38:42.2 Elara (17.7mag)
09:04:44.64 +17:03:13.2 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:02:28.26 +17:47:23.8 Carme (19.0mag)
00:53:40.91 +02:53:17.6 Titan (8.4mag)
00:53:44.29 +02:53:50.8 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:54:22.41 +02:56:13.2 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:53:32.96 +02:53:49.3 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:52:46.17 +02:44:29.4 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461280.83490372:
20:50:21.03 -08:56:33.7 JWST
18:44:30.79 +13:43:30.8 Chandra
10:59:32.25 -59:21:20.2 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461280.83490372 -observatory V36
03:33:24.44 +18:48:55.3 17.5mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:00:25.24 -34:23:05.5 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:11:33.71 -69:46:40.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:15.64 +33:27:00.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:34:04.40 +43:45:09.3 17.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:21:40.40 +29:47:40.0 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:02:08.47 +26:10:08.6 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:40:16.22 +27:36:23.2 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:42:14.36 +05:16:50.0 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
20:47:17.61 +63:01:51.5 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:33:14.19 -14:46:07.0 14.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:29:11.55 +32:19:18.4 15.6mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:05:46.31 +15:26:21.9 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:41:10.53 +43:26:51.1 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:40:26.33 +49:39:12.2 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:29:44.90 -12:55:30.2 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:07:34.50 +20:29:05.8 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:02:19.33 +19:31:31.0 17.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:11:46.46 +00:54:06.7 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:19:30.78 +75:30:59.5 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:09:13.76 +46:19:42.0 17.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:04:10.58 +10:27:06.3 17.5mag A/2026 E1
22:17:39.34 -33:42:59.3 7.3mag 10P/Tempel
11:41:35.04 -04:44:20.9 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
11:48:29.45 -01:54:38.9 17.5mag 63P/Wild
00:49:28.38 -06:26:47.4 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
06:19:21.34 +19:55:30.9 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:21:38.85 -25:29:29.8 17.3mag 84P/Giclas
03:14:57.13 +14:46:12.5 17.0mag 88P/Howell
08:44:09.27 +24:37:41.8 16.5mag 93P/Lovas
05:06:01.92 +24:45:51.6 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
07:01:26.16 +27:08:00.7 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
10:05:23.29 +22:55:18.3 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley
12:25:04.96 -17:47:39.0 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos
06:04:47.55 +20:54:27.9 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
07:01:18.77 +17:41:47.4 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
23:57:12.00 +02:52:03.5 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:00:02.47 -18:21:52.9 12.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
08:22:36.12 +38:01:31.2 16.2mag 162P/Siding Spring
10:14:35.35 +22:18:05.1 12.5mag 169P/NEAT
03:14:05.49 +09:08:30.9 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
04:20:23.54 +33:00:09.8 15.3mag 260P/McNaught
08:04:24.36 +36:38:32.6 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:19:16.69 +00:52:36.7 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski
09:19:03.24 +17:21:42.5 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/ :
23:07:10.081 -46:29:32.67  AT 2026xss  2026-08-01.76 19.43
23:24:16.986 -39:54:38.19  AT 2026xsr  2026-08-01.59 19.34
14:05:54.276 -15:52:29.96  AT 2026xsq  2026-02-17.61 20.88
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
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Fri Aug 28 03:12:39 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 35s (0.58 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 9s (0.15 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 54s (0.90 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 12 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 3 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 2 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 7 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 28s (0.47 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 17s (0.28 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 2s (0.03 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 14s (0.23 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 62s (1.03 min)
FIELD_Peg-04-Q1b1x1: 133s (2.22 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 135s (2.25 min)
Finished: Fri Aug 28 03:14:54 CDT 2026