FITS images used in this processing run:

Field And-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Field And-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Field And-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Field And-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461234.92972233 13.07.2026 10:18:38.009   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
First image: 2461234.92972233 13.07.2026 10:18:38.009   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Last  image: 2461280.82162044 28.08.2026 07:42:58.006   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.34
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):  11836
Objects passed selection criteria:  11784
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: 8708.25
Average stars matched: 8238 (94.5999 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   239888 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 03:21:17 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461234.92972233 13.07.2026 10:18:38.009   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
First image: 2461234.92972233 13.07.2026 10:18:38.009   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Last  image: 2461280.82162044 28.08.2026 07:42:58.006   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 28
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.06
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: 21 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):  73065
Objects passed selection criteria:  72918
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: 57237.2
Average stars matched: 54600.5 (95.3933 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   462780 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 03:22:20 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
And-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting And-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing And-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1074195 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1074195 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.png' -> 'transient_report/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits_preview.png'

And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits


renamed 'And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.png' -> 'transient_report/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits_preview.png'

And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 387.8851
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 545.1472
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5237.5242
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1080.1746
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 5227.2497
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1077.7144
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 13.5028
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     20.6800003051758 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 21.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/d_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits :)

Spent 0.637089 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/d_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     20.6000003814697 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 21.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/d_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits :)

Spent 0.631504 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/d_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits



fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits




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

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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: 2461280.82104727
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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1'  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: 00:00:00.515 +38:00:04.52 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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0'  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: 00:00:00.609 +38:00:01.91 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 00:00:00.515 +38:00:04.52
Second-epoch image center 00:00:00.609 +38:00:01.91
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0008 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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0'  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: 00:00:03.642 +38:00:14.01 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 00:00:00.515 +38:00:04.52
Second-epoch image center 00:00:03.642 +38:00:14.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0106 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  00:00:00.609 +38:00:01.91
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:03.642 +38:00:14.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01051 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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Qb0kZoykJ6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits &> /tmp/tmp.U9B4E3w6Jy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WZl46Zc4cc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fFPpO2Tky5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 15977 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 349.3058 to 10.5986 deg, Dec +32.4287 to +43.2657 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 349.3058 to 10.5986 deg, Dec 32.4287 to 43.2657 deg
Loaded 11349 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): 8509 out of 8946 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8946 out of 15977 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.624900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.624900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.34
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.28

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.28

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 15977 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 349.3058 to 10.5986 deg, Dec +32.4287 to +43.2657 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 349.3058 to 10.5986 deg, Dec 32.4287 to 43.2657 deg
Loaded 11349 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): 8509 out of 8946 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8946 out of 15977 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits (aperture=6.1)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 17176 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 349.7082 to 10.9504 deg, Dec +32.0541 to +43.3918 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 349.7082 to 10.9504 deg, Dec 32.0541 to 43.3918 deg
Loaded 11829 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): 8607 out of 9086 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9086 out of 17176 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
 2.4 pix  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.3 mag.  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
 15.4 mag.  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.0 (SNR )  11.1 (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.Qb0kZoykJ6 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=961, bad_region=3520, passed=15977
Got 15977 stars (including 11659 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15977 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 349.3058 through 0 to 10.5986, gap 10.5986 to 349.3058
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4921 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4913 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13211 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 

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 349.3062 through 0 to 10.5986, gap 10.5986 to 349.3062
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4921 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13211 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13211 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4913 stars left (next iteration limit 5404)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=4913 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.404 n_q1=1472 n_q2=816 n_q3=1671 n_q4=954 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.071
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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.U9B4E3w6Jy (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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1094, bad_region=3530, passed=17176
Got 17176 stars (including 12785 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17176 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.7082 through 0 to 10.9504, gap 10.9504 to 349.7082
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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14378 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 

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 349.7082 through 0 to 10.9504, gap 10.9504 to 349.7082
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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14378 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14378 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Excluding outliers - 4909 stars left (next iteration limit 5399)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits N_match=4909 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.244 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.246 n_q1=1442 n_q2=779 n_q3=1763 n_q4=925 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.114
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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.WZl46Zc4cc (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=492, bad_region=1296, passed=5756
Got 5756 stars (including 4042 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5756 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 349.3693 through 0 to 10.5093, gap 10.5093 to 349.3693
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.5 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4718 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 349.3687 through 0 to 10.5094, gap 10.5094 to 349.3687
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.5 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4718 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4718 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 3956 stars left (next iteration limit 4352)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3956 robust_rms=7.179 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.163 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3956 robust_rms=0.414 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.463 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3956 robust_rms=0.367 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.389 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3956 robust_rms_before=0.781 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.393 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.367 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.421 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.389
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.421 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits N_match=3956 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.408 n_q1=1203 n_q2=683 n_q3=1294 n_q4=776 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.055
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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.fFPpO2Tky5 (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=495, bad_region=1316, passed=5785
Got 5785 stars (including 4058 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5785 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 349.3692 through 0 to 10.6545, gap 10.6545 to 349.3692
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

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 349.3686 through 0 to 10.6545, gap 10.6545 to 349.3686
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 3970 stars left (next iteration limit 4367)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3970 robust_rms=7.140 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.155 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3970 robust_rms=0.413 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.452 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3970 robust_rms=0.381 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.406 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3970 robust_rms_before=0.799 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.409 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.381 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.430 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.406
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.430 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits N_match=3970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.444 n_q1=1220 n_q2=698 n_q3=1276 n_q4=776 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.052
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits sigma_overall=0.377 worst_q_ratio=1.071
ref2=And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits sigma_overall=0.261 worst_q_ratio=1.114
new1=fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits sigma_overall=0.405 worst_q_ratio=1.055
new2=fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits sigma_overall=0.431 worst_q_ratio=1.052
reference average sigma_overall=0.319 worst_q_ratio=1.0925
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284_astrometric_residuals.png (4913 matched stars from wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336_astrometric_residuals.png (4909 matched stars from wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276_astrometric_residuals.png (3956 matched stars from wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277_astrometric_residuals.png (3970 matched stars from wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 00:04:26.82 +42:07:38.2:  10.67 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 00:04:26.82 +42:07:38.2:  10.68 +/- 0.00  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  10.67 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:04:26.82 +42:07:38.2: ref_mag=10.67 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.7168 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 21880_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 21880_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    10.69    00:04:26.86 +42:07:38.0   5292 5697   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    10.75    00:04:26.79 +42:07:38.4   5286 5695   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field And-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1'  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: 00:00:00.515 +38:00:04.52 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0'  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: 00:00:00.609 +38:00:01.91 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 00:00:00.515 +38:00:04.52
Second-epoch image center 00:00:00.609 +38:00:01.91
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0008 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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0'  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: 00:00:03.642 +38:00:14.01 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 00:00:00.515 +38:00:04.52
Second-epoch image center 00:00:03.642 +38:00:14.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0106 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  00:00:00.609 +38:00:01.91
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:03.642 +38:00:14.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01051 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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.A3NrCVu7cL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits &> /tmp/tmp.o2He229Si9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EG3aWVfZpi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits &> /tmp/tmp.C4V5nlGKQ4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 94590 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 349.3058 to 10.6167 deg, Dec +32.4075 to +43.2659 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 349.3058 to 10.6167 deg, Dec 32.4075 to 43.2659 deg
Loaded 11381 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): 7717 out of 9095 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9095 out of 94590 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.487400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.487400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.06
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.43

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.43

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 94590 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 349.3058 to 10.6167 deg, Dec +32.4075 to +43.2659 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 349.3058 to 10.6167 deg, Dec 32.4075 to 43.2659 deg
Loaded 11381 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): 7717 out of 9095 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9095 out of 94590 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits (aperture=4.7)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 101003 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 349.7045 to 11.0513 deg, Dec +31.9909 to +43.3955 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 349.7045 to 11.0513 deg, Dec 31.9909 to 43.3955 deg
Loaded 11955 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): 7728 out of 9219 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9219 out of 101003 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 23 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
 2.4 pix  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.4 mag.  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
 15.5 mag.  And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
 14.1 mag.  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.1 (SNR )  13.6 (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.A3NrCVu7cL (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=7045, bad_region=14563, passed=94580
Got 94580 stars (including 74124 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 94580 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 349.3058 through 0 to 10.6167, gap 10.6167 to 349.3058
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4918 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: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 83820 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 349.3061 through 0 to 10.6166, gap 10.6166 to 349.3061
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4918 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(), 83820 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 83820 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5402)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.406 n_q1=1497 n_q2=805 n_q3=1653 n_q4=955 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.076
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.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.o2He229Si9 (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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=7341, bad_region=17919, passed=100983
Got 100983 stars (including 76827 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 100983 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.7045 through 0 to 11.0513, gap 11.0513 to 349.7045
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 609 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 

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 349.7044 through 0 to 11.0513, gap 11.0513 to 349.7044
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 609 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Excluding outliers - 4909 stars left (next iteration limit 5399)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits N_match=4909 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.253 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.234 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1476 n_q2=784 n_q3=1735 n_q4=914 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.067
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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.EG3aWVfZpi (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1726, bad_region=5868, passed=39271
Got 39271 stars (including 32172 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39271 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 349.3609 through 0 to 10.6060, gap 10.6060 to 349.3609
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34888 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.3602 through 0 to 10.6060, gap 10.6060 to 349.3602
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34888 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34888 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 4909 stars left (next iteration limit 5399)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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=4909 robust_rms=6.873 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.581 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4909 robust_rms=0.418 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.459 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4909 robust_rms=0.368 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.398 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4909 robust_rms_before=0.782 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.398 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.368 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.419 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.398
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.419 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits N_match=4909 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.413 n_q1=1482 n_q2=773 n_q3=1730 n_q4=924 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.039
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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.C4V5nlGKQ4 (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1734, bad_region=5972, passed=39746
Got 39746 stars (including 32534 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39746 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 349.3693 through 0 to 10.6545, gap 10.6545 to 349.3693
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4919 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: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

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 349.3686 through 0 to 10.6545, gap 10.6545 to 349.3686
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4919 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(), 35287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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=6.875 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.611 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.417 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.447 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.383 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.404 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4910 robust_rms_before=0.793 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.411 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.383 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.425 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.404
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.425 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.455 n_q1=1495 n_q2=780 n_q3=1709 n_q4=926 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.037
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:28:50.05 +39:46:46.2:  12.81 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:24:19.04 +41:37:24.3:  12.57 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 00:12:26.37 +40:14:03.4:  12.84 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:47:59.12 +40:56:03.0:  12.21 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:32:24.31 +41:06:10.6:  12.74 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 00:07:22.68 +36:25:33.5:  13.58 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:28:38.54 +39:50:27.4:  11.97 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:36:06.49 +41:00:09.0:  12.84 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:41:21.19 +39:40:32.6:  12.98 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:28:44.81 +39:40:42.0:  13.02 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:28:50.05 +39:46:46.2:  12.81 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:28:38.54 +39:50:27.4:  11.87 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:24:19.04 +41:37:24.3:  12.75 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:32:24.31 +41:06:10.6:  12.70 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:47:59.12 +40:56:03.0:  12.14 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 00:12:26.37 +40:14:03.4:  12.96 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 00:07:22.68 +36:25:33.5:  13.64 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.66 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.81 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.72 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.17 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.90 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:24:19.04 +41:37:24.3: ref_mag=12.66 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.6878 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:28:50.05 +39:46:46.2: ref_mag=12.81 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.0707 delta=-0.26 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.91 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:32:24.31 +41:06:10.6: ref_mag=12.72 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7363 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:47:59.12 +40:56:03.0: ref_mag=12.17 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4060 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:12:26.37 +40:14:03.4: ref_mag=12.90 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.0791 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.61 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:28:38.54 +39:50:27.4: ref_mag=11.91 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0615 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:07:22.68 +36:25:33.5: ref_mag=13.61 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.7837 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:36:06.49 +41:00:09.0:  12.86 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:28:44.81 +39:40:42.0:  13.16 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.85 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:36:06.49 +41:00:09.0: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0117 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.09 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:28:44.81 +39:40:42.0: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0566 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:41:21.19 +39:40:32.6:  13.09 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.04 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:41:21.19 +39:40:32.6: ref_mag=13.04 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0698 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:57:46.08 +34:44:07.7:  13.25 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 00:06:05.84 +34:50:49.4:  13.49 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:32:37.70 +35:25:06.2:  13.70 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-18-38_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0284.fits at 23:53:59.70 +39:18:04.3:  13.79 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:57:46.08 +34:44:07.7:  13.20 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.22 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:57:46.08 +34:44:07.7: ref_mag=13.22 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2807 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 00:06:05.84 +34:50:49.4:  13.56 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.52 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:06:05.84 +34:50:49.4: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3075 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:32:37.70 +35:25:06.2:  13.64 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.67 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:32:37.70 +35:25:06.2: ref_mag=13.67 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5604 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_04-41-00_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits at 23:53:59.70 +39:18:04.3:  13.92 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.85 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:53:59.70 +39:18:04.3: ref_mag=13.85 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0620 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 115026_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115026_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.71    00:07:22.70 +36:25:34.4   5684 2251   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.94    00:07:22.67 +36:25:32.5   5677 2248   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115034_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115034_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.23    00:12:26.44 +40:14:04.4   6227 4569   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.00    00:12:26.30 +40:14:02.4   6221 4566   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115035_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115035_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.07    23:28:50.05 +39:46:46.0   1155 4437   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.08    23:28:50.05 +39:46:46.3   1149 4436   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115037_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115037_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    12.73    23:32:24.34 +41:06:11.0   1635 5206   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.74    23:32:24.28 +41:06:10.2   1629 5204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115041_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115041_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    12.30    23:47:59.16 +40:56:03.5   3417 4996   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.57    23:47:59.09 +40:56:02.5   3411 4994   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115046_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115046_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    12.04    23:28:38.53 +39:50:28.0   1136 4477   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.08    23:28:38.55 +39:50:26.8   1130 4475   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115047_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115047_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.18    00:18:15.84 +36:48:58.3   6993 2526   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

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Considering the candidate 115049_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115049_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    12.61    23:24:19.05 +41:37:23.8   0732 5611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.79    23:24:19.02 +41:37:24.8   0726 5610   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115051_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115051_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.76    00:06:01.78 +40:23:23.9   5479 4643   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

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Considering the candidate 115053_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115053_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.95    23:53:53.81 +39:15:29.3   4069 3961   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

**** FOUND  23:53:53.82 +39:15:28.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115056_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115056_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.04    23:36:06.54 +41:00:08.2   2057 5112   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.99    23:36:06.44 +41:00:09.7   2051 5110   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115057_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115057_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.08    23:28:44.83 +39:40:42.2   1139 4377   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.04    23:28:44.79 +39:40:41.8   1133 4375   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115058_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115058_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.07    23:41:21.16 +39:40:31.7   2618 4268   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.07    23:41:21.22 +39:40:33.5   2612 4267   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115060_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115060_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.12    00:18:17.37 +36:49:26.3   6996 2531   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

**** FOUND  00:18:17.38 +36:49:26.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115062_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115062_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.26    23:34:42.31 +40:15:16.6   1858 4668   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

**** FOUND  23:34:42.25 +40:15:18.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115063_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115063_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.27    23:59:02.27 +41:11:06.8   4676 5120   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

**** FOUND  23:59:02.28 +41:11:07.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115066_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115066_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.28    23:57:46.09 +34:44:07.6   4507 1220   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.28    23:57:46.07 +34:44:07.7   4501 1218   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115068_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115068_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.30    00:06:05.97 +34:50:48.9   5543 1291   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.32    00:06:05.71 +34:50:50.0   5536 1289   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115070_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115070_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.16    00:13:43.28 +36:50:53.8   6441 2524   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

**** FOUND  00:13:43.25 +36:50:53.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115077_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115077_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.65    23:41:08.57 +39:11:38.3   2572 3977   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

**** FOUND  23:41:08.66 +39:11:37.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115079_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115079_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    13.57    23:32:37.59 +35:25:06.9   1399 1755   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    13.55    23:32:37.81 +35:25:05.4   1393 1753   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 115092_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 115092_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 08 28.32105    2461280.82105    14.06    23:53:59.71 +39:18:03.4   4087 3988   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0276.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    14.06    23:53:59.69 +39:18:05.2   4081 3987   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 19937_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277
The candidate 19937_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 28.32162    2461280.82162    12.52    23:43:06.53 +35:28:47.2   2696 1716   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_031740_TTUQ2b1x1_1159940_CL82y0BR/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-28_02-42-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits

**** FOUND  23:43:06.66 +35:28:47.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field And-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed And-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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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)2461280.82104727 -observatory V36
10:30:57.00 +11:11:21.1 Mercury (-1.9mag)
13:08:32.23 -10:26:37.7 Venus (-4.6mag)
06:46:36.77 +23:29:01.2 Mars (1.3mag)
09:00:39.65 +17:32:20.1 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:53:48.59 +02:53:45.7 Saturn (0.5mag)
04:13:23.14 +21:01:12.8 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:14:38.73 +00:02:53.7 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:26:20.60 -23:37:01.4 Pluto (14.5mag)
22:30:54.22 -09:12:59.0 Moon (-12.7mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461280.82104727:
09:00:35.15 +17:32:42.7 Io (6.2mag)
09:00:31.20 +17:33:01.2 Europa (6.3mag)
09:00:43.45 +17:32:05.1 Ganymede (5.7mag)
09:01:08.19 +17:30:07.2 Callisto (6.9mag)
08:58:11.45 +17:43:48.0 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:00:41.61 +17:32:12.2 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:57:51.57 +17:38:44.7 Elara (17.7mag)
09:04:43.93 +17:03:16.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:02:27.60 +17:47:26.5 Carme (19.0mag)
00:53:41.01 +02:53:18.9 Titan (8.4mag)
00:53:44.54 +02:53:52.0 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:54:22.58 +02:56:14.2 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:53:33.13 +02:53:50.6 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:52:46.34 +02:44:30.7 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461280.82104727:
20:50:19.27 -08:57:26.8 JWST
18:43:04.34 +14:32:49.1 Chandra
10:50:18.70 -58:54:27.0 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461280.82104727 -observatory V36
03:33:23.78 +18:48:52.3 17.5mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:00:25.12 -34:23:06.4 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:11:33.02 -69:46:37.5 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:15.49 +33:26:59.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:34:02.75 +43:44:58.4 17.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:21:41.11 +29:47:45.2 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:02:07.76 +26:10:09.5 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:40:15.44 +27:36:25.2 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:42:13.81 +05:16:50.1 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
20:47:18.43 +63:02:00.7 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:33:14.58 -14:46:02.6 14.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:29:10.73 +32:19:15.6 15.6mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:05:46.28 +15:26:22.5 17.8mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:41:11.27 +43:26:52.0 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:40:27.57 +49:39:13.2 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:29:44.37 -12:55:29.8 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:07:34.11 +20:29:15.3 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:02:18.04 +19:31:34.7 17.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:11:45.83 +00:54:10.5 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:19:29.29 +75:31:06.6 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:09:13.94 +46:19:42.3 17.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:04:09.83 +10:27:02.1 17.5mag A/2026 E1
22:17:38.74 -33:42:49.7 7.3mag 10P/Tempel
11:41:34.50 -04:44:17.3 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
11:48:27.76 -01:54:22.9 17.5mag 63P/Wild
00:49:28.73 -06:26:44.4 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
06:19:19.62 +19:55:33.7 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:21:39.40 -25:29:26.2 17.3mag 84P/Giclas
03:14:56.81 +14:46:10.8 17.0mag 88P/Howell
08:44:07.39 +24:37:49.9 16.5mag 93P/Lovas
05:05:59.31 +24:45:31.8 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
07:01:23.55 +27:08:11.0 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
10:05:21.37 +22:55:28.3 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley
12:25:03.18 -17:47:21.0 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos
06:04:46.46 +20:54:29.0 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
07:01:17.48 +17:41:50.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
23:57:12.38 +02:52:05.7 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:00:04.13 -18:21:55.2 12.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
08:22:33.51 +38:01:32.4 16.2mag 162P/Siding Spring
10:14:40.27 +22:19:00.5 12.5mag 169P/NEAT
03:14:04.49 +09:08:33.4 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
04:20:21.19 +32:59:51.9 15.3mag 260P/McNaught
08:04:22.00 +36:38:36.6 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:19:16.23 +00:52:42.4 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski
09:19:02.50 +17:21:45.0 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 03:20:55 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 28s (0.47 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 8s (0.13 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 1s (0.02 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 2s (0.03 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 45s (0.75 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 10 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 4 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 22s (0.37 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 19s (0.32 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: 1s (0.02 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 2s (0.03 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 47s (0.78 min)
FIELD_And-04-Q2b1x1: 107s (1.78 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 110s (1.83 min)
Finished: Fri Aug 28 03:22:45 CDT 2026