NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf

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

Processing fields Tau-03-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    7.47    04:13:26.05 +21:01:20.3   1532 2490   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    7.73    04:13:26.00 +21:01:20.2   1528 2496   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 29.3219  2461281.8219   7.60  04:13:26.03 +21:01:20.3
173.60874 -21.39888 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.3 pix   This object is listed in planets.txt    1.6"  Uranus (5.7mag)
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1.6" Uranus  (5.7mag)
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    7.73    04:13:26.07 +21:01:20.3   1532 2490   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    7.79    04:13:25.99 +21:01:20.0   1528 2496   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 29.3219  2461281.8219   7.76  04:13:26.03 +21:01:20.1
173.60878 -21.39891 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 7.3 pix   This object is listed in planets.txt    1.6"  Uranus (5.7mag)
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1.6" Uranus  (5.7mag)
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    11.67    04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.1   4941 4858   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    11.62    04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2   4937 4864   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 29.3219  2461281.8219  11.64  04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2
174.68132 -14.60151 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 7.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
230 Athamantis              -0      1       1  12.0     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2:  16.27 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2:  16.20 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    12.41    04:28:28.07 +24:47:06.8   3557 4824   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.77    04:28:28.12 +24:47:07.3   3554 4831   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 29.3219  2461281.8219  12.59  04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1
173.08728 -16.30996 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
49 Pales                   -0     -0       0  12.8     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1:  16.33 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1:  16.28 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Reference image   2026 01 09.18988    2461049.68988    14.81    04:29:12.05 +21:49:05.8   5868 3307   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits
Discovery image 1   2026 01 18.21911    2461058.71911    15.11    04:29:12.07 +21:49:04.8   5868 3311   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    13.45    04:29:12.48 +21:49:09.3   3737 3043   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits
Discovery image 3   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    13.33    04:29:12.41 +21:49:08.6   3733 3049   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 08 29.3219  2461281.8219  13.39  04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0
175.55466 -18.11901 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 7.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
344 Desiderata              -1     -0       1  13.7     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0:  14.85 +/- 0.09  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0:  15.19 +/- 0.14  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.95 +/- 0.07
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Tau-03-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 5

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 reference image: Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits
Field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 reference image: Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits
Field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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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: 
Tau-03-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Tau-03-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-03-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 752195 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 752195 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits_preview.png'
Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits

renamed 'Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits_preview.png'
Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 515.2031 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 636.4101 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 6200.4767 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1435.9457 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 6686.8949 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1635.2295 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 12.035 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.122 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 ERROR: passing clouds (SD ratio=0.122 soft threshold=0.12) ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/d_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits :) Spent 0.469071 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/d_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! 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status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/d_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits :) Spent 0.471328 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/d_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits


fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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: 2461281.82161941 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images 'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt' wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Image size: 942.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:47.794 +21:58:57.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:47.794 +21:58:57.42 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0338 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Image size: 942.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:49.093 +21:58:18.97 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:49.093 +21:58:18.97 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0346 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 04:36:47.794 +21:58:57.42 Second-epoch second image center 04:36:49.093 +21:58:18.97 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01180 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JaS4ej2EA6 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yg9n3RsGtH Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ImtN1Kj04z Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits &> /tmp/tmp.idoptYE5MO Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 11927 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec +16.4856 to +27.2829 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec 16.4856 to 27.2829 deg Loaded 5180 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): 3947 out of 4318 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4318 out of 11927 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.997400 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.997400 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.50 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 11927 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec +16.4856 to +27.2829 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 60.5112 to 78.0902 deg, Dec 16.4856 to 27.2829 deg Loaded 5180 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): 3947 out of 4318 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4318 out of 11927 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (aperture=6.0) Read 11076 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5314 to 78.0905 deg, Dec +16.4856 to +27.2796 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 60.5314 to 78.0905 deg, Dec 16.4856 to 27.2796 deg Loaded 5169 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): 3956 out of 4300 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4300 out of 11076 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (aperture=6.2) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 2.1 pix Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 2.4 pix fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 2.4 pix fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 15.4 mag. Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 13.3 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 13.2 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 10.6 (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.JaS4ej2EA6 (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=967, bad_region=0, passed=11927 Got 11927 stars (including 10942 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11927 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4866 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4844 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11927 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4866 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11927 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11927 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4844 stars left (next iteration limit 5328) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits N_match=4844 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.246 n_q1=1283 n_q2=1077 n_q3=1448 n_q4=1036 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.251 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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.yg9n3RsGtH (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=897, bad_region=0, passed=11076 Got 11076 stars (including 10166 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11076 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4844 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11076 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11076 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4844 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11076 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4844 stars left (next iteration limit 5328) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits N_match=4844 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.285 n_q1=1273 n_q2=1107 n_q3=1409 n_q4=1055 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.297 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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.ImtN1Kj04z (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=235, bad_region=0, passed=2318 Got 2318 stars (including 2079 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2318 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013092 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010473 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 588 (Dec 16.2 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2020 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2015 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2010 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2015 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2313 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 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 588 (Dec 16.2 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2021 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2016 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2312 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2016 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2312 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 2016 stars left (next iteration limit 2216) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2016 robust_rms=9.745 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.393 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2016 robust_rms=0.461 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.520 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2016 robust_rms=0.339 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.378 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2016 robust_rms_before=1.150 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.362 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.339 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.439 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.378 verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Image size: 942.8'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:47.860 +21:58:56.38 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 2318 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky3392858.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.150 -> 0.339 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits N_match=2016 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.354 n_q1=480 n_q2=606 n_q3=355 n_q4=575 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.139 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.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.idoptYE5MO (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=216, bad_region=0, passed=2101 Got 2101 stars (including 1883 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2101 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013092 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010473 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 588 (Dec 16.2 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1827 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1822 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1813 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1822 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2089 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 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 588 (Dec 16.2 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1828 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1823 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2089 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1823 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2089 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 1823 stars left (next iteration limit 2004) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1823 robust_rms=9.301 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.885 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1823 robust_rms=0.465 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.514 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1823 robust_rms=0.343 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.373 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1823 robust_rms_before=1.118 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.364 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.343 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.402 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.373 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.402 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits N_match=1823 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.343 n_q1=447 n_q2=579 n_q3=267 n_q4=530 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.054 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits sigma_overall=0.304 worst_q_ratio=1.251 ref2=Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.297 new1=fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits sigma_overall=0.357 worst_q_ratio=1.139 new2=fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits sigma_overall=0.370 worst_q_ratio=1.054 reference average sigma_overall=0.3275 worst_q_ratio=1.274 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161_astrometric_residuals.png (4844 matched stars from wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202_astrometric_residuals.png (4844 matched stars from wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330_astrometric_residuals.png (2016 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331_astrometric_residuals.png (1823 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20366_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 Preparing report for the candidate 20366_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 07981_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 07981_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    10.65    04:21:25.40 +20:15:59.2   2673 2071   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:21:25.40 +20:15:59.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 10554_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 10554_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    10.19    04:52:02.28 +17:32:17.4   7126 0671   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:52:02.27 +17:32:17.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Image size: 942.8'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:47.860 +21:58:56.38 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:47.860 +21:58:56.38 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0336 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Image size: 942.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 04:36:49.093 +21:58:18.97 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 04:36:56.045 +21:59:37.33 Second-epoch image center 04:36:49.093 +21:58:18.97 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0346 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 04:36:47.860 +21:58:56.38 Second-epoch second image center 04:36:49.093 +21:58:18.97 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01143 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jTuThcCUff Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ujYQRnVeRS Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gcZ7PoQrq8 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MbOLhktOcH Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits and wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 86341 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec +16.4673 to +27.2853 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec 16.4673 to 27.2853 deg Loaded 5193 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): 3472 out of 4349 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4349 out of 86341 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.857350 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.857350 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.21 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.65 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.65
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 86341 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec +16.4673 to +27.2853 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 60.5065 to 78.1101 deg, Dec 16.4673 to 27.2853 deg Loaded 5193 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): 3472 out of 4349 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4349 out of 86341 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (aperture=4.5) Read 80651 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 60.5064 to 78.1103 deg, Dec +16.4671 to +27.2945 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 60.5064 to 78.1103 deg, Dec 16.4671 to 27.2945 deg Loaded 5197 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): 3489 out of 4349 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4349 out of 80651 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (aperture=4.6) ____ 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: 1.9 pix Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 1.9 pix Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 2.3 pix fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 2.3 pix fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.7 mag. Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 15.5 mag. Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 13.6 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 13.5 mag. fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.5 (SNR ) 13.1 (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.jTuThcCUff (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=23, blended=6242, bad_region=8, passed=86318 Got 86318 stars (including 79890 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 86318 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4857 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 86318 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 86318 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 86318 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5342) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.254 n_q1=1260 n_q2=1091 n_q3=1439 n_q4=1067 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.279 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.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.ujYQRnVeRS (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=5759, bad_region=1, passed=80631 Got 80631 stars (including 74709 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 80631 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4855 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 80631 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 80631 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 80631 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4855 stars left (next iteration limit 5340) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits N_match=4855 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.269 n_q1=1222 n_q2=1136 n_q3=1399 n_q4=1098 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.273 The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.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.gcZ7PoQrq8 (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=471, bad_region=0, passed=18634 Got 18634 stars (including 18137 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18634 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013094 (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 0.010476 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4856 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4832 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4831 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4832 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18633 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4855 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4831 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18633 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4831 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18633 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 4831 stars left (next iteration limit 5315) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.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=4831 robust_rms=9.763 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.934 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4831 robust_rms=0.533 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.601 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4831 robust_rms=0.404 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.455 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4831 robust_rms_before=0.405 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.393 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.404 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.446 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.455 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.446 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits N_match=4831 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.386 n_q1=1261 n_q2=1351 n_q3=836 n_q4=1383 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.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.MbOLhktOcH (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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=423, bad_region=1, passed=17383 Got 17383 stars (including 16936 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17383 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013092 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010473 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4852 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4827 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4822 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4827 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17371 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 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4852 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4828 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17372 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4828 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17372 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 4828 stars left (next iteration limit 5309) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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=4828 robust_rms=9.355 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=14.862 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4828 robust_rms=0.536 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.621 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4828 robust_rms=0.417 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.465 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4828 robust_rms_before=1.162 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.413 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.417 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.454 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.465 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.454 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits N_match=4828 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.426 n_q1=1285 n_q2=1414 n_q3=703 n_q4=1426 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.053 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.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_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/wcs_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2: 16.27 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:32:07.76 +21:36:44.3: 12.78 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1: 16.33 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:21:45.27 +19:28:44.1: 12.50 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:12:41.52 +23:31:30.4: 12.75 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:48:48.84 +21:18:40.6: 12.73 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1: 16.28 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:12:41.52 +23:31:30.4: 12.66 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:32:07.76 +21:36:44.3: 12.75 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:21:45.27 +19:28:44.1: 12.47 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.70 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.77 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:12:41.52 +23:31:30.4: ref_mag=12.70 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7307 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:32:07.76 +21:36:44.3: ref_mag=12.77 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6473 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.49 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:21:45.27 +19:28:44.1: ref_mag=12.49 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3599 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:48:48.84 +21:18:40.6: 12.75 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.74 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:48:48.84 +21:18:40.6: ref_mag=12.74 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7074 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-33-15_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0161.fits at 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0: 14.85 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_23-15-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0202.fits at 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0: 15.19 +/- 0.14 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.95 +/- 0.07 Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0: ref_mag=14.95 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=13.3910 delta=1.56 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out101259.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out101334.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out46362.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101181_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 Preparing report for the candidate 101181_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101235_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101235_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    11.24    04:28:23.71 +19:10:45.6   3687 1454   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:28:23.71 +19:10:45.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101259_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 Preparing report for the candidate 101259_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101324_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101324_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    12.34    04:21:45.21 +19:28:43.6   2738 1590   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.39    04:21:45.32 +19:28:44.6   2735 1597   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101334_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 Preparing report for the candidate 101334_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101363_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101363_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    12.74    04:12:41.49 +23:31:30.6   1401 4003   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.72    04:12:41.55 +23:31:30.2   1397 4009   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101377_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101377_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.59    04:42:09.71 +22:55:09.1   5495 3810   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:42:09.69 +22:55:08.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101384_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101384_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.59    04:22:53.19 +17:34:10.5   2934 0446   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:22:53.19 +17:34:10.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101385_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101385_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.60    04:38:26.85 +26:55:00.7   4841 6189   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:38:26.85 +26:55:00.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101392_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101392_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    12.69    04:32:07.77 +21:36:44.4   4150 2938   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.61    04:32:07.74 +21:36:44.2   4147 2944   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101393_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101393_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.73    04:26:29.17 +22:48:44.4   3330 3631   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:26:29.16 +22:48:44.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101406_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101406_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.45    05:05:06.78 +23:48:49.2   8629 4627   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 05:05:06.79 +23:48:50.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101416_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101416_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 08 29.32162    2461281.82162    12.71    04:48:48.82 +21:18:40.1   6492 2904   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-42-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0330.fits Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.71    04:48:48.85 +21:18:41.0   6488 2911   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101419_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101419_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.71    04:34:38.44 +22:42:11.9   4463 3618   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:34:38.47 +22:42:12.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101434_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101434_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.66    04:10:47.83 +18:26:18.6   1172 0919   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:10:47.84 +18:26:18.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101442_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101442_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.84    04:26:10.69 +22:49:27.3   3287 3636   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:26:10.69 +22:49:27.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101475_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101475_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    13.28    04:21:32.76 +21:00:55.2   2677 2523   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:21:32.76 +21:00:54.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 101486_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 101486_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    13.33    04:28:14.41 +24:06:07.8   3540 4417   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:28:14.41 +24:06:08.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53022_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 53022_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    12.28    04:58:39.85 +20:57:05.2   7892 2811   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:58:39.82 +20:57:05.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 46362_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 Preparing report for the candidate 46362_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 05458_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 05458_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    11.46    05:09:07.05 +26:08:17.7   9037 6100   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 05:09:07.05 +26:08:16.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 60271_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 60271_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    10.91    04:21:25.41 +20:15:59.6   2673 2071   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:21:25.43 +20:15:59.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 65103_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 The candidate 65103_fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 08 29.32223    2461281.82223    10.31    04:52:02.29 +17:32:17.3   7126 0671   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_024425_TTUQ1b1x1_3384702_ewirAXjf/fd_Tau-03-Q1b1x1_2026-08-29_02-43-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0331.fits **** FOUND 04:52:02.28 +17:32:17.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2 04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0 ########### Completed Tau-03-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 04:13:26.03 +21:01:20.3 04:13:26.03 +21:01:20.1 04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2 04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0 ################################################################################### 04:13:26.03 +21:01:20.3 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:13:26.03 +21:01:20.1 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:38:35.12 +24:43:26.2 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:28:28.10 +24:47:07.1 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 04:29:12.44 +21:49:09.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461281.82161941 -observatory V36 10:38:15.19 +10:26:24.7 Mercury (-1.8mag) 13:11:29.45 -10:52:34.9 Venus (-4.6mag) 06:49:23.74 +23:26:44.4 Mars (1.3mag) 09:01:31.01 +17:28:50.8 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:53:37.35 +02:52:21.5 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:13:25.92 +21:01:19.9 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:14:33.58 +00:02:18.4 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:26:15.77 -23:37:18.6 Pluto (14.5mag) 23:17:46.92 -03:08:45.2 Moon (-12.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Aug 29 02:45 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461281.82161941: 09:01:36.76 +17:28:23.7 Io (6.2mag) 09:01:36.10 +17:28:27.3 Europa (6.3mag) 09:01:45.80 +17:27:41.8 Ganymede (5.7mag) 09:01:59.83 +17:26:35.3 Callisto (6.9mag) 08:59:03.78 +17:40:52.0 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:01:31.06 +17:28:50.9 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:58:43.86 +17:35:40.7 Elara (17.7mag) 09:05:34.51 +16:59:25.1 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:03:14.70 +17:44:12.9 Carme (19.0mag) 00:53:34.69 +02:51:47.4 Titan (8.4mag) 00:53:31.19 +02:52:14.1 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:54:10.30 +02:54:54.9 Iapetus (11.1mag) 00:53:21.74 +02:52:15.6 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:52:33.95 +02:42:59.9 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 29 02:45 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461281.82161941: 20:57:12.94 -08:01:15.0 JWST 14:55:52.58 +52:34:52.0 Chandra 05:59:25.91 +30:40:34.1 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 29 02:45 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461281.82161941 -observatory V36 03:34:11.59 +18:52:22.2 17.5mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:00:34.63 -34:22:07.5 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:12:22.54 -69:49:38.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:14:25.62 +33:28:27.2 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:36:02.31 +43:56:55.5 17.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:20:50.75 +29:41:28.6 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:02:58.59 +26:09:00.3 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:41:11.24 +27:34:01.2 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:42:53.05 +05:16:35.7 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 20:46:21.58 +62:50:53.5 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:32:46.73 -14:51:23.2 14.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:30:08.56 +32:22:29.7 15.7mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:05:48.89 +15:25:41.3 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:40:19.03 +43:25:50.9 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:38:58.78 +49:38:04.4 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:30:22.44 -12:55:55.1 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:08:01.66 +20:17:48.3 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:03:50.46 +19:27:08.2 17.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:12:31.30 +00:49:32.5 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:21:18.54 +75:22:53.2 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:09:00.97 +46:19:06.6 17.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:05:03.91 +10:32:09.6 17.5mag A/2026 E1 22:18:29.91 -33:54:18.8 7.3mag 10P/Tempel 11:42:13.74 -04:48:34.9 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 11:50:28.90 -02:13:43.1 17.5mag 63P/Wild 00:49:03.72 -06:30:21.6 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:21:23.47 +19:51:58.6 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels 20:21:02.36 -25:33:50.4 17.3mag 84P/Giclas 03:15:19.76 +14:48:05.6 16.7mag 88P/Howell 08:46:21.16 +24:28:00.0 16.5mag 93P/Lovas 05:09:08.45 +25:09:03.9 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:04:30.45 +26:55:28.1 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:07:38.32 +22:43:25.1 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:27:10.82 -18:09:04.4 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos 06:06:05.27 +20:53:04.8 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 07:02:49.51 +17:37:34.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 23:56:45.54 +02:49:25.8 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 02:58:02.31 -18:18:49.3 12.3mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 08:25:40.11 +37:59:55.1 16.2mag 162P/Siding Spring 10:08:50.97 +21:13:38.1 12.6mag 169P/NEAT 03:15:16.80 +09:05:21.4 14.5mag 220P/McNaught 04:23:11.42 +33:20:54.0 15.2mag 260P/McNaught 08:07:11.22 +36:33:34.7 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:19:49.45 +00:45:53.8 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski 09:19:55.72 +17:18:40.1 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.2K Aug 29 02:45 comets.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Aug 29 02:45 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Aug 29 02:45 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 12:57:00.178 -28:38:41.60 AT 2026xtk 2026-01-27.59 21.76 01:03:05.392 -48:27:31.47 AT 2026xtj 2026-07-20.74 19.53 09:35:34.709 +00:56:04.68 AT 2026xti 2026-01-27.47 21.2 21:52:33.253 -17:58:16.44 AT 2026xth 2026-08-06.68 19.94 12:08:48.403 -07:54:21.72 AT 2026xtg 2026-02-24.49 20.36 02:00:20.418 -49:16:45.81 AT 2026xtf 2026-07-20.78 19.97 10:46:21.315 -03:27:30.71 AT 2026xte 2026-01-20.62 22.02 02:26:56.393 -42:38:05.65 AT 2026xtd 2026-07-20.77 19.71 09:49:53.865 +05:48:24.44 AT 2026xtc 2026-01-11.59 22.2 02:48:02.176 -56:19:29.33 AT 2026xtb 2026-07-20.80 19.96 00:20:16.346 -20:36:53.55 AT 2026xta 2026-08-06.64 19.91 23:40:20.063 -20:05:55.81 AT 2026xsz 2026-07-21.72 20.55 01:51:20.204 -06:48:48.83 AT 2026xsy 2026-07-20.76 19.66 19:03:24.963 +30:17:50.43 AT 2026xsx 2026-08-05.87 18.93 22:46:52.408 -07:52:32.86 AT 2026xsw 2026-08-05.65 18.73 07:13:40.090 +40:40:34.39 AT 2026xsv 2026-02-06.29 20.62 00:27:08.471 -13:06:25.38 AT 2026xsu 2026-08-06.65 19.81 00:17:40.281 -15:08:19.75 SN 2026xst 2026-08-06.65 19.39 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Aug 29 02:45 tns_transients_list.txt

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