FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Ori-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Field Ori-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Field Ori-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Field Ori-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461032.79071524 23.12.2025 06:58:27.797   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
First image: 2461032.79071524 23.12.2025 06:58:27.797   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Last  image: 2461281.84392818 29.08.2026 08:15:05.395   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.62
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  9547
Objects passed selection criteria:  9469
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 7921.25
Average stars matched: 7043.25 (88.9159 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   240388 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Sat Aug 29 03:35:49 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461032.79071524 23.12.2025 06:58:27.797   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
First image: 2461032.79071524 23.12.2025 06:58:27.797   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Last  image: 2461281.84392818 29.08.2026 08:15:05.395   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 14
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.32
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 17 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  72634
Objects passed selection criteria:  72417
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.4    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.4    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 61618
Average stars matched: 54663.2 (88.7131 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   502532 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Sat Aug 29 03:36:53 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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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: 
Ori-01-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Ori-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Ori-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 727231 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 727231 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.png' -> 'transient_report/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits_preview.png'

Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits


renamed 'Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.png' -> 'transient_report/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits_preview.png'

Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 598.2170
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 751.4500
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 6739.6109
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1417.0603
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 6775.4539
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1399.1317
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 11.2662
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.013
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 26.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/d_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits :)

Spent 0.491689 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/d_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     25.2099990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 26.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/d_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits :)

Spent 0.506627 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/d_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits



fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits




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

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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: 2461281.84337720
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Image size: 941.6'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: 05:20:07.226 +14:00:41.44 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Image size: 940.9'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:20:06.016 +14:01:21.90 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 05:20:07.226 +14:00:41.44
Second-epoch image center 05:20:06.016 +14:01:21.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0123 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Image size: 940.8'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:20:03.648 +14:00:42.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 05:20:07.226 +14:00:41.44
Second-epoch image center 05:20:03.648 +14:00:42.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0145 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  05:20:06.016 +14:01:21.90
Second-epoch second image center 05:20:03.648 +14:00:42.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01445 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2xQu6grt7I
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FZNkSl4Rrm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits &> /tmp/tmp.z4Y67EiaAD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cOt6Qombg3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits and wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits and wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits and wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 18778 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 71.7748 to 88.3498 deg, Dec +8.6481 to +19.2997 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 71.7748 to 88.3498 deg, Dec 8.6481 to 19.2997 deg
Loaded 8940 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): 6904 out of 7673 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7673 out of 18778 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.977900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.977900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.62
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.36

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.36

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 18778 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 71.7748 to 88.3498 deg, Dec +8.6481 to +19.2997 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 71.7748 to 88.3498 deg, Dec 8.6481 to 19.2997 deg
Loaded 8940 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): 6904 out of 7673 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7673 out of 18778 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 19240 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 71.5715 to 88.1444 deg, Dec +8.4866 to +19.3515 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 71.5715 to 88.1444 deg, Dec 8.4866 to 19.3515 deg
Loaded 8970 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): 6863 out of 7649 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7649 out of 19240 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
 2.1 pix  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.4 mag.  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
 15.4 mag.  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
 12.6 mag.  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
 12.6 mag.  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  12.6 (SNR )  10.1 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.2xQu6grt7I (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1816, bad_region=3005, passed=18778
Got 18778 stars (including 14175 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18778 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4803 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4747 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16452 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4804 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16452 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16452 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Excluding outliers - 4745 stars left (next iteration limit 5220)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits N_match=4745 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.229 n_q1=1785 n_q2=669 n_q3=1584 n_q4=707 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits -region wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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.FZNkSl4Rrm (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1850, bad_region=6689, passed=19240
Got 19240 stars (including 11393 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19240 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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.5 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4807 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4767 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4768 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4767 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 

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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.5 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4807 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4767 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4767 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Excluding outliers - 4767 stars left (next iteration limit 5243)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits N_match=4767 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.268 n_q1=1357 n_q2=1015 n_q3=1333 n_q4=1062 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.106
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -region wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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.z4Y67EiaAD (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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=226, bad_region=583, passed=2377
Got 2377 stars (including 1609 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2377 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013068 (47.0 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010454 (37.6 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1551 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1538 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1538 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1537 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1889 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1551 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1889 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 
Excluding outliers - 1540 stars left (next iteration limit 1690)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1540 robust_rms=6.709 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.733 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1540 robust_rms=0.653 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.739 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1540 robust_rms=0.536 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.551 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1540 robust_rms_before=1.611 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.580 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.536 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.592 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.551
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.592 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits N_match=1540 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.591 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.600 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.584 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.601 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.599 n_q1=498 n_q2=264 n_q3=455 n_q4=323 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.016
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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.cOt6Qombg3 (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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=215, bad_region=546, passed=2309
Got 2309 stars (including 1585 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2309 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (47.0 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010453 (37.6 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1535 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1521 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1519 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1520 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1860 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 

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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1534 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1520 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1860 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1520 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1860 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60" 
Excluding outliers - 1520 stars left (next iteration limit 1672)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1520 robust_rms=6.659 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.818 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1520 robust_rms=0.628 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.703 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1520 robust_rms=0.505 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.516 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1520 robust_rms_before=1.500 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.609 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.505 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.655 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.516
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Image size: 941.3'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:20:03.744 +14:00:41.39 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 2309 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky4089906.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.500 -> 0.505 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits N_match=1520 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.533 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.563 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.506 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.537 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.547 n_q1=503 n_q2=270 n_q3=435 n_q4=312 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.055
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits sigma_overall=0.316 worst_q_ratio=1.267
ref2=Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits sigma_overall=0.315 worst_q_ratio=1.106
new1=fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits sigma_overall=0.591 worst_q_ratio=1.016
new2=fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits sigma_overall=0.533 worst_q_ratio=1.055
reference average sigma_overall=0.3155 worst_q_ratio=1.1865
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346_astrometric_residuals.png (4745 matched stars from wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166_astrometric_residuals.png (4767 matched stars from wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386_astrometric_residuals.png (1540 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.54 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387_astrometric_residuals.png (1520 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.42 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ori-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ori-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Image size: 941.6'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: 05:20:07.226 +14:00:41.44 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"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Image size: 940.9'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:20:06.016 +14:01:21.90 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 05:20:07.226 +14:00:41.44
Second-epoch image center 05:20:06.016 +14:01:21.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0123 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Image size: 941.3'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:20:03.744 +14:00:41.39 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 05:20:07.226 +14:00:41.44
Second-epoch image center 05:20:03.744 +14:00:41.39
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0141 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  05:20:06.016 +14:01:21.90
Second-epoch second image center 05:20:03.744 +14:00:41.39
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01452 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/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits &> /tmp/tmp.m0ASqX4uGN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits &> /tmp/tmp.it1of8tYYR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9MZUspCwZ2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZJX0usCp57
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits and wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits and wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits and wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 133414 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 71.7535 to 88.3498 deg, Dec +8.6339 to +19.3006 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 71.7535 to 88.3498 deg, Dec 8.6339 to 19.3006 deg
Loaded 8958 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): 5727 out of 7745 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7745 out of 133414 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.848900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.848900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.32
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.53

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.53

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 133414 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 71.7535 to 88.3498 deg, Dec +8.6339 to +19.3006 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 71.7535 to 88.3498 deg, Dec 8.6339 to 19.3006 deg
Loaded 8958 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): 5727 out of 7745 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7745 out of 133414 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 134593 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 71.5715 to 88.1446 deg, Dec +8.4624 to +19.3542 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 71.5715 to 88.1446 deg, Dec 8.4624 to 19.3542 deg
Loaded 8990 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): 5766 out of 7720 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7720 out of 134593 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 13 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 1.9 pix  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
 2.0 pix  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.5 mag.  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
 15.6 mag.  Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
 13.0 mag.  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
 13.0 mag.  fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.0 (SNR )  12.7 (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.m0ASqX4uGN (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=28, blended=13989, bad_region=16769, passed=133386
Got 133386 stars (including 103589 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 133386 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4796 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4760 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4760 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4760 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 120780 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4796 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4760 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 120780 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4760 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 120780 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Excluding outliers - 4760 stars left (next iteration limit 5236)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits N_match=4760 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.225 n_q1=1676 n_q2=708 n_q3=1623 n_q4=753 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.215
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits -region wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_00-58-27_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0346.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.it1of8tYYR (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=22, blended=13660, bad_region=38072, passed=134571
Got 134571 stars (including 87554 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 134571 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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.5 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4799 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4774 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4774 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4774 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 104535 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 

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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.5 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4799 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4774 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 104535 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4774 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 104535 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Excluding outliers - 4774 stars left (next iteration limit 5251)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits N_match=4774 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.258 n_q1=1395 n_q2=956 n_q3=1399 n_q4=1024 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.067
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -region wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-38-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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.9MZUspCwZ2 (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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=613, bad_region=4073, passed=21626
Got 21626 stars (including 17041 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21626 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013068 (47.0 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010454 (37.6 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4792 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4753 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18597 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52" 

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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4791 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18597 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18597 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 
Excluding outliers - 4751 stars left (next iteration limit 5226)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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=4751 robust_rms=6.424 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.402 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4751 robust_rms=0.679 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.755 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4751 robust_rms=0.574 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.586 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4751 robust_rms_before=1.568 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.552 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.574 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.569 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.586
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.569 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits N_match=4751 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.558 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.556 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.582 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.585 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.560 n_q1=1404 n_q2=772 n_q3=1496 n_q4=1079 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.049
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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.ZJX0usCp57 (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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=589, bad_region=3851, passed=21043
Got 21043 stars (including 16696 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21043 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4798 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4755 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4755 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4755 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18241 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" 

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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4800 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4756 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18241 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4756 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18240 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 
Excluding outliers - 4756 stars left (next iteration limit 5230)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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=4756 robust_rms=6.151 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.311 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4756 robust_rms=0.648 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.710 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4756 robust_rms=0.564 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.586 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4756 robust_rms_before=0.568 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.539 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.564 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.553 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.586
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.553 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits N_match=4756 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.552 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.528 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.572 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.586 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.560 n_q1=1476 n_q2=817 n_q3=1442 n_q4=1021 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.061
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-14-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0386.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.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_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/wcs_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ori-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
  
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Considering the candidate 171174_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 171174_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.97    05:09:40.31 +15:34:05.8   3297 4171   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:09:40.32 +15:34:06.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 171183_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 171183_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.75    05:32:17.04 +17:02:03.3   6591 5006   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:32:17.05 +17:02:03.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 171187_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 171187_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.82    05:35:19.04 +09:54:55.7   7012 0692   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:35:19.01 +09:54:55.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 171188_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 171188_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    12.34    05:11:35.70 +16:03:55.8   3586 4463   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:11:35.75 +16:03:56.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 171202_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 171202_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    12.38    05:17:34.14 +17:39:19.5   4474 5405   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:17:34.14 +17:39:19.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 153932_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 153932_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    12.61    04:59:18.93 +15:45:12.0   1788 4339   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  04:59:18.95 +15:45:11.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 125355_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 125355_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.86    05:13:40.89 +11:59:11.6   3823 1991   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:13:40.92 +11:59:11.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 145778_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 145778_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    10.67    04:52:02.66 +17:32:14.4   0768 5480   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  04:52:02.64 +17:32:14.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 113305_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 113305_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.96    05:31:37.08 +11:07:40.8   6466 1432   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:31:37.13 +11:07:40.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 19883_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 19883_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.15    05:37:43.93 +17:45:27.3   7383 5448   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:37:43.96 +17:45:27.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 18684_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 18684_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.32    05:34:41.11 +17:53:17.5   6942 5525   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:34:41.15 +17:53:17.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 66970_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 66970_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    11.17    05:23:58.93 +14:34:47.8   5367 3529   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

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Considering the candidate 51774_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387
The candidate 51774_fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 08 29.34393    2461281.84393    10.95    05:28:38.52 +15:40:54.2   6055 4188   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-29_CI_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_033042_TTUQ2b1x1_4040223_cQRAubuB/fd_Ori-01-Q2b1x1_2026-08-29_03-15-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits

**** FOUND  05:28:38.49 +15:40:54.1 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 Ori-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Ori-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461281.84337720 -observatory V36
10:38:24.70 +10:25:25.6 Mercury (-1.8mag)
13:11:33.38 -10:53:08.4 Venus (-4.6mag)
06:49:27.38 +23:26:41.5 Mars (1.3mag)
09:01:32.13 +17:28:46.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:53:37.09 +02:52:19.6 Saturn (0.5mag)
04:13:25.98 +21:01:20.0 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:14:33.46 +00:02:17.6 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:26:15.66 -23:37:19.0 Pluto (14.5mag)
23:18:21.63 -03:00:36.4 Moon (-12.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Aug 29 03:35 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461281.84337720:
09:01:37.54 +17:28:20.8 Io (6.2mag)
09:01:37.57 +17:28:21.1 Europa (6.3mag)
09:01:47.08 +17:27:36.5 Ganymede (5.7mag)
09:02:00.92 +17:26:30.9 Callisto (6.9mag)
08:59:04.92 +17:40:48.2 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:01:32.82 +17:28:43.4 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:58:45.01 +17:35:36.7 Elara (17.7mag)
09:05:35.62 +16:59:20.1 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:03:15.73 +17:44:08.7 Carme (19.0mag)
00:53:34.55 +02:51:45.4 Titan (8.4mag)
00:53:31.00 +02:52:11.9 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:54:10.02 +02:54:53.1 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:53:21.50 +02:52:13.6 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:52:33.67 +02:42:58.0 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461281.84337720:
20:57:15.92 -07:59:50.9 JWST
15:04:28.98 +52:03:52.9 Chandra
06:12:33.53 +25:19:53.8 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461281.84337720 -observatory V36
03:34:12.60 +18:52:26.9 17.5mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:00:34.84 -34:22:06.0 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:12:23.62 -69:49:42.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:25.84 +33:28:29.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:36:04.84 +43:57:12.2 17.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:20:49.64 +29:41:20.3 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:02:59.69 +26:08:58.9 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:41:12.46 +27:33:58.1 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:42:53.91 +05:16:35.3 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
20:46:20.34 +62:50:38.8 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:32:46.14 -14:51:30.1 14.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:30:09.83 +32:22:34.1 15.7mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:05:48.96 +15:25:40.3 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:40:17.90 +43:25:49.3 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:38:56.84 +49:38:02.6 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:30:23.27 -12:55:55.7 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:08:02.26 +20:17:33.4 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:03:52.49 +19:27:02.4 17.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:12:32.30 +00:49:26.4 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:21:21.01 +75:22:42.0 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:09:00.65 +46:19:05.9 17.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:05:05.10 +10:32:16.3 17.5mag A/2026 E1
22:18:30.86 -33:54:32.9 7.4mag 10P/Tempel
11:42:14.60 -04:48:40.5 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
11:50:31.56 -02:14:08.3 17.5mag 63P/Wild
00:49:03.15 -06:30:26.4 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
06:21:26.16 +19:51:54.0 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:21:01.53 -25:33:55.8 17.3mag 84P/Giclas
03:15:20.22 +14:48:08.1 16.7mag 88P/Howell
08:46:24.07 +24:27:47.2 16.5mag 93P/Lovas
05:09:12.57 +25:09:34.9 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
07:04:34.52 +26:55:11.5 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
10:07:41.31 +22:43:09.4 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley
12:27:13.63 -18:09:32.6 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos
06:06:06.98 +20:53:03.1 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
07:02:51.51 +17:37:29.4 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
23:56:44.92 +02:49:22.3 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
02:57:59.53 -18:18:45.3 12.3mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
08:25:44.18 +37:59:53.1 16.2mag 162P/Siding Spring
10:08:44.01 +21:12:15.5 12.6mag 169P/NEAT
03:15:18.32 +09:05:17.2 14.5mag 220P/McNaught
04:23:15.09 +33:21:21.8 15.2mag 260P/McNaught
08:07:14.91 +36:33:28.2 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:19:50.19 +00:45:44.9 17.8mag 391P/Kowalski
09:19:56.89 +17:18:36.1 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90  AT2026zjy  2026-08-23.03 15.91
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50  SN2026ymb  2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30  SN2026yid  2026-08-22.82 15.13
04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60  ASASSN-26ey  2026-08-20.02 15.55
16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80  ASASSN-26ex  2026-08-18.78 3.63
21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60  SN 2026sfn  2026-08-16.3 17.09
23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00  SN 2026yib  2026-08-14.85 17.36
00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70  SN 2026whu  2026-08-14.96 16.5
19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90  ASASSN-26ew  2026-08-13.82 14.73
13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00  SN 2026wkv  2026-08-10.12 15.83
05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10  TCP J05210763+2338194  2026-08-10.59 9.34
01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10  SN2026wpd  2026-08-9.34 16.37
23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80  SN2026wjs  2026-08-9.35 17.12
16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70  AT2026xau  2026-08-9.3 17.71
01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50  SN2026weo  2026-08-7.46 15.76
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40  AT2026wdy  2026-08-5.05 16.08
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90  AT2026wek  2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60  ASASSN-26ev  2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20  SN2026wgm  2026-08-1.73 15.61
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er  2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00  SN2026vbh  2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90  ASASSN-26eq  2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60  ASASSN-26ep  2026-07-23.47 -4.06
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50  ASASSN-26et  2026-07-22.76 13.98
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk  2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90  ASASSN-26en  2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10  ASASSN-26es  2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00  ASASSN-26em  2026-07-20.94 16.83
18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70  ASASSN-26eu  2026-07-20.93 14.86
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40  AT2026ugi  2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80  ASASSN-26eo  2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej  2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek  2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50  ASASSN-26el  2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30  ASASSN-26ei  2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb  2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20  AT 2026unl  2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80  ASASSN-26eh  2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-22le  2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30  ASASSN-26ef  2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70  SN 2026qtn  2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40  ASASSN-26ec  2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50  AT2026stb  2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00  AT2026pjf  2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70  SN2026pir  2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30  ASASSN-26ed  2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10  AT2026qil  2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee  2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu  2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50  AT2026qqg  2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30  AT2026qly  2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10  ASASSN-26ea  2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30  ASASSN-26eb  2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20  SN 2026qqp  2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90  ASASSN-26dz  2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90  AT 2026rdg  2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40  AT 2026qpr  2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80  SN 2026pub  2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70  SN 2026pel  2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30  ASASSN-26dy  2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30  ASASSN-26dv  2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70  ASASSN-26dw  2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20  SN 2026mke  2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50  SN 2026nmv  2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50  AT2026oxh  2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90  ASASSN-26dx  2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10  AT2026pvk  2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20  AT2026plb  2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30  SN2026ore  2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30  AT2026oxl  2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20  AT2026ouj  2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20  AT2026ntk  2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20  ASASSN-26du  2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00  SN2026oxc  2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30  AT2026ovz  2026-06-14.59 15.39
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50  AT2026nwc  2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20  SN 2026odc  2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20  SN 2026nyq  2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90  ASASSN-26dt  2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60  SN2026nyp  2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50  SN2026mta  2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20  SN2026oao  2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60  AT2026nvf  2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00  SN2026npn  2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20  ASASSN-26dq  2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70  SN 2026obc  2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90  ASASSN-26dr  2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00  ASASSN-26ds  2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40  SN2026mho  2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10  AT2026min  2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00  ASASSN-26no  2026-05-24 8.41
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60  ASASSN-26dp  2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60  ASASSN-26dn  2026-05-20.01 14.64
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60  AT2026nma  2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10  AT2026lli  2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70  AT2026nad  2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40  ASASSN-26dm  2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10  ASASSN-26dl  2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00  ASASSN-26dk  2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60  ASASSN-26dh  2026-05-18.43 15.37
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
02:19:17.36 +28:57:15.8  TCP J02191736+2857158  2026-07-12.3549  12.5mag
00:44:56.43 +41:57:41.6  PNV J00445643+4157416  2026-07-13.8026  17.98Cmag
00:42:55.36 +41:17:27.0  PNV J00425536+4117270  2026-07-20.1813  17.7mag
20:35:43.64 +61:31:32.9  TCP J20354364+6131329  2026-07-20.5443  14.4mag
21:17:31.48 +22:25:51.0  TCP J21173148+2225510  2026-07-23.5577  14.8mag
00:41:24.04 +40:49:02.8  PNV J00412404+4049028  2026-07-25.0157  18.7mag
00:43:04.26 +41:02:28.6  PNV J00430426+4102286  2026-07-26.1512  20mag
14:51:51.40 +66:13:24.0  TCP J14515140+6613240  2026-07-29.2561  13.5mag
00:43:06.15 +41:22:08.2  PNV J00430615+4122082  2026-07-30.0085  19.4mag
00:41:33.23 +41:10:12.2  PNV J00413323+4110122  2026-08-02.8913  17.1mag
05:21:07.63 +23:38:19.4  TCP J05210763+2338194  2026-08-06.4109  11.2mag
22:57:17.96 +47:07:41.8  TCP J22571796+4707418  2026-08-09.3289  14.3mag
09:13:38.17 +76:28:18.1  PSN J09133817+7628181  2026-08-09.8037  15.4mag
00:43:17.29 +41:26:48.6  PNV J00431729+4126486  2026-08-14.0920  16.8mag
00:42:52.82 +41:10:58.6  PNV J00425282+4110586  2026-08-17.7723  19.9mag
00:42:52.83 +41:10:59.6  PNV J00425283+4110596  2026-08-18.6119  19.3mag
18:25:12.76 -22:25:29.3  TCP J18251276-2225293  2026-08-19.1062  9.4mag
18:03:09.04 +12:18:14.0  TCP J18030904+1218140  2026-08-19.5199  14.9mag
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2  PNV J19450648+1822422  2026-08-25.1278  9.0mag
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3  PNV J00425465+4122593  2026-08-25.4712  18.9mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
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
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Sat Aug 29 03:35:30 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 34s (0.57 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 9s (0.15 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 50s (0.83 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 6 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 4 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 3 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 18s (0.30 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 17s (0.28 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 39s (0.65 min)
FIELD_Ori-01-Q2b1x1: 101s (1.68 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 104s (1.73 min)
Finished: Sat Aug 29 03:37:14 CDT 2026