fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 08 30.29844 | 2461282.79844 | 12.44 | 05:06:52.23 +28:31:59.7 | 5636 2295 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 30.29917 | 2461282.79917 | 12.48 | 05:06:52.30 +28:31:59.1 | 5631 2289 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 30.2988 2461282.7988 12.46 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4
175.59457 -7.27820 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.
63 Ausonia -0 -0 1 12.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits at 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits at 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4: 16.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS. Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
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Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5 FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr) INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Aur-05-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Aur-05-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Aur-05-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 532974 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 532974 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.png' -> 'transient_report/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits_preview.png'
Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
renamed 'Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.png' -> 'transient_report/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits_preview.png'
Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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... 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/d_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits :) Spent 0.634672 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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/d_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 23.4699993133545 / [degC] Focuser temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/d_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits :) Spent 0.538248 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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/d_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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: 2461282.79843837 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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:00:01.042 +29:59:39.82 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Image size: 941.1'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: 05:00:18.757 +30:00:19.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:00:01.042 +29:59:39.82 Second-epoch image center 05:00:18.757 +30:00:19.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0649 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Image size: 941.0'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: 05:00:20.977 +30:00:49.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:00:01.042 +29:59:39.82 Second-epoch image center 05:00:20.977 +30:00:49.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0745 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 05:00:18.757 +30:00:19.64 Second-epoch second image center 05:00:20.977 +30:00:49.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01158 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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits &> /tmp/tmp.N9ADIt6J0k Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits &> /tmp/tmp.B5yoOkgHmH Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits &> /tmp/tmp.upCvjvT7xa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits &> /tmp/tmp.h06eaBWq1D Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits and wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits and wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits and wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 16295 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 65.5633 to 84.6655 deg, Dec +24.3644 to +35.2863 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 65.5633 to 84.6655 deg, Dec 24.3644 to 35.2863 deg Loaded 8426 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): 6039 out of 6740 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6740 out of 16295 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.988300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.988300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 16295 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 65.5633 to 84.6655 deg, Dec +24.3644 to +35.2863 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 65.5633 to 84.6655 deg, Dec 24.3644 to 35.2863 deg Loaded 8426 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): 6039 out of 6740 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6740 out of 16295 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits (aperture=6.0) Read 16349 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 65.5633 to 84.6688 deg, Dec +24.3644 to +35.2864 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 65.5633 to 84.6688 deg, Dec 24.3644 to 35.2864 deg Loaded 8429 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): 6042 out of 6743 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6743 out of 16349 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits (aperture=6.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits 1.9 pix Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits 2.4 pix fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 2.4 pix fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits 15.4 mag. Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits 13.2 mag. fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 13.2 mag. fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 10.7 (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.N9ADIt6J0k (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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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=1498, bad_region=2648, passed=16295 Got 16295 stars (including 12280 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16295 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4843 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4802 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14059 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4843 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14059 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14059 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 4802 stars left (next iteration limit 5283) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits N_match=4802 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.270 n_q1=2427 n_q2=542 n_q3=1323 n_q4=510 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.062 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits -region wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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.B5yoOkgHmH (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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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=1486, bad_region=2654, passed=16349 Got 16349 stars (including 12341 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16349 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4842 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4798 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4798 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4798 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14119 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4842 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14119 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14119 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4797 stars left (next iteration limit 5277) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits N_match=4797 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.277 n_q1=2431 n_q2=544 n_q3=1317 n_q4=505 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits -region wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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.upCvjvT7xa (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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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=188, bad_region=946, passed=3069 Got 3069 stars (including 1992 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3069 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1909 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2300 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2300 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2302 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Excluding outliers - 1911 stars left (next iteration limit 2101) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1911 robust_rms=6.235 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=7.800 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1911 robust_rms=0.748 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.896 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1911 robust_rms=0.554 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.674 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1911 robust_rms_before=1.706 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.567 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.554 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.701 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.674 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.701 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits N_match=1911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.558 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.569 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.637 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.678 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.493 n_q1=408 n_q2=319 n_q3=614 n_q4=570 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.215 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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.h06eaBWq1D (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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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=201, bad_region=941, passed=3090 Got 3090 stars (including 2009 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3090 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (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 0.010456 (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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1935 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2330 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2330 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2330 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" Excluding outliers - 1934 stars left (next iteration limit 2128) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1934 robust_rms=6.320 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=7.728 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1934 robust_rms=0.757 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.864 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1934 robust_rms=0.614 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.726 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1934 robust_rms_before=1.692 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.570 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.614 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.709 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.726 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.709 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits N_match=1934 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.578 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.506 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.604 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.742 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.506 n_q1=414 n_q2=324 n_q3=627 n_q4=569 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.283 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits sigma_overall=0.392 worst_q_ratio=1.062 ref2=Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits sigma_overall=0.375 worst_q_ratio=1.088 new1=fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits sigma_overall=0.558 worst_q_ratio=1.215 new2=fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits sigma_overall=0.578 worst_q_ratio=1.283 reference average sigma_overall=0.3835 worst_q_ratio=1.075 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362_astrometric_residuals.png (4802 matched stars from wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363_astrometric_residuals.png (4797 matched stars from wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214_astrometric_residuals.png (1911 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.51 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215_astrometric_residuals.png (1934 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.52 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Aur-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21308_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 21308_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 05:10:32.23 +32:10:42.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field Aur-05-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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:00:01.042 +29:59:39.82 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Image size: 941.1'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: 05:00:18.757 +30:00:19.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:00:01.042 +29:59:39.82 Second-epoch image center 05:00:18.757 +30:00:19.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0649 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Image size: 941.0'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: 05:00:20.977 +30:00:49.77 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:00:01.042 +29:59:39.82 Second-epoch image center 05:00:20.977 +30:00:49.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0745 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 05:00:18.757 +30:00:19.64 Second-epoch second image center 05:00:20.977 +30:00:49.77 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01158 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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OrAJYk9N5p Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4reVZvUVyb Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits &> /tmp/tmp.G5Eo1ie7s6 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5EibBiiYsr Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits and wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_ Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 10.56 05:10:32.20 +32:10:42.8 6121 4491 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits .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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits and wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits and wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 129003 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 65.5559 to 84.6888 deg, Dec +24.3225 to +35.3000 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 65.5559 to 84.6888 deg, Dec 24.3225 to 35.3000 deg Loaded 8484 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): 4942 out of 6872 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6872 out of 129003 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.844750 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.844750 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.26 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 129003 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 65.5559 to 84.6888 deg, Dec +24.3225 to +35.3000 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 65.5559 to 84.6888 deg, Dec 24.3225 to 35.3000 deg Loaded 8484 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): 4942 out of 6872 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6872 out of 129003 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits (aperture=4.5) Read 129055 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 65.5633 to 84.6902 deg, Dec +24.3185 to +35.2955 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 65.5633 to 84.6902 deg, Dec 24.3185 to 35.2955 deg Loaded 8479 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): 4936 out of 6881 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6881 out of 129055 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits (aperture=4.5) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.8 pix Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits 1.9 pix Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits 2.2 pix fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 2.2 pix fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits 15.6 mag. Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits 13.6 mag. fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 13.6 mag. fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.6 (SNR ) 13.2 (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.OrAJYk9N5p (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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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=36, blended=14027, bad_region=17069, passed=128967 Got 128967 stars (including 98817 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 128967 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4838 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4808 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4808 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4808 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115105 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4838 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4807 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115105 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4807 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115105 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4807 stars left (next iteration limit 5288) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits N_match=4807 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.242 n_q1=2304 n_q2=551 n_q3=1396 n_q4=556 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.069 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits -region wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.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.4reVZvUVyb (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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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=35, blended=13827, bad_region=17077, passed=129020 Got 129020 stars (including 99020 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 129020 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4835 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4803 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115170 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4835 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115170 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115170 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4803 stars left (next iteration limit 5283) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits N_match=4803 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.254 n_q1=2300 n_q2=559 n_q3=1387 n_q4=557 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.066 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits -region wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.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.G5Eo1ie7s6 (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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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=3, blended=792, bad_region=6633, passed=27792 Got 27792 stars (including 20560 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27792 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4827 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4781 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4781 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4781 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23049 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4826 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4781 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23049 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4781 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23049 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" Excluding outliers - 4781 stars left (next iteration limit 5259) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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=4781 robust_rms=6.144 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=6.706 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4781 robust_rms=0.781 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.914 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4781 robust_rms=0.601 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.701 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4781 robust_rms_before=1.741 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.586 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.601 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.721 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.701 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.721 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits N_match=4781 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.584 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.595 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.589 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.707 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.516 n_q1=995 n_q2=845 n_q3=1403 n_q4=1538 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.211 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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.5EibBiiYsr (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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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=1, blended=794, bad_region=6663, passed=28013 Got 28013 stars (including 20777 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28013 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (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 0.010456 (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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4831 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4785 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4785 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4785 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23237 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4828 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23237 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23237 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" Excluding outliers - 4784 stars left (next iteration limit 5263) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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=4784 robust_rms=6.207 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=6.641 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4784 robust_rms=0.771 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.893 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4784 robust_rms=0.645 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.730 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4784 robust_rms_before=1.729 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.576 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.645 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.695 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.730 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.695 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits N_match=4784 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.578 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.584 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.576 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.676 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.512 n_q1=995 n_q2=851 n_q3=1399 n_q4=1539 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.170 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.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_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/wcs_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Aur-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits at 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits at 04:56:57.84 +33:05:59.0: 11.96 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits at 05:10:01.90 +26:45:54.5: 12.82 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-12-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0362.fits at 05:14:54.16 +31:02:57.5: 12.74 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits at 04:56:57.84 +33:05:59.0: 11.96 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits at 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4: 16.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.96 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:56:57.84 +33:05:59.0: ref_mag=11.96 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.8739 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits at 05:10:01.90 +26:45:54.5: 12.87 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-13-14_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0363.fits at 05:14:54.16 +31:02:57.5: 12.70 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.84 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:10:01.90 +26:45:54.5: ref_mag=12.84 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6915 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.72 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:14:54.16 +31:02:57.5: ref_mag=12.72 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6566 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out151735.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 149647_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 149647_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 05:05:16.42 +32:38:13.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 150751_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 150751_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 13.07 05:05:16.57 +32:38:12.3 5452 4770 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Discovery image 1 2026 08 30.29844 2461282.79844 11.83 04:56:57.84 +33:05:58.6 4410 5076 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 150869_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 150869_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 11.94 04:56:57.83 +33:05:59.3 4405 5071 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 04:41:14.19 +28:37:42.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 150982_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 150982_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 11.98 04:41:14.20 +28:37:42.3 2235 2463 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 05:18:18.09 +33:47:32.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 151494_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 151494_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.02 05:18:18.05 +33:47:32.5 7101 5484 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 05:15:29.71 +32:42:36.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 151586_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 151586_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.35 05:15:29.70 +32:42:36.7 6753 4819 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 04:56:56.96 +33:06:50.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 151735_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 Preparing report for the candidate 151735_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 151938_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 151938_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.41 04:56:56.95 +33:06:50.7 4403 5080 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 05:14:46.57 +31:23:50.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 152204_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 152204_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.50 05:14:46.54 +31:23:50.1 6667 4022 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 04:51:21.94 +28:31:16.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 152234_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 152234_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.63 04:51:21.89 +28:31:17.8 3577 2331 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 04:57:04.47 +33:12:28.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 152293_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 152293_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.72 04:57:04.47 +33:12:28.6 4421 5136 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 05:05:45.92 +26:25:46.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 152347_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 152347_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.81 05:05:45.93 +26:25:45.1 5469 1017 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Discovery image 1 2026 08 30.29844 2461282.79844 12.67 05:14:54.29 +31:02:56.9 6690 3817 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 152522_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 152522_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.64 05:14:54.03 +31:02:58.1 6684 3812 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits Discovery image 1 2026 08 30.29844 2461282.79844 12.73 05:10:01.87 +26:45:55.8 6051 1223 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-09-35_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 143713_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 143713_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.66 05:10:01.93 +26:45:53.2 6047 1217 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 05:10:32.22 +32:10:41.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 105568_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 105568_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 10.68 05:10:32.20 +32:10:41.6 6121 4491 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 05:15:47.51 +26:45:14.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 121914_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 The candidate 121914_fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.50 05:15:47.63 +26:45:15.6 6825 1214 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits **** FOUND 05:09:38.50 +28:39:28.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s Prepared the HTML report for the field Aur-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4 ########### Completed Aur-05-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 #### 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4 ################################################################################### 05:06:52.26 +28:31:59.4 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461282.79843837 -observatory V36 10:45:16.37 +09:41:56.6 Mercury (-1.6mag) 13:14:20.14 -11:17:38.7 Venus (-4.6mag) 06:52:06.28 +23:24:20.7 Mars (1.2mag) 09:02:20.96 +17:25:26.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:53:26.10 +02:50:57.7 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:13:28.42 +21:01:26.3 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:14:28.49 +00:01:43.5 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:26:11.12 -23:37:35.1 Pluto (14.5mag) 00:04:22.10 +02:59:41.8 Moon (-12.1mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Aug 30 02:41 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461282.79843837: 09:02:19.41 +17:25:35.4 Io (6.2mag) 09:02:30.41 +17:24:42.0 Europa (6.3mag) 09:02:37.21 +17:24:08.2 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:02:46.45 +17:23:25.4 Callisto (6.9mag) 08:59:54.77 +17:37:59.6 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:02:24.18 +17:25:12.5 Thebe (16.6mag) 08:59:34.78 +17:32:40.9 Elara (17.7mag) 09:06:23.64 +16:55:39.5 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:04:00.48 +17:41:03.9 Carme (19.0mag) 00:53:28.53 +02:50:20.9 Titan (8.4mag) 00:53:26.16 +02:50:37.7 Rhea (9.7mag) 00:53:57.82 +02:53:34.8 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:53:11.80 +02:50:41.4 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:52:21.59 +02:41:29.9 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Aug 30 02:41 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461282.79843837: 21:04:11.43 -07:05:22.5 JWST 17:34:04.37 +35:36:17.4 Chandra 10:39:09.06 -58:18:04.4 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Aug 30 02:41 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461282.79843837 -observatory V36 03:34:57.18 +18:55:42.8 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:00:45.10 -34:21:09.0 14.2mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:13:10.50 -69:52:36.2 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:14:35.19 +33:29:53.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:37:56.03 +44:08:11.6 15.4mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:20:01.74 +29:35:13.8 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:03:47.72 +26:07:52.7 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:42:05.67 +27:31:42.0 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:43:31.25 +05:16:20.8 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 20:45:27.53 +62:39:51.1 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:32:20.79 -14:56:35.7 14.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:31:04.50 +32:25:41.5 15.7mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:05:51.95 +15:25:00.6 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:39:29.43 +43:24:42.5 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:37:32.64 +49:36:43.9 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:30:59.05 -12:56:22.3 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:08:27.89 +20:06:34.9 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:05:21.10 +19:22:46.3 16.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:13:16.06 +00:44:59.7 16.9mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:23:10.16 +75:14:43.8 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:08:46.66 +46:18:24.6 17.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:05:56.86 +10:37:07.9 17.5mag A/2026 E1 22:19:19.83 -34:04:46.1 13.2mag 10P/Tempel 11:42:52.15 -04:52:47.7 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 11:52:27.11 -02:32:34.0 17.5mag 63P/Wild 00:48:38.47 -06:33:55.6 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:23:23.61 +19:48:22.3 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:15:40.37 +14:49:50.8 16.7mag 88P/Howell 08:48:30.80 +24:18:20.9 16.5mag 93P/Lovas 05:12:14.19 +25:32:00.1 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:07:32.09 +26:42:46.5 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:09:51.73 +22:31:34.5 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:29:15.81 -18:30:12.2 17.3mag 124P/Mrkos 06:07:21.67 +20:51:39.7 16.0mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 07:04:18.74 +17:33:21.9 17.9mag 131P/Mueller 23:56:18.68 +02:46:44.4 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 02:55:55.12 -18:15:34.8 15.7mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 08:28:41.13 +37:58:09.8 16.2mag 162P/Siding Spring 10:03:42.34 +20:13:05.7 11.8mag 169P/NEAT 03:16:25.37 +09:02:03.0 14.5mag 220P/McNaught 04:25:56.99 +33:41:12.1 15.2mag 260P/McNaught 08:09:55.64 +36:28:31.1 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:20:22.47 +00:39:15.1 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:20:47.56 +17:15:39.4 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.2K Aug 30 02:41 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91 03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44 20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13 04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55 16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63 21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09 23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36 00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5 19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73 13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83 05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34 01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37 23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.35 17.12 16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71 01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76 00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08 22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17 14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02 12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61 16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06 12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98 13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38 18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63 14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36 20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83 18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86 03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12 18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16 04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02 18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73 17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01 14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46 10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67 14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11 10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58 19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5 02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86 23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47 02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78 18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29 13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72 17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66 11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3 23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15 20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53 19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88 11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82 19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31 17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67 19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52 18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92 19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91 19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81 04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96 13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01 16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07 10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63 14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62 13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09 00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13 11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56 21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14 17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72 14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53 20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4 15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57 23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64 17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15 00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34 20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93 23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83 02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39 21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05 17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62 13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24 00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22 14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32 12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69 12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02 10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75 13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58 00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58 01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15 21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24 06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02 20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40 SN2026mho 2026-05-25.18 -1.12 11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10 AT2026min 2026-05-24.21 16.63 11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24 8.41 19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28 14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.64 11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46 21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86 00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34 15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44 11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55 13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96 02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Aug 30 02:41 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 02:19:17.36 +28:57:15.8 TCP J02191736+2857158 2026-07-12.3549 12.5mag 00:44:56.43 +41:57:41.6 PNV J00445643+4157416 2026-07-13.8026 17.98Cmag 00:42:55.36 +41:17:27.0 PNV J00425536+4117270 2026-07-20.1813 17.7mag 20:35:43.64 +61:31:32.9 TCP J20354364+6131329 2026-07-20.5443 14.4mag 21:17:31.48 +22:25:51.0 TCP J21173148+2225510 2026-07-23.5577 14.8mag 00:41:24.04 +40:49:02.8 PNV J00412404+4049028 2026-07-25.0157 18.7mag 00:43:04.26 +41:02:28.6 PNV J00430426+4102286 2026-07-26.1512 20mag 14:51:51.40 +66:13:24.0 TCP J14515140+6613240 2026-07-29.2561 13.5mag 00:43:06.15 +41:22:08.2 PNV J00430615+4122082 2026-07-30.0085 19.4mag 00:41:33.23 +41:10:12.2 PNV J00413323+4110122 2026-08-02.8913 17.1mag 05:21:07.63 +23:38:19.4 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-06.4109 11.2mag 22:57:17.96 +47:07:41.8 TCP J22571796+4707418 2026-08-09.3289 14.3mag 09:13:38.17 +76:28:18.1 PSN J09133817+7628181 2026-08-09.8037 15.4mag 00:43:17.29 +41:26:48.6 PNV J00431729+4126486 2026-08-14.0920 16.8mag 00:42:52.82 +41:10:58.6 PNV J00425282+4110586 2026-08-17.7723 19.9mag 00:42:52.83 +41:10:59.6 PNV J00425283+4110596 2026-08-18.6119 19.3mag 18:25:12.76 -22:25:29.3 TCP J18251276-2225293 2026-08-19.1062 9.4mag 18:03:09.04 +12:18:14.0 TCP J18030904+1218140 2026-08-19.5199 14.9mag 19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag 00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Aug 30 02:41 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 03:38:17.444 +00:23:41.68 AT 2026xug 2026-01-19.29 21.24 11:39:57.376 -13:21:58.15 AT 2026xuf 2026-01-28.56 20.99 14:55:24.436 -29:06:40.74 AT 2026xue 2026-02-26.58 20.26 15:22:19.621 -03:36:37.68 AT 2026xud 2026-02-28.61 20.75 11:32:20.348 -23:41:08.51 AT 2026xuc 2026-02-26.48 20.68 13:43:45.060 -29:09:34.37 AT 2026xub 2026-01-27.63 20.3 12:07:59.185 -24:02:54.78 AT 2026xua 2026-01-27.58 20.45 12:21:54.531 +01:48:01.30 AT 2026xtz 2026-02-27.59 20.65 15:09:21.323 -03:50:05.90 AT 2026xty 2026-02-28.61 21.2 12:03:52.398 -29:51:04.21 AT 2026xtx 2026-01-27.58 20.34 06:59:37.640 +46:41:37.44 AT 2026xtw 2026-01-19.40 21.74 13:29:47.826 +32:29:41.67 AT 2026xtv 2026-01-13.58 20.95 09:53:34.224 -03:24:04.10 AT 2026xtu 2026-01-27.47 21.41 03:19:42.171 -27:01:02.85 AT 2026xtt 2026-01-09.24 20.5 12:41:46.966 -27:29:06.49 AT 2026xts 2026-01-27.59 21.43 09:32:58.799 +01:54:41.76 AT 2026xtr 2026-01-26.43 21.7 05:04:53.740 -16:17:23.44 AT 2026xtq 2026-02-14.26 21.87 08:45:29.158 -06:14:27.46 AT 2026xtp 2026-01-27.42 21.93 10:49:35.708 +09:27:42.98 AT 2026xto 2026-01-20.44 21.07 10:28:09.548 -07:52:42.07 AT 2026xtn 2026-01-17.55 21.98 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Aug 30 02:41 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 3 2026 08 30.29917 2461282.79917 12.39 05:09:38.51 +28:39:28.9 5998 2363 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-30_CI_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_023902_TTUQ2b1x1_192591_ZDIS3sZB/fd_Aur-05-Q2b1x1_2026-08-30_02-10-38_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
