UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference image | 2026 02 11.30384 | 2461082.80384 | 14.67 | 08:12:28.25 +62:36:23.0 | 6334 2910 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits |
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 02 11.30432 | 2461082.80432 | 14.66 | 08:12:28.35 +62:36:22.4 | 6337 2912 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 01.34461 | 2461284.84461 | 12.17 | 08:12:28.34 +62:36:22.5 | 3286 3701 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits |
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 09 01.34510 | 2461284.84510 | 12.25 | 08:12:28.28 +62:36:22.4 | 3289 3700 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 01.3449 2461284.8449 12.21 08:12:28.31 +62:36:22.5
153.96102 33.13676 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 2.5 pix This object is listed in neverexclude_list.txt 0.3" SU UMa - radio detected CV
The object was found in VSX
0" SU UMa
Type: UGSU
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
10.800 V 16.000 V 0.076375400000 pec(UG)
The object was not found in astcheck.
Check this position in TNS. Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
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######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5 FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr) INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: UMa-02-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting UMa-02-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing UMa-02-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 483376 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 483376 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits_preview.png'
UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
renamed 'UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits_preview.png'
UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 521.0909 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 558.9001 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3722.9064 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 790.7140 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3716.7965 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 788.2815 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 7.14445 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.003 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 22.4400005340576 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 23.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" 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3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 128.5695724092 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 61.9998570742002 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 14.9144444444444 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 23.0736111111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.83125549575177 / Airmass at frame center 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits :) Spent 0.523894 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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 22.3899993896484 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 23.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-09-01T03:16:46.7006705' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-01T08:16:46.7006705' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61284.3449849538 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'UMa-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '08 34 17' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+62 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20471 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20471 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 22.3899993896484 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 22.3899993896484 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 11.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 48.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 902.1 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 23.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 350.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 11.200896 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 9.400752 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits :) Spent 0.518051 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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/d_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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: 2461284.84460990 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_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.2' 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: 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 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_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Image size: 940.0'x625.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:34:27.309 +61:59:09.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 Second-epoch image center 08:34:27.309 +61:59:09.33 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0188 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Image size: 940.0'x625.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:34:25.122 +61:59:10.98 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 Second-epoch image center 08:34:25.122 +61:59:10.98 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0148 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 08:34:27.309 +61:59:09.33 Second-epoch second image center 08:34:25.122 +61:59:10.98 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00430 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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7yYl7AxECa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RFeihfMXTl Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits &> /tmp/tmp.L27qSIUR39 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4TtwR9BCSG Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4100 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 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4100 deg Loaded 8849 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): 5401 out of 5701 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5701 out of 9619 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.861600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.861600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4100 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 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4100 deg Loaded 8849 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): 5401 out of 5701 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5701 out of 9619 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=6.1) Read 9596 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5413 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4099 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 109.7385 to 148.5413 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4099 deg Loaded 8848 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): 5383 out of 5695 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5695 out of 9596 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 2.2 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 2.5 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 2.5 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 15.3 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 12.6 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 12.6 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 10.4 (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.7yYl7AxECa (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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=686, bad_region=2890, passed=9619 Got 9619 stars (including 6229 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4887 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7340 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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7340 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7340 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4887 stars left (next iteration limit 5375) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4887 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.513 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.325 n_q1=1411 n_q2=1074 n_q3=1431 n_q4=971 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.308 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry ############ /tmp/tmp.RFeihfMXTl (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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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=696, bad_region=2860, passed=9596 Got 9596 stars (including 6227 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9596 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7330 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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7330 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7330 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4890 stars left (next iteration limit 5379) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits N_match=4890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.525 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.335 n_q1=1415 n_q2=1074 n_q3=1421 n_q4=980 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.291 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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.L27qSIUR39 (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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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=148, bad_region=286, passed=1989 Got 1989 stars (including 1581 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1989 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013056 (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 0.010444 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1538 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1536 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1536 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1536 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1738 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1537 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1537 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1738 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1537 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1738 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" Excluding outliers - 1537 stars left (next iteration limit 1689) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1537 robust_rms=5.210 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.596 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1537 robust_rms=0.732 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.851 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1537 robust_rms=0.533 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.582 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1537 robust_rms_before=1.737 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.544 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.533 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.627 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.582 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.627 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits N_match=1537 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.547 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.513 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.570 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.632 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.501 n_q1=531 n_q2=171 n_q3=571 n_q4=264 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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.4TtwR9BCSG (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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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=151, bad_region=283, passed=1994 Got 1994 stars (including 1589 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1994 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013056 (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 0.010444 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1545 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1543 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1543 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1543 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1746 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1543 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1543 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1746 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1543 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1746 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" Excluding outliers - 1543 stars left (next iteration limit 1697) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1543 robust_rms=5.169 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.293 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1543 robust_rms=0.695 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.735 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1543 robust_rms=0.521 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.567 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1543 robust_rms_before=1.636 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.513 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.521 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.601 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.567 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.601 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits N_match=1543 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.513 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.533 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.598 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.452 n_q1=534 n_q2=171 n_q3=573 n_q4=265 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.167 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits sigma_overall=0.392 worst_q_ratio=1.308 ref2=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits sigma_overall=0.407 worst_q_ratio=1.291 new1=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits sigma_overall=0.547 worst_q_ratio=1.156 new2=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits sigma_overall=0.513 worst_q_ratio=1.167 reference average sigma_overall=0.3995 worst_q_ratio=1.2995 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302_astrometric_residuals.png (4887 matched stars from wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303_astrometric_residuals.png (4890 matched stars from wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372_astrometric_residuals.png (1537 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373_astrometric_residuals.png (1543 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.45 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-02-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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.2' 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: 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 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_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Image size: 940.0'x625.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:34:27.309 +61:59:09.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 Second-epoch image center 08:34:27.309 +61:59:09.33 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0188 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Image size: 940.0'x625.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:34:25.122 +61:59:10.98 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 Second-epoch image center 08:34:25.122 +61:59:10.98 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0148 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 08:34:27.309 +61:59:09.33 Second-epoch second image center 08:34:25.122 +61:59:10.98 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00430 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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cAsNF8zXjQ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DTsi4GV2hU Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kXMx1W2fSB Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iRvrKq2F1l Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 56661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec +55.3287 to +67.4112 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 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec 55.3287 to 67.4112 deg Loaded 8955 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): 5034 out of 5776 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5776 out of 56661 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.742900 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.742900 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.55 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.55
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 56661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec +55.3287 to +67.4112 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 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec 55.3287 to 67.4112 deg Loaded 8955 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): 5034 out of 5776 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5776 out of 56661 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 56645 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5789 deg, Dec +55.3459 to +67.4186 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 109.7385 to 148.5789 deg, Dec 55.3459 to 67.4186 deg Loaded 8948 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): 5045 out of 5770 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5770 out of 56645 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 2.0 pix UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 2.3 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 2.2 pix fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.5 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 15.5 mag. UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 13.1 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 13.1 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.1 (SNR ) 12.8 (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.cAsNF8zXjQ (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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=17, blended=2986, bad_region=14259, passed=56644 Got 56644 stars (including 40173 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56644 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45495 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45495 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45495 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5380) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.487 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.304 n_q1=1422 n_q2=1047 n_q3=1460 n_q4=962 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.293 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry ############ /tmp/tmp.DTsi4GV2hU (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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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=12, blended=2922, bad_region=14271, passed=56633 Got 56633 stars (including 40192 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56633 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45431 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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45431 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45431 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4890 stars left (next iteration limit 5379) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits N_match=4890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=1426 n_q2=1050 n_q3=1459 n_q4=955 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.311 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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.kXMx1W2fSB (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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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=8, blended=351, bad_region=1949, passed=13522 Got 13522 stars (including 11256 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13522 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013056 (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 0.010444 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.7 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4877 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12073 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" 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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.7 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12073 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12073 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5364) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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=4877 robust_rms=5.431 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.570 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.819 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.891 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.651 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.756 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4877 robust_rms_before=1.800 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.620 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.651 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.732 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.756 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.732 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.616 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.608 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.592 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.715 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.508 n_q1=1666 n_q2=671 n_q3=1760 n_q4=780 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.160 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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.iRvrKq2F1l (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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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=7, blended=400, bad_region=2000, passed=13619 Got 13619 stars (including 11299 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13619 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013056 (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 0.010444 (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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.7 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4877 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12140 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" 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 728 to 788 (Dec 55.7 to 67.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12140 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12140 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5364) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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=4877 robust_rms=5.336 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.994 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.802 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.855 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.630 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.760 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4877 robust_rms_before=1.706 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.622 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.630 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.744 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.760 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.744 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.604 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.547 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.595 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.742 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.538 n_q1=1671 n_q2=681 n_q3=1756 n_q4=769 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.229 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 3s 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 69962_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 69962_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checksRejecting candidate due to large distance (14.8") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 70600_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 70600_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 10.02 08:21:30.82 +61:56:53.6 3875 3235 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.9") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 70691_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 70691_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 11.18 08:24:46.09 +60:16:03.0 4020 2204 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits **** FOUND 08:30:06.30 +60:40:34.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 71246_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 71246_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 11.24 08:30:06.32 +60:40:34.3 4434 2422 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits **** FOUND 09:10:57.40 +63:32:53.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 72847_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 72847_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 11.76 09:10:57.43 +63:32:53.5 7291 4206 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits **** FOUND 08:39:05.02 +59:57:55.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 73085_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 73085_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 12.57 08:39:05.01 +59:57:54.6 5084 1965 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (19.1") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 73261_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 73261_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 12.76 08:20:49.46 +57:57:49.6 3587 0841 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.7") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 73274_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 73274_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 12.98 08:00:29.32 +65:33:19.5 2777 5588 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.1") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 10578_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 The candidate 10578_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 13.13 08:27:33.24 +64:51:43.6 4430 4955 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits **** FOUND 07:54:27.39 +65:18:50.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 26033_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 Preparing report for the candidate 26033_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 4s Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### Source monitoring: measuring positions from /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-09-01_CI_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_032749_TTUQ2b1x1_995689_X9wbuzDJ/monitoring_positions.txt Read 13530 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.0531 to 147.5753 deg, Dec +55.7403 to +67.2835 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 109.0531 to 147.5753 deg, Dec 55.7403 to 67.2835 deg Loaded 8540 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): 5467 out of 5583 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5583 out of 13530 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits via Tycho-2 util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461284.84461 (FITS header) Observing site: lat= +33.748292 deg lon= -101.958319 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords) Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 128.61211 deg Dec= +61.98506 deg Frame center: alt= +15.124 deg az= 27.248 deg airmass= 3.7671 Header cross-check: CENTALT= 14.914 deg (difference +0.209 deg) Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.8313 (we compute 3.7671) Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.1613 +/- 0.0030 mag/airmass N= 4086 airmass span 2.4364-7.5960 scatter 0.1877 mag Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits: OK +0.599823 -0.161252 3.7671 +0.1613 4086 5.1595 0.1877 2.4364 7.5960 Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits list=monitoring_pixlist996078.tmp aperture=5.0 Image size: 9576 x 6388 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). Saturation level: 57000.0 Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 21.659000 Forced photometry: center=(3285.71, 3700.90) aperture=5.0 Annulus: inner=10.00 outer=25.00 Background annulus: 1650 pixels Iterative clipping converged after 1 iterations, 1640/1650 pixels remain SExtractor background: mode=3042.55 median=3043.00 mean=3043.30 sigma=80.67 -> bg=3042.55 (1640 pixels) Aperture sum=65713.69 N_eff=19.6350 Net flux=5973.38 noise=357.44 SNR=16.71 Instrumental magnitude: -9.4405 Calibrated magnitude: 12.2185 Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits (aperture 5.0 pix) Read 13626 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.0531 to 147.5760 deg, Dec +55.7358 to +67.2836 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 109.0531 to 147.5760 deg, Dec 55.7358 to 67.2836 deg Loaded 8549 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): 5473 out of 5589 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5589 out of 13626 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits via Tycho-2 util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461284.84510 (FITS header) Observing site: lat= +33.748292 deg lon= -101.958319 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords) Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 128.60299 deg Dec= +61.98552 deg Frame center: alt= +15.185 deg az= 27.321 deg airmass= 3.7528 Header cross-check: CENTALT= 14.972 deg (difference +0.213 deg) Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.8174 (we compute 3.7528) Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.1623 +/- 0.0030 mag/airmass N= 4125 airmass span 2.4304-7.7868 scatter 0.1909 mag Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits: OK +0.602310 -0.162301 3.7528 +0.1623 4125 5.3564 0.1909 2.4304 7.7868 Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits list=monitoring_pixlist996078.tmp aperture=5.0 Image size: 9576 x 6388 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). Saturation level: 57000.0 Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 21.660700 Forced photometry: center=(3288.19, 3700.21) aperture=5.0 Annulus: inner=10.00 outer=25.00 Background annulus: 1654 pixels Iterative clipping converged after 1 iterations, 1647/1654 pixels remain SExtractor background: mode=3041.71 median=3040.00 mean=3038.86 sigma=82.47 -> bg=3041.71 (1647 pixels) Aperture sum=64916.86 N_eff=19.6350 Net flux=5193.05 noise=365.42 SNR=14.21 Instrumental magnitude: -9.2886 Calibrated magnitude: 12.3721 Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-01_03-16-46_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0373.fits (aperture 5.0 pix) ########### Completed UMa-02-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 #### 08:12:28.31 +62:36:22.5 ################################################################################### 08:12:28.31 +62:36:22.5 -- listed in neverexclude_list.txt (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)2461284.84460990 -observatory V36 10:59:38.03 +08:07:21.2 Mercury (-1.4mag) 13:20:10.65 -12:09:12.1 Venus (-4.6mag) 06:57:45.35 +23:18:49.5 Mars (1.2mag) 09:04:05.07 +17:18:18.1 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:53:01.61 +02:47:57.3 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:13:33.02 +21:01:38.1 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:14:17.65 +00:00:29.3 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:26:01.58 -23:38:08.5 Pluto (14.5mag) 01:45:34.52 +15:22:07.3 Moon (-11.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Sep 1 03:30 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461284.84460990: 09:04:09.33 +17:17:59.0 Io (6.2mag) 09:04:01.17 +17:18:37.7 Europa (6.3mag) 09:03:58.28 +17:18:50.1 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:04:14.33 +17:17:32.8 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:01:41.40 +17:31:56.7 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:04:07.70 +17:18:06.8 Thebe (16.6mag) 09:01:21.06 +17:26:23.7 Elara (17.7mag) 09:08:05.83 +16:47:48.0 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:05:35.82 +17:34:28.1 Carme (19.0mag) 00:53:12.20 +02:47:29.4 Titan (8.3mag) 00:53:01.15 +02:48:02.1 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:53:30.14 +02:50:39.1 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:52:53.61 +02:47:22.7 Hyperion (14.4mag) 00:51:54.80 +02:38:16.6 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 1 03:30 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461284.84460990: 21:18:40.69 -05:04:37.7 JWST 16:22:57.73 +46:22:00.9 Chandra 11:13:28.81 -59:56:35.8 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 1 03:30 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461284.84460990 -observatory V36 03:36:28.83 +19:02:29.6 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:01:10.91 -34:19:03.4 14.3mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:14:49.71 -69:58:55.8 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:14:54.24 +33:32:56.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:41:44.08 +44:30:46.1 15.5mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:41:44.08 +44:30:46.1 15.5mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:18:19.69 +29:21:48.5 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:05:29.14 +26:05:31.4 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:43:59.61 +27:26:54.8 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:44:51.01 +05:15:47.9 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 20:43:38.74 +62:16:10.0 18.0mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 15:31:30.35 -15:07:28.5 14.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:33:00.12 +32:32:31.7 15.7mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:00.00 +15:23:34.2 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:37:49.99 +43:21:51.6 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:34:33.81 +49:33:14.9 17.5mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:32:13.87 -12:57:27.9 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:09:20.83 +19:42:53.7 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:08:32.34 +19:13:33.3 16.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:14:51.20 +00:35:24.0 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:27:19.88 +74:57:09.2 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:08:11.23 +46:16:35.4 17.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:07:48.36 +10:47:27.4 17.5mag A/2026 E1 22:21:02.77 -34:24:13.2 13.2mag 10P/Tempel 11:44:12.95 -05:01:41.3 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 11:56:34.72 -03:11:57.2 17.5mag 63P/Wild 00:47:42.58 -06:41:31.1 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:27:33.08 +19:40:29.6 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:16:17.40 +14:53:09.8 16.7mag 88P/Howell 05:18:46.55 +26:19:56.1 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:13:50.08 +26:15:19.7 16.0mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:14:30.36 +22:06:32.4 14.9mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:33:39.15 -19:14:13.6 17.4mag 124P/Mrkos 06:09:59.85 +20:48:32.7 15.9mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 23:55:20.45 +02:40:50.7 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 02:50:59.86 -18:08:03.8 15.6mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:54:31.45 +18:16:23.4 11.9mag 169P/NEAT 03:18:42.15 +08:54:33.7 14.4mag 220P/McNaught 04:31:41.62 +34:23:03.3 15.2mag 260P/McNaught 08:15:37.71 +36:17:28.4 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:21:33.50 +00:25:21.1 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:22:35.78 +17:09:20.9 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.1K Sep 1 03:30 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 Sep 1 03:30 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 Sep 1 03:30 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 00:13:38.500 +03:45:21.38 AT 2026xzq 2026-08-06.71 19.82 15:44:05.663 +62:31:02.12 AT 2026xzp 2026-08-07.30 19.137 15:23:07.561 +26:55:05.00 SN 2026xzo 2026-08-07.29 19.228 13:27:56.786 -31:29:17.86 AT 2026xzn 2026-08-06.74 18.953 23:05:36.390 -03:36:56.91 AT 2026xzm 2026-08-07.09 19.428 15:24:13.077 +54:48:58.02 AT 2026xzl 2026-08-04.29 19.12 05:43:45.299 -12:31:19.63 AT 2026xzk 2026-01-11.34 20.48 08:43:05.547 +25:32:19.55 AT 2026xzj 2026-01-11.58 20.89 16:22:31.145 +09:33:33.30 AT 2026xzi 2026-08-05.29 20.61 17:12:21.291 +21:02:54.44 AT 2026xzh 2026-08-05.34 20.95 16:19:36.299 +11:57:03.80 AT 2026xzg 2026-08-05.29 20.16 16:33:56.913 +13:58:08.26 AT 2026xzf 2026-08-05.29 21.06 17:03:57.056 +04:27:02.47 AT 2026xze 2026-08-05.28 20.78 17:51:27.713 +19:57:36.91 AT 2026xzd 2026-08-05.34 20.73 16:58:34.750 +12:37:35.05 AT 2026xzc 2026-08-05.29 21.81 16:57:45.366 -04:44:07.55 AT 2026xzb 2026-08-06.80 18.89 01:01:40.818 +17:24:52.10 AT 2026xza 2026-08-07.04 19.13 02:48:31.834 +11:32:30.95 AT 2026xyz 2026-07-27.60 20.39 02:42:23.530 +11:34:23.14 AT 2026xyy 2026-07-27.60 20.66 00:37:50.285 +37:00:52.41 AT 2026xyx 2026-07-26.50 21.17 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Sep 1 03:30 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 2 2026 09 01.34510 2461284.84510 10.96 07:54:27.33 +65:18:51.2 2375 5517 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