NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS

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

Processing fields Ari-01-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    13.42    02:47:29.47 +31:51:10.6   3114 4239   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.30    02:47:29.53 +31:51:10.1   3118 4236   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 03.3981  2461286.8981  13.36  02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3
149.93633 -24.86313 galactic  Tri  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 6.0 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
686 Gersuind                -0     -0       0  13.2     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3:  16.26 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3:  16.23 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Ari-01-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 1

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits
Field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Ari-01-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Ari-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Ari-01-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 182597 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 182597 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits_preview.png'
Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits

renamed 'Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits_preview.png'
Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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= 512.2288 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 629.5282 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9232.9560 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 6168.7359 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9198.2985 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 6110.1651 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 18.0251 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.010 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/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.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= '2026-09-03T04:32:39.0531646' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-03T09:32:39.0531646' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61286.3976742243 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-09-03T09:32:48.9568941' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61286.3977888427 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / 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-TTU1' / 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 = 44.9971608668359 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 29.9999758143707 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 71.3633333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 95.3561111111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.05514707688139 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Ari-01' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '03 00 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+30 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 = 29518 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29518 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 10.7 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 38.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 899.7 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 26.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 6.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 7.200576 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 4.00032 / [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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits :) Spent 0.499485 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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= '2026-09-03T04:33:35.8872180' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-03T09:33:35.8872180' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61286.3983320254 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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"FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 44.9971607618981 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 29.9999757887727 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 71.5569444444444 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 95.5411111111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.05395476633656 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL 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status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits :) Spent 0.503260 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/d_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits


fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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: 2461286.89778997 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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:01.066 +29:59:53.26 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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Image size: 941.2'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:05.341 +30:00:00.78 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:00:01.066 +29:59:53.26 Second-epoch image center 03:00:05.341 +30:00:00.78 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0156 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Image size: 941.2'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:03.259 +30:00:21.98 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:00:01.066 +29:59:53.26 Second-epoch image center 03:00:03.259 +30:00:21.98 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0112 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 03:00:05.341 +30:00:00.78 Second-epoch second image center 03:00:03.259 +30:00:21.98 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00955 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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6YfbXcNlpE Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TQfdNbfXcl Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits &> /tmp/tmp.J9egKbJk0N Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eyKYCpUvBC Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 12025 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5980 to 54.6383 deg, Dec +24.3701 to +35.3045 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 35.5980 to 54.6383 deg, Dec 24.3701 to 35.3045 deg Loaded 7081 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): 5294 out of 5692 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5692 out of 12025 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.938250 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.938250 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.49 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.45 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.45
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 12025 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5980 to 54.6383 deg, Dec +24.3701 to +35.3045 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 35.5980 to 54.6383 deg, Dec 24.3701 to 35.3045 deg Loaded 7081 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): 5294 out of 5692 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5692 out of 12025 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (aperture=6.0) Read 11990 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5981 to 54.6214 deg, Dec +24.3701 to +35.3114 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 35.5981 to 54.6214 deg, Dec 24.3701 to 35.3114 deg Loaded 7085 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): 5304 out of 5702 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5702 out of 11990 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits (aperture=6.0) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 2.1 pix Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 2.4 pix fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 2.4 pix fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 15.4 mag. Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 13.8 mag. fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 13.8 mag. fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 10.9 (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.6YfbXcNlpE (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=922, bad_region=0, passed=12025 Got 12025 stars (including 11093 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12025 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4885 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: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12025 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 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(), 12025 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12025 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5364) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.253 n_q1=1155 n_q2=1438 n_q3=1124 n_q4=1160 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.376 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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.TQfdNbfXcl (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=923, bad_region=1, passed=11990 Got 11990 stars (including 11052 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11990 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4876 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11990 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11990 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11990 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 4876 stars left (next iteration limit 5363) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits N_match=4876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.240 n_q1=1161 n_q2=1437 n_q3=1118 n_q4=1160 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.356 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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.J9egKbJk0N (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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=455, bad_region=0, passed=3429 Got 3429 stars (including 2971 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3429 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2877 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3428 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3428 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3428 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 2876 stars left (next iteration limit 3164) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2876 robust_rms=10.273 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=14.857 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2876 robust_rms=0.396 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.434 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2876 robust_rms=0.274 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.324 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2876 robust_rms_before=1.043 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.315 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.274 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.375 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.324 verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:05.376 +29:59:59.95 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 3429 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1802549.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.043 -> 0.274 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits N_match=2876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.288 n_q1=711 n_q2=620 n_q3=860 n_q4=685 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.176 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.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.eyKYCpUvBC (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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=444, bad_region=0, passed=3431 Got 3431 stars (including 2982 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3431 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2889 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3431 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3431 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3431 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 2890 stars left (next iteration limit 3177) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2890 robust_rms=10.312 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=14.460 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2890 robust_rms=0.386 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.399 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2890 robust_rms=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.322 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2890 robust_rms_before=1.030 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.319 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.364 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.322 verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:03.291 +30:00:21.13 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 3431 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1802561.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.030 -> 0.277 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits N_match=2890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.298 n_q1=718 n_q2=619 n_q3=870 n_q4=683 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.187 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits sigma_overall=0.309 worst_q_ratio=1.376 ref2=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits sigma_overall=0.294 worst_q_ratio=1.356 new1=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits sigma_overall=0.288 worst_q_ratio=1.176 new2=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits sigma_overall=0.299 worst_q_ratio=1.187 reference average sigma_overall=0.3015 worst_q_ratio=1.366 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139_astrometric_residuals.png (4877 matched stars from wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140_astrometric_residuals.png (4876 matched stars from wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395_astrometric_residuals.png (2876 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396_astrometric_residuals.png (2890 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20667_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 20667_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    7.90    03:20:26.72 +24:32:36.2   7787 0111   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 03:20:26.71 +24:32:36.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 0s Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:01.066 +29:59:53.26 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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:05.376 +29:59:59.95 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:00:01.066 +29:59:53.26 Second-epoch image center 03:00:05.376 +29:59:59.95 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0157 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 03:00:03.291 +30:00:21.13 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 03:00:01.066 +29:59:53.26 Second-epoch image center 03:00:03.291 +30:00:21.13 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0112 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 03:00:05.376 +29:59:59.95 Second-epoch second image center 03:00:03.291 +30:00:21.13 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00955 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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zGxV3CAR9Z Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZzOCYWHimB Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mFCOfrsV4d Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BSKHQR19D7 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits and wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 76723 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5927 to 54.6698 deg, Dec +24.3237 to +35.3074 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 35.5927 to 54.6698 deg, Dec 24.3237 to 35.3074 deg Loaded 7116 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): 4767 out of 5744 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5744 out of 76723 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.815000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.815000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 76723 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5927 to 54.6698 deg, Dec +24.3237 to +35.3074 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 35.5927 to 54.6698 deg, Dec 24.3237 to 35.3074 deg Loaded 7116 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): 4767 out of 5744 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5744 out of 76723 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (aperture=4.6) Read 76511 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 35.5646 to 54.6637 deg, Dec +24.3405 to +35.3167 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 35.5646 to 54.6637 deg, Dec 24.3405 to 35.3167 deg Loaded 7129 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): 4775 out of 5749 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 5749 out of 76511 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits (aperture=4.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 27 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 1.9 pix Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 2.2 pix fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 2.3 pix fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 15.6 mag. Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 16.0 mag. fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 16.0 mag. fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 16.0 (SNR ) 13.4 (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.zGxV3CAR9Z (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=5130, bad_region=4, passed=76710 Got 76710 stars (including 71432 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76710 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) 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: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76710 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4886 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(), 76710 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76710 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.249 n_q1=1132 n_q2=1381 n_q3=1170 n_q4=1194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.322 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.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.ZzOCYWHimB (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=5058, bad_region=7, passed=76491 Got 76491 stars (including 71297 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76491 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4876 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76491 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3) 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: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76491 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76491 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4876 stars left (next iteration limit 5363) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits N_match=4876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.236 n_q1=1143 n_q2=1383 n_q3=1153 n_q4=1197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.304 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits -region wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.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.mFCOfrsV4d (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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=3, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=900, bad_region=0, passed=24731 Got 24731 stars (including 23790 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24731 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 353.7219 through 0 to 54.8701, gap 54.8701 to 353.7219 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 519 to 629 (Dec 13.8 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4861 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24730 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 353.7220 through 0 to 54.8703, gap 54.8703 to 353.7220 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 519 to 629 (Dec 13.8 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24730 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24730 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5347) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.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=4862 robust_rms=9.817 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.077 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4862 robust_rms=0.420 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.462 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4862 robust_rms=0.304 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.371 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4862 robust_rms_before=0.304 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.318 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.304 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.372 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.371 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.372 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.330 n_q1=1190 n_q2=1047 n_q3=1477 n_q4=1148 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.236 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.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.BSKHQR19D7 (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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=891, bad_region=0, passed=24585 Got 24585 stars (including 23652 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24585 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24585 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24585 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24585 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4858 stars left (next iteration limit 5343) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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=4858 robust_rms=9.754 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=14.877 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4858 robust_rms=0.405 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.434 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4858 robust_rms=0.304 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.369 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4858 robust_rms_before=0.305 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.311 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.304 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.372 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.369 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.372 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits N_match=4858 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.323 n_q1=1197 n_q2=1035 n_q3=1479 n_q4=1147 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.237 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.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_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/wcs_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:43:33.46 +28:00:43.4: 13.21 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 03:32:17.76 +33:35:12.9: 12.90 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:36:03.16 +28:08:21.7: 12.71 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:38:51.13 +30:32:06.3: 11.04 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:36:20.48 +29:05:04.0: 11.10 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:25:03.51 +26:12:41.9: 12.30 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:55:28.83 +28:09:10.8: 12.60 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:31:28.33 +26:17:18.4: 12.95 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:36:03.16 +28:08:21.7: 12.69 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 03:32:17.76 +33:35:12.9: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:36:20.48 +29:05:04.0: 11.05 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:38:51.13 +30:32:06.3: 11.07 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:43:33.46 +28:00:43.4: 13.23 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.70 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.86 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.05 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:36:03.16 +28:08:21.7: ref_mag=12.70 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9500 delta=-0.25 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.07 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.22 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:32:17.76 +33:35:12.9: ref_mag=12.86 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1244 delta=-0.26 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:38:51.13 +30:32:06.3: ref_mag=11.05 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.2619 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:36:20.48 +29:05:04.0: ref_mag=11.07 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.3039 delta=-0.23 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:43:33.46 +28:00:43.4: ref_mag=13.22 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4962 delta=-0.27 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 03:00:17.55 +31:06:10.0: 13.09 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:25:03.51 +26:12:41.9: 12.27 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.28 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:55:28.83 +28:09:10.8: 12.58 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:31:28.33 +26:17:18.4: 12.91 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:25:03.51 +26:12:41.9: ref_mag=12.28 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4413 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.59 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.93 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:55:28.83 +28:09:10.8: ref_mag=12.59 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7256 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:31:28.33 +26:17:18.4: ref_mag=12.93 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9671 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:51:09.37 +30:31:49.9: 13.08 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 03:00:17.55 +31:06:10.0: 13.09 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:00:17.55 +31:06:10.0: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0683 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3: 16.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-09-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0139.fits at 02:45:40.31 +30:19:06.4: 13.27 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:51:09.37 +30:31:49.9: 13.09 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:51:09.37 +30:31:49.9: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1822 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:45:40.31 +30:19:06.4: 13.35 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.30 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-10-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0140.fits at 02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:45:40.31 +30:19:06.4: ref_mag=13.30 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3651 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out93005.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92684_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92684_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    13.50    02:43:33.46 +28:00:42.4   2659 1909   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.50    02:43:33.45 +28:00:44.4   2664 1906   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92688_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92688_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.28    02:46:47.15 +34:50:00.1   2974 6038   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:46:47.13 +34:50:00.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92689_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92689_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    13.12    03:32:17.74 +33:35:12.9   8718 5752   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.13    03:32:17.78 +33:35:12.9   8723 5749   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92690_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92690_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.92    02:40:13.12 +28:33:46.1   2213 2229   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:40:13.10 +28:33:46.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92691_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92691_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    12.90    02:36:03.20 +28:08:21.6   1653 1969   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.03    02:36:03.12 +28:08:21.9   1658 1966   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92692_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92692_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.20    02:35:13.32 +25:45:50.1   1549 0521   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:35:13.35 +25:45:48.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92693_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92693_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    11.40    02:36:20.47 +29:05:04.3   1689 2542   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    11.23    02:36:20.49 +29:05:03.7   1694 2538   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92695_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92695_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    8.02    03:20:26.73 +24:32:36.6   7787 0111   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 03:20:26.73 +24:32:36.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92756_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92756_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    11.25    02:38:51.14 +30:32:06.1   2012 3422   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    11.28    02:38:51.12 +30:32:06.5   2017 3418   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92816_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92816_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.13    02:57:07.66 +31:54:52.7   4349 4322   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:57:07.64 +31:54:52.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92834_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92834_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    12.42    02:25:03.56 +26:12:42.1   0142 0794   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.46    02:25:03.45 +26:12:41.7   0147 0790   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92861_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92861_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.48    03:06:54.83 +30:30:07.9   5659 3551   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 03:06:54.74 +30:30:08.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92893_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92893_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    12.75    02:55:28.85 +28:09:11.4   4243 2053   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.70    02:55:28.80 +28:09:10.3   4247 2049   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92916_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92916_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    12.95    02:31:28.36 +26:17:18.5   1029 0840   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.99    02:31:28.30 +26:17:18.4   1034 0836   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92919_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92919_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    12.86    02:58:17.70 +32:29:47.4   4479 4680   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:58:17.66 +32:29:47.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92938_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92938_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    13.02    03:00:17.58 +31:06:09.6   4777 3859   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.13    03:00:17.53 +31:06:10.5   4781 3856   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92963_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92963_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.19    02:43:18.74 +27:41:32.2   2635 1712   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:43:18.72 +27:41:32.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92971_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92971_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    13.20    02:51:09.34 +30:31:49.8   3614 3458   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.17    02:51:09.40 +30:31:50.1   3619 3455   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92980_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92980_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 03.39779    2461286.89779    13.32    02:45:40.30 +30:19:07.0   2905 3308   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-32-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0395.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.44    02:45:40.33 +30:19:05.7   2910 3304   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92993_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92993_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.24    02:42:17.35 +30:55:10.4   2461 3657   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:42:17.32 +30:55:11.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92999_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 92999_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.36    02:51:48.42 +33:05:34.6   3641 5002   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:51:48.43 +33:05:34.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 93003_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 93003_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.32    02:55:32.41 +31:03:37.5   4171 3798   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:55:32.45 +31:03:37.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 93005_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 Preparing report for the candidate 93005_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 93020_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 93020_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.23    02:48:52.24 +25:12:15.7   3428 0228   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:48:52.19 +25:12:16.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 93040_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 93040_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.27    02:57:09.39 +31:55:16.6   4353 4326   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:57:09.41 +31:55:16.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 93041_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 93041_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    13.62    02:44:35.44 +28:00:32.8   2802 1908   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:44:35.43 +28:00:31.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 16847_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 The candidate 16847_fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 09 03.39845    2461286.89845    11.54    02:48:43.36 +33:27:23.1   3243 5209   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_050417_TTUQ1b1x1_1748168_n7P5ZrlS/fd_Ari-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-33-35_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0396.fits **** FOUND 02:48:43.34 +33:27:22.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3 ########### Completed Ari-01-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3 ################################################################################### 02:47:29.50 +31:51:10.3 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461286.89778997 -observatory V36 11:13:35.17 +06:31:10.7 Mercury (-1.2mag) 13:25:51.57 -12:59:35.1 Venus (-4.6mag) 07:03:23.50 +23:12:35.8 Mars (1.2mag) 09:05:48.72 +17:11:08.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:52:35.87 +02:44:49.9 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:13:36.74 +21:01:47.8 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:14:06.52 -00:00:46.4 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:25:52.31 -23:38:40.5 Pluto (14.5mag) 03:41:10.10 +24:43:29.6 Moon (-10.7mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Sep 3 05:07 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461286.89778997: 09:05:56.16 +17:10:32.9 Io (6.2mag) 09:05:50.19 +17:11:02.2 Europa (6.3mag) 09:05:38.56 +17:12:00.3 Ganymede (5.7mag) 09:05:37.18 +17:12:03.0 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:03:28.03 +17:25:49.7 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:05:50.50 +17:11:00.9 Thebe (16.6mag) 09:03:07.10 +17:20:04.7 Elara (17.7mag) 09:09:47.28 +16:39:56.7 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:07:10.63 +17:27:51.4 Carme (19.0mag) 00:52:47.44 +02:44:43.9 Titan (8.3mag) 00:52:32.68 +02:44:33.1 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:53:00.41 +02:47:32.1 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:52:36.59 +02:44:06.0 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:51:26.80 +02:34:56.8 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 3 05:07 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461286.89778997: 21:33:41.71 -03:00:09.7 JWST 13:31:58.12 +52:46:38.4 Chandra 11:57:15.84 -61:25:11.9 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 3 05:07 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461286.89778997 -observatory V36 03:37:55.58 +19:08:59.0 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:01:41.88 -34:16:53.6 14.3mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:16:27.61 -70:05:25.0 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:15:11.97 +33:36:02.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:45:18.63 +44:52:00.8 15.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:45:18.67 +44:52:00.7 15.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:16:38.30 +29:07:52.8 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:07:08.71 +26:03:10.2 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:45:53.79 +27:22:12.3 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:46:10.56 +05:15:12.3 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:30:44.91 -15:18:21.5 14.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:34:53.93 +32:39:34.8 15.7mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:10.30 +15:22:07.2 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:36:16.46 +43:18:25.0 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:31:37.05 +49:28:50.7 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:33:26.34 -12:58:44.2 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:10:11.02 +19:18:53.4 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:11:46.06 +19:04:11.9 16.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:16:28.38 +00:25:40.7 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:31:51.49 +74:38:50.7 16.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:07:28.50 +46:14:13.5 17.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:09:40.93 +10:57:42.8 17.5mag A/2026 E1 22:22:45.26 -34:40:27.2 13.3mag 10P/Tempel 11:45:34.47 -05:10:42.5 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:00:43.06 -03:51:20.0 17.6mag 63P/Wild 00:46:42.83 -06:49:15.7 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:31:40.16 +19:32:09.0 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:16:46.04 +14:55:58.8 16.7mag 88P/Howell 05:25:24.74 +27:07:48.5 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:20:05.68 +25:46:37.7 17.9mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:19:08.71 +21:41:07.2 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:38:05.30 -19:58:03.3 17.4mag 124P/Mrkos 06:12:36.01 +20:45:13.0 15.9mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 23:54:19.48 +02:34:34.6 17.3mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 02:45:20.00 -17:59:08.6 15.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:47:11.67 +16:32:05.3 12.0mag 169P/NEAT 03:20:50.02 +08:46:17.0 14.4mag 220P/McNaught 04:37:24.17 +35:04:04.8 15.2mag 260P/McNaught 08:21:17.51 +36:05:48.0 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:22:47.29 +00:11:25.2 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:24:23.83 +17:03:01.2 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.0K Sep 3 05:07 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80 V488 2026-08-30.13 9.37 18:25:12.74 -22:25:28.60 V8055 2026-08-30.22 10.89 17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87 19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78 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 23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.24 17.09 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 11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24.03 8.35 19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28 14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.59 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Sep 3 05:07 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 3 05:07 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 02:41:31.713 -05:42:07.66 AT 2026yej 2026-08-07.74 19.99 02:37:50.952 -34:56:23.02 AT 2026yei 2026-08-07.75 20.24 00:49:13.568 +35:33:39.77 AT 2026yeh 2026-08-07.46 18.6935 00:51:29.158 +58:43:46.50 AT 2026yeg 2026-06-27.59 18.302 23:39:55.450 +21:19:37.52 SN 2026yef 2026-08-07.52 18.408 02:33:45.113 +13:18:25.70 SN 2026yee 2026-08-07.60 19.123 23:58:58.059 +31:26:23.87 AT 2026yed 2026-08-07.54 19.075 00:30:10.856 +35:23:23.27 SN 2026yec 2026-08-07.55 18.551 21:31:13.865 -31:52:55.42 AT 2026yeb 2026-08-06.61 20.01 22:05:14.663 -13:18:47.83 AT 2026yea 2026-08-04.51 20.14 20:28:43.809 -29:28:49.69 AT 2026ydz 2026-08-03.55 19.71 22:22:26.994 -02:53:12.42 SN 2026ydy 2026-08-06.36 20.1587 01:08:44.199 +44:24:53.07 AT 2026ydx 2026-08-03.37 19.6807 00:16:28.015 +46:52:44.67 AT 2026ydw 2026-08-03.38 19.8888 01:57:01.783 +28:37:00.66 AT 2026ydv 2026-08-03.43 20.3644 07:03:59.165 +50:34:37.94 AT 2026ydu 2026-08-05.50 19.1479 14:59:48.320 +41:11:10.54 AT 2026ydt 2026-08-03.62 19.92 15:30:50.100 +44:50:29.55 AT 2026yds 2026-08-03.62 20.66 21:51:45.360 +12:57:42.97 AT 2026ydr 2026-08-02.66 19.56 15:18:51.860 +43:23:37.95 AT 2026ydq 2026-07-22.66 21.65 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Sep 3 05:07 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