fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits
fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 03.41636 | 2461286.91636 | 14.03 | 03:00:53.63 +21:50:59.3 | 6850 3252 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 03.41704 | 2461286.91704 | 13.91 | 03:00:53.56 +21:50:56.5 | 6856 3257 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 03.4167 2461286.9167 13.97 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9
158.73884 -31.87301 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.1" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.
312 Pierretta 1 0 1 14.2 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9: 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.
######## 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= ####################################### 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-03-Q1b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Ari-03-Q1b1x1 ########### Processing Ari-03-Q1b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 165472 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 165472 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits_preview.png'
Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits
renamed 'Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits_preview.png'
Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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= 546.0156 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 565.7244 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 6078.8974 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1775.2250 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 6073.2550 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1768.3899 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 11.1332 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.004 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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits :) Spent 0.497042 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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 24.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 26.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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= '2026-09-03T05:00:22.2986828' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-03T10:00:22.2986828' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61286.4169247453 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits :) Spent 0.513499 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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/d_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits
fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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: 2461286.91636372 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images 'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt' wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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: 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Image size: 941.2'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: 02:46:09.370 +21:59:45.11 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:46:09.370 +21:59:45.11 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0046 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Image size: 941.2'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: 02:46:06.725 +21:59:13.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:46:06.725 +21:59:13.09 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0164 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 02:46:09.370 +21:59:45.11 Second-epoch second image center 02:46:06.725 +21:59:13.09 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01355 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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.C3ZHg6ZdvB Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9bvCLxJY0b Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits &> /tmp/tmp.41ALj0GpN2 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hAAlFvgCXb Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 9126 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4916 to +27.2900 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 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4916 to 27.2900 deg Loaded 5491 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): 4327 out of 4596 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4596 out of 9126 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.955500 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.955500 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.54 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 9126 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4916 to +27.2900 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 32.8260 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4916 to 27.2900 deg Loaded 5491 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): 4327 out of 4596 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4596 out of 9126 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (aperture=6.1) Read 9076 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.7970 to 50.3462 deg, Dec +16.4915 to +27.2889 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 32.7970 to 50.3462 deg, Dec 16.4915 to 27.2889 deg Loaded 5484 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): 4335 out of 4603 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4603 out of 9076 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ 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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 2.0 pix Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 2.3 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits 2.3 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 15.4 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 14.0 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits 13.9 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 11.0 (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.C3ZHg6ZdvB (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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=637, bad_region=0, passed=9126 Got 9126 stars (including 8473 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9126 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4875 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9126 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) 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(), 9126 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9126 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4876 stars left (next iteration limit 5362) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits N_match=4876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.253 n_q1=1316 n_q2=1270 n_q3=1168 n_q4=1122 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.269 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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.9bvCLxJY0b (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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=628, bad_region=0, passed=9076 Got 9076 stars (including 8434 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9076 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) 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: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9076 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) 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(), 9076 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9076 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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.247 n_q1=1315 n_q2=1267 n_q3=1168 n_q4=1127 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.312 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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.41ALj0GpN2 (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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=358, bad_region=0, passed=3132 Got 3132 stars (including 2769 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3132 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2705 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2697 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2697 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2697 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3132 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2708 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2699 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3132 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2699 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3132 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 2699 stars left (next iteration limit 2966) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2699 robust_rms=11.127 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.209 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2699 robust_rms=0.410 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.442 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2699 robust_rms=0.301 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.308 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2699 robust_rms_before=1.072 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.318 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.301 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.337 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.308 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.337 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits N_match=2699 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.329 n_q1=618 n_q2=664 n_q3=711 n_q4=706 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.078 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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.hAAlFvgCXb (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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=345, bad_region=0, passed=3137 Got 3137 stars (including 2785 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3137 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2723 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2715 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2715 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2715 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3137 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2724 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3137 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3137 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 2716 stars left (next iteration limit 2986) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2716 robust_rms=11.143 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.906 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2716 robust_rms=0.404 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.431 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2716 robust_rms=0.278 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.305 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2716 robust_rms_before=1.067 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.294 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.278 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.313 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.305 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.313 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits N_match=2716 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.310 n_q1=623 n_q2=673 n_q3=715 n_q4=705 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.106 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits sigma_overall=0.293 worst_q_ratio=1.269 ref2=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits sigma_overall=0.285 worst_q_ratio=1.312 new1=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits sigma_overall=0.335 worst_q_ratio=1.078 new2=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits sigma_overall=0.314 worst_q_ratio=1.106 reference average sigma_overall=0.289 worst_q_ratio=1.2905 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131_astrometric_residuals.png (4876 matched stars from wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132_astrometric_residuals.png (4877 matched stars from wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419_astrometric_residuals.png (2699 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420_astrometric_residuals.png (2716 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 02155_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 02155_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 02:16:07.24 +25:03:23.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.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-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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: 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Image size: 941.2'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: 02:46:09.370 +21:59:45.11 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:46:09.370 +21:59:45.11 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0046 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Image size: 941.2'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: 02:46:06.725 +21:59:13.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:46:09.152 +22:00:01.48 Second-epoch image center 02:46:06.725 +21:59:13.09 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0164 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 02:46:09.370 +21:59:45.11 Second-epoch second image center 02:46:06.725 +21:59:13.09 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01355 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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qi2Q0O4xbk Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits &> /tmp/tmp.c0Fom3i5et Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AcePV6TIQG Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kddzxiACpu Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_ Discovery image 3 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 8.12 02:16:07.24 +25:03:22.8 0561 4920 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits .fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits and wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 54392 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4759 to +27.2958 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 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4759 to 27.2958 deg Loaded 5502 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): 4040 out of 4639 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4639 out of 54392 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.834050 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.834050 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.26 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.57 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.57
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 54392 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec +16.4759 to +27.2958 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 32.8053 to 50.3988 deg, Dec 16.4759 to 27.2958 deg Loaded 5502 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): 4040 out of 4639 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4639 out of 54392 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 54252 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 32.7970 to 50.3828 deg, Dec +16.4755 to +27.2950 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 32.7970 to 50.3828 deg, Dec 16.4755 to 27.2950 deg Loaded 5501 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): 4037 out of 4639 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4639 out of 54252 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 15 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 1.9 pix Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 2.2 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits 2.2 pix fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 15.6 mag. Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 14.1 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits 14.1 mag. fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.6 (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.qi2Q0O4xbk (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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=10, blended=2743, bad_region=4, passed=54382 Got 54382 stars (including 51538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 54382 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 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: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4881 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54382 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) 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: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54382 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54382 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4881 stars left (next iteration limit 5369) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits N_match=4881 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1298 n_q2=1272 n_q3=1175 n_q4=1136 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.274 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.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.c0Fom3i5et (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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=9, blended=2775, bad_region=6, passed=54243 Got 54243 stars (including 51373 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 54243 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) 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: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4880 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54243 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) 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: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54243 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54243 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4880 stars left (next iteration limit 5368) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits N_match=4880 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.237 n_q1=1288 n_q2=1278 n_q3=1179 n_q4=1135 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.271 The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits -region wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.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.AcePV6TIQG (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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=7, blended=579, bad_region=0, passed=21488 Got 21488 stars (including 20877 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21488 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) 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: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21488 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4889 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21488 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21488 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5364) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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=4878 robust_rms=11.230 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.699 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4878 robust_rms=0.440 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.461 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4878 robust_rms=0.330 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.342 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4878 robust_rms_before=1.088 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.344 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.330 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.365 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.342 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.365 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.351 n_q1=1140 n_q2=1162 n_q3=1293 n_q4=1283 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.102 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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.kddzxiACpu (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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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=7, blended=565, bad_region=0, passed=21230 Got 21230 stars (including 20625 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21230 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4880 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4869 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21230 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21230 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21230 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4870 stars left (next iteration limit 5355) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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=4870 robust_rms=11.251 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.094 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4870 robust_rms=0.432 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.450 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4870 robust_rms=0.315 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.329 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4870 robust_rms_before=1.079 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.329 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.315 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.351 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.329 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.351 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits N_match=4870 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.347 n_q1=1135 n_q2=1161 n_q3=1291 n_q4=1283 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.127 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.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-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/wcs_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:20:20.09 +24:31:49.3: 12.34 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:31:42.12 +21:23:01.5: 13.15 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:23:48.79 +18:58:44.3: 13.21 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:23:42.08 +21:04:09.7: 12.47 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:50:37.11 +19:09:32.8: 12.59 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:16:59.57 +23:08:12.1: 12.33 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:26:47.23 +24:27:05.0: 12.85 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 02:48:20.40 +20:56:33.9: 13.71 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:09:31.92 +20:27:02.7: 13.04 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:23:48.79 +18:58:44.3: 13.25 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:23:42.08 +21:04:09.7: 12.47 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:26:47.23 +24:27:05.0: 12.81 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:31:42.12 +21:23:01.5: 13.15 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:20:20.09 +24:31:49.3: 12.34 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:50:37.11 +19:09:32.8: 12.61 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:16:59.57 +23:08:12.1: 12.32 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.47 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.15 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.83 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.23 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.34 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:23:42.08 +21:04:09.7: ref_mag=12.47 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4885 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:31:42.12 +21:23:01.5: ref_mag=13.15 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2440 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:26:47.23 +24:27:05.0: ref_mag=12.83 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.1816 delta=-0.35 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:23:48.79 +18:58:44.3: ref_mag=13.23 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2723 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:20:20.09 +24:31:49.3: ref_mag=12.34 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4354 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.60 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.32 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:50:37.11 +19:09:32.8: ref_mag=12.60 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6199 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-01-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0131.fits at 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:16:59.57 +23:08:12.1: ref_mag=12.32 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3238 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 02:48:20.40 +20:56:33.9: 13.71 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:09:31.92 +20:27:02.7: 13.05 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.71 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:48:20.40 +20:56:33.9: ref_mag=13.71 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7151 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.04 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:09:31.92 +20:27:02.7: ref_mag=13.04 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1124 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-02-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0132.fits at 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out68709.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 68243_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68243_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checksDiscovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 13.41 02:26:47.18 +24:27:06.4 2042 4565 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68244_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68244_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 13.07 02:26:47.28 +24:27:03.6 2048 4570 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 13.19 02:23:48.80 +18:58:43.7 1702 1243 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68372_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68372_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 13.41 02:23:48.78 +18:58:44.9 1708 1249 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits **** FOUND 02:55:50.71 +18:17:09.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68404_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68404_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 12.10 02:55:50.71 +18:17:09.1 6311 1058 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 12.29 03:16:59.57 +23:08:11.6 9032 4246 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68408_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68408_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 12.36 03:16:59.57 +23:08:12.7 9037 4252 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 12.45 02:23:42.09 +21:04:09.7 1659 2509 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68419_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68419_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 12.54 02:23:42.07 +21:04:09.8 1665 2515 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 12.38 03:20:20.04 +24:31:49.1 9406 5144 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68450_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68450_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 12.50 03:20:20.13 +24:31:49.6 9412 5150 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 12.62 02:50:37.08 +19:09:32.7 5522 1528 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68492_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68492_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 12.62 02:50:37.13 +19:09:32.8 5528 1534 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits **** FOUND 02:58:49.74 +21:35:34.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68548_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68548_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 12.93 02:58:49.72 +21:35:34.8 6579 3080 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits **** FOUND 02:48:52.19 +25:12:15.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68557_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68557_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 13.14 02:48:52.17 +25:12:15.8 5051 5153 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 13.24 02:31:42.12 +21:23:01.6 2785 2733 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68569_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68569_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 13.25 02:31:42.13 +21:23:01.4 2791 2738 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 13.15 03:09:31.95 +20:27:01.0 8144 2517 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68602_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68602_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 13.09 03:09:31.88 +20:27:04.3 8149 2523 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits **** FOUND 02:34:54.52 +22:25:37.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68673_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 68673_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 13.49 02:34:54.55 +22:25:36.1 3216 3383 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 03.41636 2461286.91636 13.71 02:48:20.48 +20:56:32.8 5132 2581 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_04-59-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0419.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68709_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 Preparing report for the candidate 68709_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 12264_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 The candidate 12264_fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 13.72 02:48:20.32 +20:56:35.0 5138 2587 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits **** FOUND 02:16:07.25 +25:03:22.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9 ########### Completed Ari-03-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9 ################################################################################### 03:00:53.60 +21:50:57.9 -- 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)2461286.91636372 -observatory V36 11:13:42.66 +06:30:18.3 Mercury (-1.2mag) 13:25:54.71 -13:00:02.1 Venus (-4.6mag) 07:03:26.55 +23:12:32.4 Mars (1.2mag) 09:05:49.66 +17:11:04.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:52:35.62 +02:44:48.2 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:13:36.77 +21:01:47.9 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:14:06.42 -00:00:47.1 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:25:52.22 -23:38:40.8 Pluto (14.5mag) 03:41:55.82 +24:48:22.1 Moon (-10.7mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Sep 3 05:35 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461286.91636372: 09:05:57.11 +17:10:28.9 Io (6.2mag) 09:05:50.80 +17:10:59.9 Europa (6.3mag) 09:05:39.68 +17:11:55.6 Ganymede (5.7mag) 09:05:37.94 +17:12:00.0 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:03:29.00 +17:25:46.4 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:05:50.88 +17:10:59.6 Thebe (16.6mag) 09:03:08.06 +17:20:01.3 Elara (17.7mag) 09:09:48.20 +16:39:52.5 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:07:11.49 +17:27:47.8 Carme (19.0mag) 00:52:47.17 +02:44:42.4 Titan (8.3mag) 00:52:32.57 +02:44:31.2 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:53:00.13 +02:47:30.4 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:52:36.42 +02:44:04.2 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:51:26.53 +02:34:54.9 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 3 05:35 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461286.91636372: 21:33:46.77 -02:58:57.1 JWST 13:45:22.82 +52:55:01.7 Chandra 12:12:13.98 -61:46:28.1 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 3 05:35 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461286.91636372 -observatory V36 03:37:56.32 +19:09:02.5 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:01:42.19 -34:16:52.2 14.3mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:16:28.48 -70:05:28.6 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:15:12.12 +33:36:03.8 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:45:20.40 +44:52:12.8 15.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:45:20.44 +44:52:12.7 15.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:16:37.38 +29:07:45.0 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:07:09.60 +26:03:09.0 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:45:54.82 +27:22:09.8 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:46:11.28 +05:15:12.0 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:30:44.54 -15:18:27.4 14.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:34:54.95 +32:39:38.8 15.7mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:10.41 +15:22:06.4 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:36:15.65 +43:18:22.8 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:31:35.46 +49:28:48.0 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:33:26.98 -12:58:45.0 15.2mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:10:11.46 +19:18:40.4 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:11:47.84 +19:04:06.8 16.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:16:29.28 +00:25:35.4 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:31:54.11 +74:38:40.3 16.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:07:28.05 +46:14:12.2 17.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:09:41.97 +10:57:48.4 17.5mag A/2026 E1 22:22:46.09 -34:40:34.4 13.3mag 10P/Tempel 11:45:35.21 -05:10:47.4 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:00:45.32 -03:51:41.3 17.6mag 63P/Wild 00:46:42.25 -06:49:19.9 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:31:42.37 +19:32:04.5 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:16:46.23 +14:56:00.2 16.7mag 88P/Howell 05:25:28.34 +27:08:14.6 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:20:09.05 +25:46:22.0 17.9mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:19:11.23 +21:40:53.4 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:38:07.74 -19:58:27.0 17.4mag 124P/Mrkos 06:12:37.41 +20:45:11.3 15.9mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 23:54:18.90 +02:34:31.1 17.3mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 02:45:16.65 -17:59:03.4 15.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:47:08.26 +16:31:12.6 12.0mag 169P/NEAT 03:20:51.09 +08:46:12.3 14.4mag 220P/McNaught 04:37:27.21 +35:04:27.1 15.2mag 260P/McNaught 08:21:20.57 +36:05:41.6 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:22:47.98 +00:11:17.7 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:24:24.81 +17:02:57.8 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.0K Sep 3 05:35 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 05:35 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 05:35 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 05:35 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 3 2026 09 03.41704 2461286.91704 8.29 02:16:07.25 +25:03:22.7 0561 4920 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_052834_TTUQ1b1x1_3870217_ajYxk4zg/fd_Ari-03-Q1b1x1_2026-09-03_05-00-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0420.fits
