NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW

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

Processing fields Cnc-02-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 06.44301    2461289.94301    12.99    07:54:56.59 +21:51:10.2   1491 3239   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.12    07:54:56.62 +21:51:09.8   1484 3245   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 06.4434  2461289.9434  13.05  07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0
199.36097  23.30968 galactic  Gem  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 9.0 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
521 Brixia                  -1      0       1  13.4    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0:  16.10 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0:  99.00 +/- 99.00  bad_region
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 06.44301    2461289.94301    13.08    08:09:13.72 +24:19:45.0   3554 4644   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.27    08:09:13.79 +24:19:43.9   3548 4650   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 06.4434  2461289.9434  13.18  08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5
198.05062  27.24910 galactic  Cnc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 8.7 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
145 Adeona                  -1      2       2  13.5     0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5:  16.13 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5:  16.10 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 2

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits
Field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cnc-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cnc-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 150798 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 150798 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.png' -> 'transient_report/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits_preview.png'
Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits

renamed 'Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.png' -> 'transient_report/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits_preview.png'
Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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= 530.7373 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 648.5304 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2390.2972 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 581.6281 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2387.5096 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 581.7858 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 4.50373 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.000 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 22.3600006103516 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 23.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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= '2026-09-06T05:37:46.1983298' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-06T10:37:46.1983298' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61289.4428958101 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-09-06T10:37:56.1051422' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61289.4430104746 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 124.6143155031 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 22.0002085037048 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 18.4311111111111 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 75.4908333333333 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.13488962194273 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cnc-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '08 18 28' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+22 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20480 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20480 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 22.3600006103516 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 22.3600006103516 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 15.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 61.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 900.51 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 23.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 15.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 5.400432 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 4.00032 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/d_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits :) Spent 0.496644 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/d_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 22.3899993896484 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 23.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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= '2026-09-06T05:38:46.1257385' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-06T10:38:46.1257385' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61289.4435894098 / 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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/d_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits :) Spent 0.545488 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/d_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits


fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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: 2461289.94301155 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Image size: 939.7'x624.4' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:24.665 +21:59:14.10 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:24.665 +21:59:14.10 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0244 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Image size: 939.6'x624.4' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:27.469 +21:58:38.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:27.469 +21:58:38.42 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0348 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 08:18:24.665 +21:59:14.10 Second-epoch second image center 08:18:27.469 +21:58:38.42 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01468 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/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits &> /tmp/tmp.edlpdDguxo Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wQYVWzQjYJ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.voIYnKJbiz Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MRuK48evZi Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 13640 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3542 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 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3542 deg Loaded 8750 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): 6703 out of 7196 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7196 out of 13640 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.927500 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.927500 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 13640 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3542 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 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3542 deg Loaded 8750 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): 6703 out of 7196 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7196 out of 13640 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (aperture=6.2) Read 13884 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec +16.5877 to +27.2909 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 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec 16.5877 to 27.2909 deg Loaded 8367 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): 6692 out of 7091 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7091 out of 13884 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (aperture=6.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 2.4 pix Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 2.5 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 2.5 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 15.3 mag. Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 13.8 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 13.8 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (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.edlpdDguxo (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1109, bad_region=2825, passed=13640 Got 13640 stars (including 9933 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13640 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4927 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11532 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 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11532 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11532 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4926 stars left (next iteration limit 5419) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits N_match=4926 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.437 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=1678 n_q2=830 n_q3=1650 n_q4=768 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.209 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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.wQYVWzQjYJ (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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1000, bad_region=3878, passed=13884 Got 13884 stars (including 9281 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13884 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 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 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4917 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10779 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10779 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10779 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4915 stars left (next iteration limit 5407) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits N_match=4915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.304 n_q1=1404 n_q2=1049 n_q3=1469 n_q4=993 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.058 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry ############ /tmp/tmp.voIYnKJbiz (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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=319, bad_region=899, passed=4692 Got 4692 stars (including 3555 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4692 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013051 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010441 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3506 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3499 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3499 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3499 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4041 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 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 3506 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3500 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4041 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3500 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4041 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Excluding outliers - 3500 stars left (next iteration limit 3848) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3500 robust_rms=5.485 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.623 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3500 robust_rms=0.707 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.814 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3500 robust_rms=0.501 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.574 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3500 robust_rms_before=1.380 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.475 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.501 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.541 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.574 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.541 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits N_match=3500 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.540 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.404 n_q1=1289 n_q2=528 n_q3=1180 n_q4=503 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.127 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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.MRuK48evZi (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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=320, bad_region=883, passed=4684 Got 4684 stars (including 3539 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4684 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013050 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010440 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3490 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3482 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3482 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3482 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4043 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 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 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3489 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3483 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4043 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3483 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4043 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Excluding outliers - 3483 stars left (next iteration limit 3830) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3483 robust_rms=5.566 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.026 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3483 robust_rms=0.719 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.822 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3483 robust_rms=0.507 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.565 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3483 robust_rms_before=1.390 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.474 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.507 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.556 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.565 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.556 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits N_match=3483 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.556 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.446 n_q1=1273 n_q2=534 n_q3=1158 n_q4=518 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.164 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits sigma_overall=0.361 worst_q_ratio=1.209 ref2=Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits sigma_overall=0.296 worst_q_ratio=1.058 new1=fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits sigma_overall=0.479 worst_q_ratio=1.127 new2=fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits sigma_overall=0.478 worst_q_ratio=1.164 reference average sigma_overall=0.3285 worst_q_ratio=1.1335 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174_astrometric_residuals.png (4926 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166_astrometric_residuals.png (4915 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442_astrometric_residuals.png (3500 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443_astrometric_residuals.png (3483 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 23124_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 23124_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    11.25    08:10:29.42 +24:01:46.6   3716 4463   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:10:29.44 +24:01:46.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 05635_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 05635_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    10.22    07:59:14.53 +20:38:27.4   2054 2478   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 07:59:14.54 +20:38:27.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Image size: 939.7'x624.4' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:24.665 +21:59:14.10 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:24.665 +21:59:14.10 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0244 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Image size: 939.6'x624.4' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:27.469 +21:58:38.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:27.469 +21:58:38.42 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0348 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 08:18:24.665 +21:59:14.10 Second-epoch second image center 08:18:27.469 +21:58:38.42 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01468 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/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rHKt7VJX6q Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vd7XJjm4sm Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Z6WMiCzRYn Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits &> /tmp/tmp.o9dLjqN9hG Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 84357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3628 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 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3628 deg Loaded 8803 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): 5955 out of 7248 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7248 out of 84357 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.786600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.786600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.21 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 84357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3628 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 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3628 deg Loaded 8803 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): 5955 out of 7248 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7248 out of 84357 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (aperture=4.6) Read 76309 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec +16.5873 to +27.2965 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 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec 16.5873 to 27.2965 deg Loaded 8372 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): 6050 out of 7125 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7125 out of 76309 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (aperture=5.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 23 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 2.2 pix Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 15.5 mag. Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 13.9 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 13.9 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 13.5 (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.rHKt7VJX6q (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=25, blended=6314, bad_region=12533, passed=84332 Got 84332 stars (including 66220 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 84332 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4927 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74814 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 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74814 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74814 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4927 stars left (next iteration limit 5419) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits N_match=4927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.287 n_q1=1659 n_q2=830 n_q3=1644 n_q4=794 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.214 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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.vd7XJjm4sm (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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=30, blended=5596, bad_region=19868, passed=76279 Got 76279 stars (including 52315 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76279 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 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 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61095 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61095 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61095 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4919 stars left (next iteration limit 5412) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits N_match=4919 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.291 n_q1=1469 n_q2=1054 n_q3=1443 n_q4=953 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.057 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry ############ /tmp/tmp.Z6WMiCzRYn (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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1246, bad_region=5007, passed=30804 Got 30804 stars (including 24761 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30804 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013051 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010441 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4910 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27134 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 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 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27134 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27134 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5401) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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=4910 robust_rms=5.646 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.848 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.698 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.815 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.504 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.594 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4910 robust_rms_before=1.406 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.470 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.504 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.570 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.594 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.570 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.553 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.408 n_q1=1802 n_q2=820 n_q3=1523 n_q4=765 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.166 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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.o9dLjqN9hG (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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=1382, bad_region=5105, passed=31211 Got 31211 stars (including 24906 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31211 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013050 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010440 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4915 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27471 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 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 16.4 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27471 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27471 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 4915 stars left (next iteration limit 5406) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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=4915 robust_rms=5.698 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.358 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.711 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.805 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.507 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.574 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4915 robust_rms_before=1.417 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.467 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.507 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.561 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.574 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.561 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits N_match=4915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.550 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.426 n_q1=1804 n_q2=823 n_q3=1521 n_q4=767 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.159 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:36:04.55 +24:01:53.6: 12.94 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:58:32.59 +24:25:09.6: 11.17 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:53:07.43 +23:37:50.6: 12.87 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:58:16.06 +24:28:23.9: 13.27 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:57:59.90 +17:42:40.8: 13.14 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:58:32.59 +24:25:09.6: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:53:07.43 +23:37:50.6: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:36:04.55 +24:01:53.6: 12.86 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:58:16.06 +24:28:23.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.87 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.27 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:53:07.43 +23:37:50.6: ref_mag=12.87 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9037 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.90 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.17 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:58:16.06 +24:28:23.9: ref_mag=13.27 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.0327 delta=0.23 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:36:04.55 +24:01:53.6: ref_mag=12.90 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7829 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:58:32.59 +24:25:09.6: ref_mag=11.17 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.2122 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:57:59.90 +17:42:40.8: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.14 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:57:59.90 +17:42:40.8: ref_mag=13.14 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.9110 delta=0.23 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out107953.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out107969.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: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107861_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107861_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.38    08:37:28.34 +24:00:32.0   7441 4420   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:37:28.36 +24:00:32.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107868_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107868_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.20    08:23:50.95 +23:10:30.2   5551 3908   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:23:51.00 +23:10:30.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107871_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107871_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 06.44301    2461289.94301    13.15    07:58:16.08 +24:28:25.9   2044 4802   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    12.96    07:58:16.04 +24:28:21.9   2038 4807   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107877_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107877_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 06.44301    2461289.94301    12.92    07:53:07.30 +23:37:50.8   1299 4333   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    12.89    07:53:07.55 +23:37:50.4   1293 4339   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107883_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107883_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 06.44301    2461289.94301    11.23    07:58:32.63 +24:25:10.3   2081 4767   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    11.20    07:58:32.54 +24:25:08.8   2074 4773   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107884_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107884_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    10.29    07:57:59.47 +21:03:31.1   1889 2740   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 07:57:59.42 +21:03:31.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107900_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107900_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    11.58    07:57:09.89 +21:19:11.0   1781 2904   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 07:57:09.89 +21:19:10.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107923_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107923_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    12.26    08:28:31.10 +24:09:54.2   6202 4504   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:28:31.12 +24:09:54.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107926_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107926_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    12.44    08:31:07.75 +18:20:49.3   6564 0982   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:31:07.74 +18:20:49.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107940_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107940_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 06.44301    2461289.94301    12.73    08:36:04.52 +24:01:49.8   7253 4424   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    12.85    08:36:04.58 +24:01:57.4   7247 4431   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107950_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107950_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 06.44301    2461289.94301    13.07    07:57:59.96 +17:42:39.7   1786 0699   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    12.82    07:57:59.84 +17:42:41.8   1779 0705   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107953_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 Preparing report for the candidate 107953_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107962_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107962_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.20    08:16:59.96 +17:56:12.4   4530 0754   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:17:00.03 +17:56:13.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107963_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107963_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    12.94    08:13:42.13 +23:09:42.5   4144 3925   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:13:42.16 +23:09:42.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107966_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107966_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.27    08:31:00.89 +18:07:32.1   6548 0847   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:31:00.83 +18:07:32.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107967_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107967_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.18    08:32:36.11 +20:27:44.5   6772 2266   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:32:36.17 +20:27:45.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107969_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 Preparing report for the candidate 107969_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107970_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107970_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.15    08:01:27.23 +23:56:23.0   2463 4460   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:01:27.25 +23:56:20.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107988_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107988_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.03    08:28:41.98 +24:09:16.9   6227 4497   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:28:41.99 +24:09:17.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 107989_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 107989_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.11    08:07:25.67 +19:47:40.4   3195 1918   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:07:25.72 +19:47:40.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 108036_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 108036_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    13.40    08:31:12.74 +24:25:12.0   6573 4659   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:31:12.71 +24:25:13.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 78986_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 78986_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    11.40    08:10:29.46 +24:01:45.8   3716 4463   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 08:10:29.48 +24:01:45.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33814_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 The candidate 33814_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 06.44371    2461289.94371    10.38    07:59:14.58 +20:38:27.7   2054 2478   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits **** FOUND 07:59:14.59 +20:38:27.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0 08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5 Source monitoring: measuring positions from /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-09-06_CI_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_054228_TTUQ2b1x1_1597329_OWqLyDIW/monitoring_positions.txt Read 30817 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.7478 to 133.2386 deg, Dec +16.4540 to +27.2729 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 115.7478 to 133.2386 deg, Dec 16.4540 to 27.2729 deg Loaded 8535 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): 6799 out of 7172 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7172 out of 30817 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits via Tycho-2 util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461289.94301 (FITS header) Observing site: lat= +33.748292 deg lon= -101.958319 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords) Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 124.60189 deg Dec= +21.98641 deg Frame center: alt= +18.750 deg az= 77.949 deg airmass= 3.0762 Header cross-check: CENTALT= 18.431 deg (difference +0.319 deg) Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.1349 (we compute 3.0762) Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.0521 +/- 0.0042 mag/airmass N= 4733 airmass span 2.1271-5.7202 scatter 0.2113 mag Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits: OK +0.171565 -0.052071 3.0762 +0.0521 4733 3.5931 0.2113 2.1271 5.7202 Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits list=monitoring_pixlist1922959.tmp aperture=4.9 Image size: 9576 x 6388 Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). Saturation level: 57000.0 Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.006700 Forced photometry: center=(1516.14, 3327.43) aperture=4.9 Annulus: inner=9.80 outer=24.50 Background annulus: 1585 pixels Iterative clipping converged after 2 iterations, 1579/1585 pixels remain SExtractor background: mode=1890.82 median=1890.00 mean=1889.45 sigma=73.22 -> bg=1890.82 (1579 pixels) Aperture sum=37617.91 N_eff=18.8574 Net flux=1961.91 noise=317.96 SNR=6.17 Instrumental magnitude: -8.2317 Calibrated magnitude: 13.7750 Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-37-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits (aperture 4.9 pix) Read 31231 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.7479 to 133.2554 deg, Dec +16.4459 to +27.2625 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 115.7479 to 133.2554 deg, Dec 16.4459 to 27.2625 deg Loaded 8541 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): 6794 out of 7172 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7172 out of 31231 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits via Tycho-2 util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461289.94371 (FITS header) Observing site: lat= +33.748292 deg lon= -101.958319 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords) Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 124.61358 deg Dec= +21.97650 deg Frame center: alt= +18.938 deg az= 78.055 deg airmass= 3.0475 Header cross-check: CENTALT= 18.631 deg (difference +0.306 deg) Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.1030 (we compute 3.0475) Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.0424 +/- 0.0043 mag/airmass N= 4776 airmass span 2.1133-5.6902 scatter 0.2119 mag Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits: OK +0.137978 -0.042435 3.0475 +0.0424 4776 3.5770 0.2119 2.1133 5.6902 Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits list=monitoring_pixlist1922959.tmp aperture=4.9 Image size: 9576 x 6388 Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). Saturation level: 57000.0 Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.011300 Forced photometry: center=(1509.61, 3333.62) aperture=4.9 Annulus: inner=9.80 outer=24.50 Background annulus: 1575 pixels Iterative clipping converged after 2 iterations, 1570/1575 pixels remain SExtractor background: mode=1883.72 median=1884.00 mean=1884.19 sigma=71.50 -> bg=1883.72 (1570 pixels) Aperture sum=37190.52 N_eff=18.8574 Net flux=1668.49 noise=310.50 SNR=5.37 Instrumental magnitude: -8.0558 Calibrated magnitude: 13.9555 Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-06_05-38-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits (aperture 4.9 pix) ########### Completed Cnc-02-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0 08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5 ################################################################################### 07:54:56.61 +21:51:10.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 08:09:13.76 +24:19:44.5 -- 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)2461289.94301155 -observatory V36 11:33:29.41 +04:07:42.8 Mercury (-0.9mag) 13:33:54.95 -14:11:35.2 Venus (-4.7mag) 07:11:40.99 +23:02:06.7 Mars (1.2mag) 09:08:20.83 +17:00:31.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:51:55.64 +02:40:01.0 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:13:40.58 +21:01:57.8 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:13:49.61 -00:02:41.0 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:25:39.13 -23:39:25.2 Pluto (14.5mag) 06:55:24.79 +26:30:51.1 Moon (-9.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Sep 6 05:46 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461289.94301155: 09:08:20.46 +17:00:34.6 Io (6.2mag) 09:08:29.96 +16:59:47.3 Europa (6.3mag) 09:08:37.22 +16:59:10.4 Ganymede (5.7mag) 09:07:54.39 +17:02:40.7 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:06:05.41 +17:16:40.4 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:08:21.51 +17:00:28.4 Thebe (16.6mag) 09:05:43.13 +17:10:41.9 Elara (17.7mag) 09:12:15.63 +16:28:21.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:09:29.58 +17:18:04.0 Carme (19.0mag) 00:51:55.90 +02:40:22.4 Titan (8.3mag) 00:51:50.85 +02:40:06.1 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:52:13.06 +02:42:35.7 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:52:07.78 +02:39:22.7 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:50:43.30 +02:29:50.1 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 6 05:46 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461289.94301155: 21:56:57.84 +00:07:23.1 JWST 15:55:37.68 +48:51:01.1 Chandra 06:54:47.59 +01:52:19.6 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 6 05:46 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461289.94301155 -observatory V36 03:39:54.28 +19:18:01.6 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:02:37.13 -34:13:35.9 14.3mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:18:49.36 -70:15:16.9 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:15:35.56 +33:40:42.0 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:50:09.53 +45:21:09.3 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:50:09.53 +45:21:09.3 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:50:09.53 +45:21:09.3 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:50:09.53 +45:21:09.3 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:14:10.05 +28:46:24.6 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:09:32.29 +25:59:42.2 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:48:42.68 +27:15:25.4 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:48:07.63 +05:14:15.5 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:29:46.55 -15:34:27.0 14.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:37:38.48 +32:50:25.3 15.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:29.49 +15:19:58.4 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:34:09.49 +43:12:21.7 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:27:20.61 +49:20:42.8 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:35:08.85 -13:00:55.5 15.1mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:11:19.86 +18:42:49.8 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:16:36.74 +18:50:08.0 16.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:18:55.60 +00:11:05.9 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:39:11.86 +74:10:20.3 16.1mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:06:11.90 +46:09:39.3 17.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:12:29.06 +11:12:46.7 17.5mag A/2026 E1 22:25:16.78 -34:58:35.2 13.4mag 10P/Tempel 01:18:08.30 +36:51:14.5 17.9mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 11:47:36.09 -05:24:15.4 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:06:51.17 -04:49:27.2 17.6mag 63P/Wild 00:45:07.82 -07:00:53.8 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:37:40.39 +19:18:59.9 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:17:12.70 +14:59:13.1 16.7mag 88P/Howell 05:35:23.59 +28:18:17.1 17.5mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:29:15.64 +25:01:58.7 17.9mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:25:59.20 +21:02:53.8 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:44:43.64 -21:02:25.0 17.4mag 124P/Mrkos 06:16:22.63 +20:39:55.5 15.9mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 02:35:22.95 -17:42:25.9 15.3mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:39:16.67 +14:18:05.0 12.0mag 169P/NEAT 03:23:41.96 +08:32:38.0 14.5mag 220P/McNaught 04:45:45.35 +36:03:08.4 15.2mag 260P/McNaught 08:29:34.85 +35:47:27.2 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:24:41.21 -00:09:11.0 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:27:02.87 +16:53:38.9 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.1K Sep 6 05:46 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 6 05:46 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Sep 6 05:46 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 01:51:02.630 +05:47:25.17 AT 2026ynj 2026-08-06.85 21.71 01:41:41.730 +01:06:49.26 AT 2026yni 2026-08-06.85 21.65 01:49:11.200 -00:33:20.53 AT 2026ynh 2026-08-06.84 21.38 01:07:41.150 -00:00:30.93 AT 2026yng 2026-08-06.84 21.99 01:00:19.600 +05:13:13.68 AT 2026ynf 2026-08-06.84 21.4 00:02:10.680 +04:29:05.91 AT 2026yne 2026-08-06.83 22.4 00:13:33.330 +04:19:21.34 AT 2026ynd 2026-08-06.77 22.15 23:51:06.360 +01:51:14.34 AT 2026ync 2026-08-06.76 22.21 23:15:09.720 +02:58:45.37 AT 2026ynb 2026-08-06.75 22.52 22:50:40.350 +05:31:47.83 AT 2026yna 2026-08-05.73 21.56 22:48:01.050 +02:29:57.95 AT 2026ymz 2026-08-05.73 21.98 22:56:40.110 +02:46:51.37 AT 2026ymy 2026-08-04.80 21.96 01:44:34.660 +05:27:13.55 AT 2026ymx 2026-08-01.88 21.27 01:29:50.630 +00:07:42.35 AT 2026ymw 2026-07-21.86 22.34 01:20:55.160 +01:31:29.58 AT 2026ymv 2026-07-20.88 22.17 23:25:01.600 +02:19:39.37 AT 2026ymu 2026-07-20.78 22.49 22:52:58.240 +03:42:25.38 AT 2026ymt 2026-08-05.73 21.81 23:42:43.162 +19:31:30.19 AT 2026yms 2026-08-09.94 19.57 21:20:13.290 -37:42:51.98 AT 2026ymr 2026-08-09.45 19.171 17:37:51.010 -21:58:53.20 AT 2026ymq 2026-08-09.59 14.86 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Sep 6 05:46 tns_transients_list.txt

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