fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits
fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 07.26466 | 2461290.76466 | 12.58 | 23:15:47.94 -10:27:23.2 | 5862 2911 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 07.26514 | 2461290.76514 | 12.64 | 23:15:47.98 -10:27:22.2 | 5858 2906 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 07.2649 2461290.7649 12.61 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7
64.86574 -61.98903 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 7.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.
442 Eichsfeldia -0 -0 0 12.9 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits at 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits at 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS. Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs. WISE atlas Aladin Lite SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-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: Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 426743 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 426743 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.png' -> 'transient_report/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits_preview.png'
Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits
renamed 'Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.png' -> 'transient_report/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits_preview.png'
Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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= 772.2627 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 513.5213 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2258.3810 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 536.7573 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2219.0181 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 530.9635 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.92437 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.011 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 = 24.7700004577637 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 25.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/d_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits :) Spent 0.899165 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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/d_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 24.9400005340576 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 25.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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= '2026-09-07T01:21:38.4826404' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-07T06:21:38.4826404' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61290.2650287268 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Aqr-05' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '23 08 34' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-10 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 = 20467 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20467 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 24.9400005340576 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 24.9400005340576 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 14.2 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 50.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 900.1 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 25.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 359.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 3.600288 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 3.600288 / [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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/d_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits :) Spent 0.967866 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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/d_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits
fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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: 2461290.76465676 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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:26.681 -09:59:49.86 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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Image size: 937.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:34.206 -09:59:47.46 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:08:26.681 -09:59:49.86 Second-epoch image center 23:08:34.206 -09:59:47.46 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0309 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Image size: 937.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:36.144 -09:59:15.28 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:08:26.681 -09:59:49.86 Second-epoch image center 23:08:36.144 -09:59:15.28 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0400 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 23:08:34.206 -09:59:47.46 Second-epoch second image center 23:08:36.144 -09:59:15.28 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01196 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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PKqLp42I5m Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zI7STfujxU Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vO0yCtkdmk Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QUBdtqHoE5 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits and wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits and wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits and wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 5808 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2778 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 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2778 deg Loaded 5067 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): 3713 out of 3841 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3841 out of 5808 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.688000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.688000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.66 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 5808 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2778 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 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2778 deg Loaded 5067 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): 3713 out of 3841 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3841 out of 5808 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits (aperture=5.8) Read 5775 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.6970 to 355.2476 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.2790 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 338.6970 to 355.2476 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.2790 deg Loaded 5057 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): 3732 out of 3864 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3864 out of 5775 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits (aperture=5.8) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits 2.1 pix Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits 2.3 pix fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits 2.2 pix fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.0 mag. Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits 15.0 mag. Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits 13.4 mag. fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits 13.5 mag. fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.4 (SNR ) 10.8 (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.PKqLp42I5m (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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits 574.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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=422, bad_region=1406, passed=5808 Got 5808 stars (including 4078 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5808 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3966 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4691 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4691 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4691 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 3966 stars left (next iteration limit 4362) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits N_match=3966 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.317 n_q1=1178 n_q2=695 n_q3=1342 n_q4=751 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.319 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits -region wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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.zI7STfujxU (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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits 574.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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=432, bad_region=1389, passed=5775 Got 5775 stars (including 4053 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5775 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3937 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4673 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4673 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4673 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 3936 stars left (next iteration limit 4330) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits N_match=3936 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.493 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.339 n_q1=1176 n_q2=688 n_q3=1322 n_q4=750 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.397 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits -region wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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.vO0yCtkdmk (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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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=181, bad_region=577, passed=2433 Got 2433 stars (including 1721 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2433 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1653 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1650 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1650 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1650 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1947 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1652 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1650 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1947 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1650 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1947 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Excluding outliers - 1650 stars left (next iteration limit 1815) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1650 robust_rms=6.427 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=7.900 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1650 robust_rms=0.485 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.601 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1650 robust_rms=0.356 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.394 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1650 robust_rms_before=0.968 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.400 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.356 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.473 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.394 verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:34.203 -09:59:47.93 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 2433 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1889601.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.968 -> 0.356 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits N_match=1650 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=533 n_q2=322 n_q3=484 n_q4=311 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.142 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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.QUBdtqHoE5 (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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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=189, bad_region=588, passed=2492 Got 2492 stars (including 1758 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2492 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1689 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1686 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1686 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1686 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1989 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1688 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1686 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1989 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1686 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1989 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Excluding outliers - 1686 stars left (next iteration limit 1854) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1686 robust_rms=6.497 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.252 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1686 robust_rms=0.537 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.672 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1686 robust_rms=0.385 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.432 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1686 robust_rms_before=0.982 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.427 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.385 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.515 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.432 verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:36.141 -09:59:15.74 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 2492 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1889155.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.982 -> 0.385 arcsec) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=1686 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.414 n_q1=538 n_q2=310 n_q3=511 n_q4=327 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.119 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits sigma_overall=0.343 worst_q_ratio=1.319 ref2=Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits sigma_overall=0.353 worst_q_ratio=1.397 new1=fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits sigma_overall=0.377 worst_q_ratio=1.142 new2=fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits sigma_overall=0.410 worst_q_ratio=1.119 reference average sigma_overall=0.348 worst_q_ratio=1.358 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865_astrometric_residuals.png (3966 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866_astrometric_residuals.png (3936 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263_astrometric_residuals.png (1650 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264_astrometric_residuals.png (1686 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:26.681 -09:59:49.86 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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:34.203 -09:59:47.93 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:08:26.681 -09:59:49.86 Second-epoch image center 23:08:34.203 -09:59:47.93 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0309 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:08:36.141 -09:59:15.74 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:08:26.681 -09:59:49.86 Second-epoch image center 23:08:36.141 -09:59:15.74 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0400 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 23:08:34.203 -09:59:47.93 Second-epoch second image center 23:08:36.141 -09:59:15.74 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01197 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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TS9bTXtQPK Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0QRTzEgOlt Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KvjzDuZpzj Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ed4Mftofcl Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits and wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits and wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits and wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 34068 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2119 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 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2119 deg Loaded 5099 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): 3749 out of 4056 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4056 out of 34068 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.569400 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.569400 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 34068 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2119 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 338.6972 to 355.2893 deg, Dec -15.5986 to -4.2119 deg Loaded 5099 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): 3749 out of 4056 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4056 out of 34068 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits (aperture=4.5) Read 33982 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.6760 to 355.2847 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.2199 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 338.6760 to 355.2847 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.2199 deg Loaded 5102 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): 3745 out of 4059 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4059 out of 33982 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits (aperture=4.5) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits 1.9 pix Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits 2.1 pix fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits 2.0 pix fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits 15.2 mag. Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits 13.8 mag. fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits 13.9 mag. fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (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.TS9bTXtQPK (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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits 574.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=1262, bad_region=7441, passed=34061 Got 34061 stars (including 25636 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34061 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4862 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28278 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28278 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28278 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5348) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.312 n_q1=1515 n_q2=936 n_q3=1542 n_q4=869 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.334 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits -region wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.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.0QRTzEgOlt (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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits 574.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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=9, blended=1275, bad_region=7380, passed=33973 Got 33973 stars (including 25572 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33973 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4862 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28207 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28207 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28207 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5348) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.457 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.331 n_q1=1508 n_q2=925 n_q3=1562 n_q4=867 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.336 The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits -region wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.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.KvjzDuZpzj (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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=416, bad_region=3498, passed=16483 Got 16483 stars (including 12667 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16483 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4793 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4784 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13817 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4793 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13817 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13817 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Excluding outliers - 4784 stars left (next iteration limit 5262) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4784 robust_rms=6.500 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.324 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4784 robust_rms=0.591 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.760 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4784 robust_rms=0.455 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.550 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4784 robust_rms_before=0.456 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.447 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.455 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.540 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.550 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.540 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits N_match=4784 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.530 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.379 n_q1=1542 n_q2=993 n_q3=1359 n_q4=890 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.188 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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.ed4Mftofcl (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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=440, bad_region=3513, passed=17000 Got 17000 stars (including 13135 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17000 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4805 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4792 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4792 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4792 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14345 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4805 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4792 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14345 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4792 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14345 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Excluding outliers - 4792 stars left (next iteration limit 5271) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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=4792 robust_rms=6.550 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.632 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4792 robust_rms=0.616 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.763 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4792 robust_rms=0.472 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.551 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4792 robust_rms_before=0.473 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.457 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.472 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.519 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.551 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.519 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=4792 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.534 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.431 n_q1=1529 n_q2=971 n_q3=1387 n_q4=905 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.162 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.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_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/wcs_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits at 23:15:32.39 -11:36:59.1: 13.47 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits at 23:22:38.52 -10:48:32.9: 13.07 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-31-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0865.fits at 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits at 23:22:38.52 -10:48:32.9: 13.11 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits at 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-32-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0866.fits at 23:15:32.39 -11:36:59.1: 13.41 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.44 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:22:38.52 -10:48:32.9: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.8820 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:15:32.39 -11:36:59.1: ref_mag=13.44 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1570 delta=0.28 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53271.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s 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 52884_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 The candidate 52884_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 22:53:25.09 -11:35:48.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53271_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 Preparing report for the candidate 53271_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53550_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 The candidate 53550_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 07.26514 2461290.76514 12.11 22:53:25.12 -11:35:48.2 2534 2214 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 07.26466 2461290.76466 12.87 23:22:38.52 -10:48:33.4 6879 2686 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53956_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 The candidate 53956_fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 09 07.26514 2461290.76514 12.89 23:22:38.52 -10:48:32.3 6874 2681 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits Discovery image 1 2026 09 07.26466 2461290.76466 13.14 23:15:32.41 -11:36:59.5 5818 2210 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-20-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0263.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s Prepared the HTML report for the field Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7 ########### Completed Aqr-05-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7 ################################################################################### 23:15:47.96 -10:27:22.7 -- 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)2461290.76465676 -observatory V36 11:38:42.23 +03:29:02.8 Mercury (-0.9mag) 13:35:59.36 -14:30:25.7 Venus (-4.7mag) 07:13:54.30 +22:59:00.4 Mars (1.2mag) 09:09:01.46 +16:57:39.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:51:44.45 +02:38:41.0 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:13:41.28 +21:01:59.4 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:13:44.99 -00:03:12.4 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:25:35.73 -23:39:36.7 Pluto (14.5mag) 07:45:38.20 +23:43:46.7 Moon (-9.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Sep 7 01:26 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461290.76465676: 09:09:05.61 +16:57:19.2 Io (6.2mag) 09:08:57.74 +16:57:59.0 Europa (6.3mag) 09:09:11.23 +16:56:50.1 Ganymede (5.7mag) 09:08:36.80 +16:59:41.0 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:06:47.64 +17:14:10.8 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:09:05.72 +16:57:19.9 Thebe (16.6mag) 09:06:24.91 +17:08:09.7 Elara (17.7mag) 09:12:55.15 +16:25:14.5 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:10:06.66 +17:15:25.5 Carme (19.0mag) 00:51:40.57 +02:39:04.4 Titan (8.3mag) 00:51:37.90 +02:38:34.8 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:51:59.74 +02:41:12.0 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:51:58.56 +02:38:07.6 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:50:31.24 +02:28:25.3 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 7 01:26 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461290.76465676: 22:04:16.49 +00:58:18.4 JWST 17:36:46.30 +35:03:08.4 Chandra 10:30:36.63 -57:47:06.1 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 7 01:26 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461290.76465676 -observatory V36 03:40:24.38 +19:20:20.0 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:02:53.87 -34:12:43.0 14.3mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:19:26.83 -70:17:59.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:15:41.37 +33:41:58.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:51:22.85 +45:28:25.2 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:51:22.85 +45:28:25.2 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:51:22.85 +45:28:25.2 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:51:22.85 +45:28:25.2 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 04:51:22.85 +45:28:25.2 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:13:30.66 +28:40:28.0 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:10:10.15 +25:58:45.9 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:49:28.07 +27:13:37.9 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:48:38.99 +05:13:59.7 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:29:32.50 -15:38:47.1 14.8mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:38:21.90 +32:53:24.8 15.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:06:35.37 +15:19:24.2 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:33:37.66 +43:10:34.7 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:26:12.78 +49:18:12.7 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:35:35.50 -13:01:33.8 15.1mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:11:37.24 +18:32:59.6 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:17:55.74 +18:46:17.8 16.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:19:35.86 +00:07:08.1 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 16:41:17.64 +74:02:23.7 16.1mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:05:48.78 +46:08:10.4 17.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:13:14.50 +11:16:49.2 17.5mag A/2026 E1 22:25:58.77 -35:02:22.1 13.4mag 10P/Tempel 01:19:26.39 +37:01:33.0 17.9mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 11:48:08.97 -05:27:56.8 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:08:30.29 -05:05:04.5 17.6mag 63P/Wild 00:44:41.20 -07:04:03.1 15.4mag 65P/Gunn 06:39:16.26 +19:15:16.6 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:17:16.86 +14:59:53.0 16.7mag 88P/Howell 05:38:06.96 +28:37:07.5 17.5mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:31:42.45 +24:49:29.3 17.9mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:27:49.29 +20:52:28.5 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 12:46:31.65 -21:19:38.8 17.4mag 124P/Mrkos 06:17:22.74 +20:38:24.7 15.9mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 02:32:20.99 -17:36:58.4 15.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:37:39.51 +13:45:36.4 12.1mag 169P/NEAT 03:24:25.03 +08:28:40.0 14.5mag 220P/McNaught 04:47:59.29 +36:18:39.0 15.2mag 260P/McNaught 08:31:47.54 +35:42:16.5 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:25:12.77 -00:14:43.7 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:27:45.49 +16:51:07.1 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.2K Sep 7 01:26 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 7 01:26 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 7 01:26 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 15:22:03.224 +06:31:13.73 AT 2026yqa 2026-08-07.28 20.41 00:34:06.502 +12:42:13.91 AT 2026ypz 2026-08-08.10 20 21:30:05.008 +02:38:33.95 AT 2026ypy 2026-08-06.53 20.21 21:00:04.179 -04:29:11.16 AT 2026ypx 2026-08-10.99 20.06 02:37:12.256 +15:20:39.63 AT 2026ypw 2026-08-12.19 20.13 20:30:21.422 +77:41:45.40 AT 2026ypv 2026-08-02.23 20.4969 13:32:08.201 +00:21:43.54 AT 2026ypu 2026-08-05.16 19.6868 14:07:14.862 +00:31:05.95 AT 2026ypt 2026-08-08.16 20.0684 17:39:38.555 +44:15:43.22 AT 2026yps 2026-07-22.33 20.9161 23:51:42.078 +03:04:27.33 AT 2026ypr 2026-08-12.07 20.05 02:34:15.880 +40:31:56.36 AT 2026ypq 2026-08-11.58 18.82 15:38:07.902 +06:01:37.84 AT 2026ypp 2026-08-11.26 20.34 15:24:17.953 +11:26:31.29 AT 2026ypo 2026-08-11.26 20.8 14:21:16.003 +25:15:33.98 AT 2026ypn 2026-08-11.26 18.72 16:23:56.085 +09:36:23.21 AT 2026ypm 2026-08-11.28 20.97 20:54:11.595 +10:54:51.15 SN 2026ypl 2026-08-09.34 20.4 00:40:25.122 +24:26:45.82 AT 2026ypk 2026-08-07.45 20.4501 17:05:06.872 +77:16:36.60 AT 2026ypj 2026-08-11.31 18.807 20:49:46.878 -06:36:38.40 AT 2026ypi 2026-08-09.29 20.4359 00:12:21.150 -17:28:55.44 AT 2026yph 2026-08-08.42 20.4034 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 88K Sep 7 01:26 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 2 2026 09 07.26514 2461290.76514 13.18 23:15:32.37 -11:36:58.7 5813 2205 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_012240_TTUQ2b1x1_1757837_apCCO5ut/fd_Aqr-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_01-21-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
