######## 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
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Her-06-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-06-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 691812 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 691812 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits_preview.png'
Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
renamed 'Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits_preview.png'
Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 401.8160
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 513.8805
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1086.3011
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 480.4839
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1089.8179
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 478.1457
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.70348
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.005
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
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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 = 25.3600006103516 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 27.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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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
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
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Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 45.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.08 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 27.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 356.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 9.400752 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.200576 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
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Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits :)
Spent 0.753428 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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 25.8600006103516 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 27.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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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
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Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.200576 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
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Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits :)
Spent 0.938931 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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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: 2461291.68921835
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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 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: 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.0' 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: 16:37:12.041 +22:01:49.63 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:12.041 +22:01:49.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0688 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.0' 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: 16:37:08.798 +22:01:21.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:08.798 +22:01:21.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0545 deg.
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# 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 16:37:12.041 +22:01:49.63
Second-epoch second image center 16:37:08.798 +22:01:21.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01480 deg.
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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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CQhxVXbyRv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits &> /tmp/tmp.82xtw6jOG4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mG9PFQvlDf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits &> /tmp/tmp.V4lahdRVu9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 11249 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2611 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2611 deg
Loaded 7258 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): 5768 out of 6009 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6009 out of 11249 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.774500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.774500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.37
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 11249 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2611 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2611 deg
Loaded 7258 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): 5768 out of 6009 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6009 out of 11249 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 11287 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.5428 to 257.9506 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2611 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 240.5428 to 257.9506 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2611 deg
Loaded 7258 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): 5768 out of 6016 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6016 out of 11287 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
2.2 pix Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
2.3 pix fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
2.3 pix fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
15.4 mag. Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.9 (SNR ) 12.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.CQhxVXbyRv (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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=651, bad_region=2261, passed=11249
Got 11249 stars (including 8441 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11249 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4927 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9398 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9398 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9398 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4927 stars left (next iteration limit 5419)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits N_match=4927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.366 n_q1=1575 n_q2=828 n_q3=1678 n_q4=846 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.034
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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.82xtw6jOG4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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=657, bad_region=2280, passed=11287
Got 11287 stars (including 8448 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11287 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 4927 stars left (next iteration limit 5420)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits N_match=4927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.352 n_q1=1572 n_q2=824 n_q3=1685 n_q4=846 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.058
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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.mG9PFQvlDf (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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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=392, bad_region=1372, passed=7488
Got 7488 stars (including 5772 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7488 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4923 stars left (next iteration limit 5415)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4923 robust_rms=6.014 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.026 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4923 robust_rms=0.512 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.590 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4923 robust_rms=0.365 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.396 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4923 robust_rms_before=0.727 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.365 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.365 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.397 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.396
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.397 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits N_match=4923 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.350 n_q1=1621 n_q2=791 n_q3=1712 n_q4=799 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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.V4lahdRVu9 (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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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=404, bad_region=1369, passed=7410
Got 7410 stars (including 5685 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7410 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6283 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6283 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6283 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4925 stars left (next iteration limit 5415)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4925 robust_rms=6.043 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.821 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4925 robust_rms=0.575 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.660 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4925 robust_rms=0.402 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.441 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4925 robust_rms_before=0.767 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.397 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.402 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.429 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.441
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.429 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits N_match=4925 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.386 n_q1=1615 n_q2=786 n_q3=1724 n_q4=800 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.109
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits sigma_overall=0.357 worst_q_ratio=1.034
ref2=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits sigma_overall=0.352 worst_q_ratio=1.058
new1=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits sigma_overall=0.375 worst_q_ratio=1.088
new2=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits sigma_overall=0.411 worst_q_ratio=1.109
reference average sigma_overall=0.3545 worst_q_ratio=1.046
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224_astrometric_residuals.png (4927 matched stars from wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225_astrometric_residuals.png (4927 matched stars from wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182_astrometric_residuals.png (4923 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183_astrometric_residuals.png (4925 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-06-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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 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: 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.0' 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: 16:37:12.041 +22:01:49.63 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:12.041 +22:01:49.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0688 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.0' 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: 16:37:08.798 +22:01:21.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:08.798 +22:01:21.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0545 deg.
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# 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 16:37:12.041 +22:01:49.63
Second-epoch second image center 16:37:08.798 +22:01:21.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01480 deg.
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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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6vLEjrrQiH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Rnt1JPI3gR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gecbpwRpay
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits &> /tmp/tmp.unIzHkWPli
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 67516 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2708 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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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 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2708 deg
Loaded 7302 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): 5327 out of 6047 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6047 out of 67516 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.643300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.643300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.05
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 67516 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2708 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
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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 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2708 deg
Loaded 7302 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): 5327 out of 6047 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6047 out of 67516 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 67317 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.4593 to 257.9764 deg, Dec +16.6088 to +27.2700 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
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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
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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 240.4593 to 257.9764 deg, Dec 16.6088 to 27.2700 deg
Loaded 7304 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): 5333 out of 6054 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6054 out of 67317 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 18 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
2.1 pix Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
2.1 pix fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
2.1 pix fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
15.6 mag. Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
15.1 mag. fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
15.1 mag. fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.1 (SNR ) 14.5 (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.6vLEjrrQiH (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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=24, blended=3792, bad_region=9139, passed=67492
Got 67492 stars (including 55005 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 67492 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60621 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60621 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60621 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4926 stars left (next iteration limit 5418)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits N_match=4926 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.351 n_q1=1587 n_q2=843 n_q3=1643 n_q4=853 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.043
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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.Rnt1JPI3gR (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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=24, blended=3759, bad_region=9183, passed=67293
Got 67293 stars (including 54810 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 67293 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4926 stars left (next iteration limit 5418)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits N_match=4926 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.369 n_q1=1594 n_q2=844 n_q3=1637 n_q4=851 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.049
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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.gecbpwRpay (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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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=14, blended=2157, bad_region=5803, passed=48012
Got 48012 stars (including 40345 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48012 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4922 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43665 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43665 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43665 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4922 stars left (next iteration limit 5414)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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=4922 robust_rms=6.148 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.446 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=0.496 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.569 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=0.358 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.384 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4922 robust_rms_before=0.703 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.356 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.358 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.384 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.384
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.384 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits N_match=4922 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.343 n_q1=1622 n_q2=817 n_q3=1670 n_q4=813 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.079
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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.unIzHkWPli (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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=25, blended=2283, bad_region=5786, passed=48108
Got 48108 stars (including 40381 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48108 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4923 stars left (next iteration limit 5415)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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=4923 robust_rms=6.088 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.248 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4923 robust_rms=0.559 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.644 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4923 robust_rms=0.394 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.436 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4923 robust_rms_before=0.743 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.396 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.394 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.435 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.436
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.435 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits N_match=4923 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.356 n_q1=1625 n_q2=808 n_q3=1682 n_q4=808 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.133
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:27:45.92 +20:27:20.2: 13.15 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:39:16.73 +19:41:10.2: 15.08 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 17:06:03.28 +20:30:24.5: 12.58 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:43:42.17 +21:57:45.0: 14.00 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 17:05:13.88 +25:39:13.9: 13.16 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:45:33.50 +21:21:21.0: 14.25 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:41:28.56 +19:12:28.3: 14.23 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:27:45.92 +20:27:20.2: 13.16 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:43:42.17 +21:57:45.0: 13.85 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:39:16.73 +19:41:10.2: 14.72 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 17:05:13.88 +25:39:13.9: 13.24 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 17:06:03.28 +20:30:24.5: 12.60 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.16 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.92 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.84 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:27:45.92 +20:27:20.2: ref_mag=13.16 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2825 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.19 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.59 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:43:42.17 +21:57:45.0: ref_mag=13.92 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.9181 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:39:16.73 +19:41:10.2: ref_mag=14.84 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.7142 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:05:13.88 +25:39:13.9: ref_mag=13.19 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3636 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:06:03.28 +20:30:24.5: ref_mag=12.59 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8074 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:40:33.10 +20:49:10.6: 15.14 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:51:49.42 +26:00:04.7: 15.52 +/- 0.20 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:45:33.50 +21:21:21.0: 14.14 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:41:28.56 +19:12:28.3: 14.35 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.18 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.28 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:45:33.50 +21:21:21.0: ref_mag=14.18 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.3049 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:41:28.56 +19:12:28.3: ref_mag=14.28 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1060 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:40:33.10 +20:49:10.6: 15.27 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:51:49.42 +26:00:04.7: 15.18 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.19 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:40:33.10 +20:49:10.6: ref_mag=15.19 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=15.0613 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.31 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:51:49.42 +26:00:04.7: ref_mag=15.31 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=15.1338 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
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
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Considering the candidate 82261_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82261_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 14.92 | 16:39:16.76 +19:41:11.0 | 4499 4613 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 14.61 | 16:39:16.69 +19:41:09.5 | 4492 4609 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82275_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82275_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 14.43 | 16:59:03.25 +25:58:38.5 | 1785 0749 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:59:03.26 +25:58:37.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82276_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82276_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 14.42 | 16:43:57.48 +20:16:25.6 | 3828 4252 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:43:57.44 +20:16:26.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82282_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82282_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 13.94 | 16:43:42.17 +21:57:44.9 | 3878 3236 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.90 | 16:43:42.18 +21:57:45.1 | 3871 3231 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82287_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82287_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 13.43 | 16:27:45.87 +20:27:20.0 | 6129 4131 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.19 | 16:27:45.98 +20:27:20.4 | 6121 4126 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82288_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82288_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.52 | 17:03:06.19 +20:25:26.2 | 1099 4108 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 17:03:06.21 +20:25:25.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82289_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82289_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 13.37 | 17:05:13.89 +25:39:14.0 | 0932 0913 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.36 | 17:05:13.87 +25:39:13.8 | 0924 0909 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82290_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82290_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.23 | 16:50:47.23 +20:29:59.4 | 2860 4105 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:50:47.22 +20:30:00.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82293_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82293_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 12.81 | 17:06:03.23 +20:30:24.8 | 0684 4047 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 12.81 | 17:06:03.32 +20:30:24.1 | 0676 4042 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82427_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82427_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.02 | 16:58:11.70 +22:47:49.5 | 1847 2689 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:58:11.65 +22:47:49.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82449_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82449_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.41 | 16:31:22.19 +22:11:22.9 | 5596 3086 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:31:22.23 +22:11:22.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82574_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82574_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.98 | 16:39:40.52 +22:58:55.4 | 4435 2616 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:39:40.52 +22:58:55.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82588_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82588_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 14.10 | 16:41:28.58 +19:12:27.6 | 4186 4903 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 14.11 | 16:41:28.55 +19:12:28.9 | 4178 4898 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82649_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82649_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 14.33 | 16:45:33.46 +21:21:22.0 | 3615 3600 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 14.29 | 16:45:33.53 +21:21:20.1 | 3607 3596 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82758_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82758_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 14.55 | 16:31:47.21 +19:18:33.2 | 5561 4829 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:31:47.13 +19:18:32.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82810_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82810_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 15.10 | 16:51:49.39 +26:00:04.5 | 2785 0770 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 15.18 | 16:51:49.44 +26:00:05.0 | 2777 0765 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 82819_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 82819_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 08.18922 | 2461291.68922 | 15.07 | 16:40:33.09 +20:49:09.7 | 4319 3928 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-32-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0182.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 15.06 | 16:40:33.10 +20:49:11.5 | 4312 3923 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
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Considering the candidate 35706_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183
The candidate 35706_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 09 08.18987 | 2461291.68987 | 13.39 | 16:58:27.61 +21:32:51.2 | 1786 3446 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-07_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_234550_TTUQ2b1x1_850461_zQhfYjrd/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-09-07_23-33-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0183.fits |
**** FOUND 16:58:27.59 +21:32:51.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Her-06-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 ####
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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).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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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
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461291.68921835 -observatory V36
11:44:30.24 +02:45:38.1 Mercury (-0.8mag)
13:38:17.58 -14:51:18.8 Venus (-4.7mag)
07:16:23.83 +22:55:24.8 Mars (1.2mag)
09:09:47.04 +16:54:26.4 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:51:31.60 +02:37:09.8 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:13:41.87 +21:02:00.9 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:13:39.74 -00:03:47.9 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:25:31.95 -23:39:49.2 Pluto (14.5mag)
08:38:11.49 +19:49:23.8 Moon (-9.0mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461291.68921835:
09:09:46.14 +16:54:32.3 Io (6.2mag)
09:09:39.71 +16:55:03.5 Europa (6.3mag)
09:09:44.51 +16:54:38.1 Ganymede (5.6mag)
09:09:27.26 +16:56:05.0 Callisto (6.9mag)
09:07:35.09 +17:11:22.3 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:09:46.76 +16:54:28.5 Thebe (16.6mag)
09:07:11.79 +17:05:18.8 Elara (17.7mag)
09:13:39.41 +16:21:45.0 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:10:48.22 +17:12:27.7 Carme (19.0mag)
00:51:23.40 +02:37:32.0 Titan (8.3mag)
00:51:30.49 +02:36:50.2 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:51:44.42 +02:39:36.1 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:51:47.12 +02:36:43.5 Hyperion (14.3mag)
00:50:17.44 +02:26:49.1 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461291.68921835:
22:12:07.65 +01:55:25.2 JWST
19:59:27.33 -15:48:08.1 Chandra
03:05:48.17 +60:46:57.3 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461291.68921835 -observatory V36
03:40:56.95 +19:22:52.4 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:03:13.72 -34:11:41.9 14.4mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:20:08.66 -70:21:03.0 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:15:47.60 +33:43:24.0 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:52:41.42 +45:36:29.5 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
04:52:41.42 +45:36:29.5 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
04:52:41.42 +45:36:29.5 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
04:52:41.42 +45:36:29.5 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
04:52:41.42 +45:36:29.5 15.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:12:46.54 +28:33:41.5 17.4mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:10:52.28 +25:57:43.3 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:50:19.17 +27:11:38.6 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:49:14.18 +05:13:41.4 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:29:17.66 -15:43:39.5 14.9mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:39:10.33 +32:56:50.5 15.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:06:42.47 +15:18:45.5 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:33:03.15 +43:08:28.1 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:24:57.13 +49:15:14.0 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:36:04.86 -13:02:19.1 15.1mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:11:56.15 +18:21:53.0 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:19:25.07 +18:41:58.4 16.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:20:21.56 +00:02:39.5 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:43:43.47 +73:53:15.7 16.1mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:05:21.17 +46:06:24.0 17.4mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:14:05.86 +11:21:21.9 17.5mag A/2026 E1
22:26:45.32 -35:05:55.6 13.4mag 10P/Tempel
01:20:53.49 +37:12:50.4 17.9mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
11:48:46.11 -05:32:07.1 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
12:10:21.94 -05:22:37.3 17.6mag 63P/Wild
00:44:10.44 -07:07:36.7 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
06:41:03.37 +19:11:01.8 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels
03:17:19.64 +15:00:32.8 16.7mag 88P/Howell
05:41:11.40 +28:58:17.5 17.5mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
07:34:26.83 +24:35:15.3 17.9mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
10:29:53.06 +20:40:42.4 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
12:48:33.76 -21:38:58.1 17.4mag 124P/Mrkos
06:18:29.76 +20:36:41.3 15.9mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
02:28:43.67 -17:30:15.6 15.1mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
09:36:05.66 +13:10:49.7 12.1mag 169P/NEAT
03:25:11.16 +08:24:04.4 14.5mag 220P/McNaught
04:50:28.74 +36:35:57.9 15.2mag 260P/McNaught
08:34:16.13 +35:36:22.7 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:25:48.81 -00:20:57.5 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski
09:28:33.31 +16:48:16.9 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
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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
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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
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
23:46:15.460 +04:59:58.22 AT 2026yrh 2026-08-09.84 22.79
23:45:31.680 +04:12:25.91 AT 2026yrg 2026-08-09.84 22.24
23:34:02.330 +05:36:00.22 AT 2026yrf 2026-08-09.84 22.45
23:38:02.390 +00:14:40.53 AT 2026yre 2026-08-09.84 22.14
23:18:04.980 -00:02:33.02 AT 2026yrd 2026-08-09.84 22.73
23:23:35.450 +01:51:19.14 AT 2026yrc 2026-08-09.84 22.04
02:27:46.320 +06:27:55.03 AT 2026yrb 2026-08-08.89 21.91
01:42:01.270 +05:25:04.33 AT 2026yra 2026-08-08.88 22.29
01:29:31.810 +00:24:39.44 AT 2026yqz 2026-08-08.88 21.48
01:23:28.630 -00:36:31.37 AT 2026yqy 2026-08-08.87 21.73
01:51:19.720 +05:16:35.98 AT 2026yqx 2026-08-06.88 21.88
00:57:23.960 +00:53:10.73 AT 2026yqw 2026-08-06.86 21.88
01:42:48.000 +01:40:21.94 AT 2026yqv 2026-08-06.85 21.59
01:31:04.960 +05:16:26.69 AT 2026yqu 2026-08-06.84 22.08
01:32:45.190 +05:46:00.54 AT 2026yqt 2026-08-06.84 21.93
01:00:35.640 -00:42:49.92 AT 2026yqs 2026-08-06.84 21.85
23:40:09.820 +04:52:55.41 AT 2026yqr 2026-08-06.82 21.72
00:20:42.880 -00:04:24.55 AT 2026yqq 2026-08-06.76 21.86
23:35:40.200 +05:59:50.67 AT 2026yqp 2026-08-04.81 21.62
23:34:50.420 +02:37:13.35 AT 2026yqo 2026-08-04.81 21.54
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