Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 09.4641  2461292.9641  13.96  03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3
172.87526 -28.54891 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 8.3 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
443 Photographica           -0     -2       2  14.3    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3:  16.17 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3:  16.07 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits


fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits


fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits  wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits -crosshair 7164.57178 4759.19775 image    wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits -crosshair 7170.64307 4764.91016 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46413 03 49 37.15 +16 34 12.3          14.0 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46387 03 49 37.18 +16 34 11.7          14.0 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46440 03 49 37.12 +16 34 12.9          14.0 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 09 09.4641*  03 49 37.15 +16 34 12.3  14.0 U             Tau       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461292.9641,13.96,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260909.4641 13.96CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 09.4641  2461292.9641  14.07  03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8
169.86775 -38.01378 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 8.3 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
619 Triberga                -1     -0       1  14.0    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8:  16.17 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8:  16.16 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits


fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits


fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits  wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits -crosshair 2097.01709 1669.70581 image    wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits -crosshair 2103.35840 1674.99329 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46413 03 15 16.77 +11 25 04.8          14.1 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46387 03 15 16.77 +11 25 04.8          14.1 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46440 03 15 16.78 +11 25 04.7          14.0 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 09 09.4641*  03 15 16.77 +11 25 04.8  14.1 U             Ari       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461292.9641,14.07,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260909.4641 14.07CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 09.4641  2461292.9641  14.44  03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2
172.15273 -28.70597 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 8.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
131 Vala                     0     -0       0  14.8    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2:  16.18 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2:  16.16 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits


fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits


fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits  wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits -crosshair 6822.38525 4959.81738 image    wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits -crosshair 6828.59375 4965.18359 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46413 03 47 16.98 +16 54 28.2          14.4 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46387 03 47 16.97 +16 54 28.7          14.4 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 09 09.46440 03 47 16.98 +16 54 27.7          14.4 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 09 09.4641*  03 47 16.98 +16 54 28.2  14.4 U             Tau       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461292.9641,14.44,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260909.4641 14.44CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
First image: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Last  image: 2461292.96439874 09.09.2026 11:08:34.051   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.54
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  7073
Objects passed selection criteria:  7048
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 5434.25
Average stars matched: 4988 (91.7882 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   232704 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Wed Sep  2 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-201-ga7d4d23b
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-02)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Sep  9 06:16:30 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
First image: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Last  image: 2461292.96439874 09.09.2026 11:08:34.051   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 21
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.21
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 20 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  44418
Objects passed selection criteria:  44287
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 35400.8
Average stars matched: 32455.2 (91.6796 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   262464 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Wed Sep  2 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-201-ga7d4d23b
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-02)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Sep  9 06:17:23 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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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: 
Tau-05-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Tau-05-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-05-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 350305 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 350305 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits_preview.png'

Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits


renamed 'Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits_preview.png'

Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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= 561.0491
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 523.9986
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 996.5368
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 479.8615
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 996.9619
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 477.8044
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.7762
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.004
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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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 =     21.7399997711182 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 22.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
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Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
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Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/d_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits :)

Spent 0.493281 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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/d_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     21.7399997711182 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 22.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 51: "FOCUSPOS=                20464 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
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Record 53: "FOCTEMP =     21.7399997711182 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
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Record 56: "HUMIDITY=                 56.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE=               904.81 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP =                 22.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR =                 29.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST=             1.800144 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
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Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN'           / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/d_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits :)

Spent 0.483177 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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/d_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits



fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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: 2461292.96386787
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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Image size: 937.3'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: 03:33:19.640 +14:00:01.03 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:19.640 +14:00:01.03
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0036 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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Image size: 937.3'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: 03:33:17.102 +13:59:28.66 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:17.102 +13:59:28.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0150 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  03:33:19.640 +14:00:01.03
Second-epoch second image center 03:33:17.102 +13:59:28.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01364 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/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fZ47FX2koY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rfS4HMnjSO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rW24ws3HGG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iLLVrr0os0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7716 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec +8.6205 to +19.2872 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.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.13
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec 8.6205 to 19.2872 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3534 out of 3742 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3742 out of 7716 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.950750
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.950750
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.54
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.41

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.41

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7716 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec +8.6205 to +19.2872 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.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec 8.6205 to 19.2872 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3534 out of 3742 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3742 out of 7716 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 7722 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0650 to 61.6427 deg, Dec +8.6182 to +19.2791 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0650 to 61.6427 deg, Dec 8.6182 to 19.2791 deg
Loaded 4354 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): 3534 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 7722 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
 2.0 pix  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.4 mag.  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
 15.4 mag.  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
 15.1 mag.  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
 15.1 mag.  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  15.1 (SNR )  12.1 (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.fZ47FX2koY (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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=551, bad_region=1716, passed=7716
Got 7716 stars (including 5573 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7716 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6339 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6339 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6339 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.268 n_q1=1724 n_q2=1005 n_q3=1514 n_q4=651 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.261
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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.rfS4HMnjSO (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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=536, bad_region=1716, passed=7722
Got 7722 stars (including 5589 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7722 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6342 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6342 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6342 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Excluding outliers - 4898 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits N_match=4898 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.273 n_q1=1731 n_q2=1006 n_q3=1513 n_q4=648 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.264
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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.rW24ws3HGG (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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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=3, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=416, bad_region=1691, passed=6618
Got 6618 stars (including 4608 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6618 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4514 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4505 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4505 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4505 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5273 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 

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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4515 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4506 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5273 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4506 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5273 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4506 stars left (next iteration limit 4955)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4506 robust_rms=7.256 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.834 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4506 robust_rms=0.547 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.654 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4506 robust_rms=0.378 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.417 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4506 robust_rms_before=1.015 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.374 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.378 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.407 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.417
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.407 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits N_match=4506 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.393 n_q1=1158 n_q2=721 n_q3=1660 n_q4=967 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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.iLLVrr0os0 (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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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=420, bad_region=1662, passed=6601
Got 6601 stars (including 4618 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6601 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4525 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4516 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4516 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4515 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4524 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4515 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4515 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4515 stars left (next iteration limit 4966)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4515 robust_rms=7.247 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.051 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4515 robust_rms=0.582 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.705 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4515 robust_rms=0.413 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.450 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4515 robust_rms_before=1.025 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.403 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.413 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.442 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.450
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.442 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits N_match=4515 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.496 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.400 n_q1=1162 n_q2=727 n_q3=1650 n_q4=976 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.165
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits sigma_overall=0.317 worst_q_ratio=1.261
ref2=Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits sigma_overall=0.324 worst_q_ratio=1.264
new1=fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits sigma_overall=0.399 worst_q_ratio=1.104
new2=fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits sigma_overall=0.425 worst_q_ratio=1.165
reference average sigma_overall=0.3205 worst_q_ratio=1.2625
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137_astrometric_residuals.png (4894 matched stars from wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138_astrometric_residuals.png (4898 matched stars from wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391_astrometric_residuals.png (4506 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392_astrometric_residuals.png (4515 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:50:08.43 +10:21:28.6:  12.48 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:38:55.29 +16:23:48.2:  12.35 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:50:08.43 +10:21:28.6:  12.49 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:38:55.29 +16:23:48.2:  12.34 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.34 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.48 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:38:55.29 +16:23:48.2: ref_mag=12.34 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3127 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:50:08.43 +10:21:28.6: ref_mag=12.48 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4320 delta=0.05 (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: 0s
  
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Considering the candidate 20314_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 20314_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    12.30    03:38:55.28 +16:23:47.8   5609 4642   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    12.32    03:38:55.29 +16:23:48.5   5615 4647   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 21539_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 21539_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    12.43    03:50:08.42 +10:21:28.7   7286 0990   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    12.44    03:50:08.44 +10:21:28.5   7293 0996   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Image size: 937.3'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: 03:33:19.640 +14:00:01.03 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:19.640 +14:00:01.03
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0036 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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Image size: 937.3'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: 03:33:17.102 +13:59:28.66 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:17.102 +13:59:28.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0150 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  03:33:19.640 +14:00:01.03
Second-epoch second image center 03:33:17.102 +13:59:28.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01364 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Mj5I60cpSK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YqMKx0wxbg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vM6Z2WQBPk
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wO1BqMsyrz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 48584 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec +8.6191 to +19.2871 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec 8.6191 to 19.2871 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3309 out of 3760 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3760 out of 48584 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.817800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.817800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.21
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.61

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.61

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 48584 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec +8.6191 to +19.2871 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec 8.6191 to 19.2871 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3309 out of 3760 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3760 out of 48584 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 48560 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0650 to 61.6548 deg, Dec +8.6183 to +19.2794 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0650 to 61.6548 deg, Dec 8.6183 to 19.2794 deg
Loaded 4358 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): 3320 out of 3753 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3753 out of 48560 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 1.9 pix  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
 1.9 pix  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.6 mag.  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
 15.6 mag.  Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
 15.3 mag.  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
 15.3 mag.  fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  15.3 (SNR )  14.8 (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.Mj5I60cpSK (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=2222, bad_region=8835, passed=48571
Got 48571 stars (including 37859 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48571 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4893 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41607 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41607 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41607 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Excluding outliers - 4893 stars left (next iteration limit 5382)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits N_match=4893 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.268 n_q1=1704 n_q2=988 n_q3=1521 n_q4=680 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.244
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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.YqMKx0wxbg (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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=16, blended=2192, bad_region=8846, passed=48544
Got 48544 stars (including 37859 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48544 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5379)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.271 n_q1=1699 n_q2=994 n_q3=1515 n_q4=683 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.265
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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.vM6Z2WQBPk (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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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=5, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=2008, bad_region=9573, passed=41102
Got 41102 stars (including 30064 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41102 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4880 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 

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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4880 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4871 stars left (next iteration limit 5358)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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=4871 robust_rms=7.114 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.583 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.532 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.645 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.374 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.419 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4871 robust_rms_before=0.977 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.371 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.374 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.409 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.419
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.409 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits N_match=4871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.372 n_q1=1310 n_q2=833 n_q3=1675 n_q4=1053 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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.wO1BqMsyrz (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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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=11, blended=1764, bad_region=9557, passed=41004
Got 41004 stars (including 30078 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41004 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4877 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4879 stars left (next iteration limit 5364)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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=4879 robust_rms=7.158 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.204 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4879 robust_rms=0.569 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.688 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4879 robust_rms=0.412 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.452 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4879 robust_rms_before=0.986 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.408 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.412 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.448 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.452
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.448 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits N_match=4879 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.437 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.501 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.400 n_q1=1307 n_q2=845 n_q3=1661 n_q4=1066 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.178
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.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_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:16:41.33 +15:10:38.0:  12.00 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3:  16.17 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:23:30.59 +17:10:25.9:  14.37 +/- 0.08  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:37:44.38 +16:19:37.5:  14.33 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:45:33.56 +12:52:25.2:  14.40 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:33:10.01 +13:21:00.9:  14.13 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:51:00.57 +12:38:56.9:  14.02 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:18:15.73 +17:21:13.2:  14.24 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8:  16.17 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2:  16.18 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:23:30.59 +17:10:25.9:  14.35 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:51:00.57 +12:38:56.9:  13.99 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:33:10.01 +13:21:00.9:  14.15 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:18:15.73 +17:21:13.2:  14.06 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:16:41.33 +15:10:38.0:  11.99 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:37:44.38 +16:19:37.5:  14.36 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:45:33.56 +12:52:25.2:  14.36 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8:  16.16 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3:  16.07 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.36 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.14 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.01 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.14 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.99 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.38 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.34 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:23:30.59 +17:10:25.9: ref_mag=14.36 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.2927 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:33:10.01 +13:21:00.9: ref_mag=14.14 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=14.4756 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:51:00.57 +12:38:56.9: ref_mag=14.01 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.2018 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:18:15.73 +17:21:13.2: ref_mag=14.14 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.2173 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:16:41.33 +15:10:38.0: ref_mag=11.99 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3416 delta=-0.35 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:45:33.56 +12:52:25.2: ref_mag=14.38 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.7253 delta=-0.35 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:37:44.38 +16:19:37.5: ref_mag=14.34 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.5987 delta=-0.26 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2:  16.16 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:17:28.67 +13:39:11.5:  15.46 +/- 0.18  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:34:18.69 +10:38:20.2:  14.54 +/- 0.08  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:26:59.69 +09:49:00.2:  15.82 +/- 0.29  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:45:56.95 +10:05:24.8:  15.13 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:42:54.17 +15:02:02.6:  15.14 +/- 0.13  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:34:18.69 +10:38:20.2:  14.42 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:17:28.67 +13:39:11.5:  15.94 +/- 0.28  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.47 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:34:18.69 +10:38:20.2: ref_mag=14.47 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.6210 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.60 +/- 0.15
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:17:28.67 +13:39:11.5: ref_mag=15.60 +/- 0.15 new_mean_mag=15.2626 delta=0.33 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:26:59.69 +09:49:00.2:  15.51 +/- 0.23  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.63 +/- 0.18
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:42:54.17 +15:02:02.6:  15.23 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:26:59.69 +09:49:00.2: ref_mag=15.63 +/- 0.18 new_mean_mag=15.1442 delta=0.48 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:45:56.95 +10:05:24.8:  15.29 +/- 0.17  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.18 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:42:54.17 +15:02:02.6: ref_mag=15.18 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=15.1528 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.20 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:45:56.95 +10:05:24.8: ref_mag=15.20 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=15.0822 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56777.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out57131.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out58287.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
  
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Considering the candidate 52903_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 52903_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    14.73    03:45:33.60 +12:52:24.6   6588 2514   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    14.72    03:45:33.52 +12:52:25.8   6594 2520   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52907_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 52907_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    14.58    03:37:44.33 +16:19:37.6   5438 4599   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    14.62    03:37:44.42 +16:19:37.4   5444 4605   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52916_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 52916_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    14.46    03:33:09.94 +13:21:00.4   4763 2803   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    14.50    03:33:10.08 +13:21:01.4   4769 2808   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52921_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 52921_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    14.11    03:18:15.67 +17:21:12.6   2621 5260   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    14.46    03:18:15.78 +17:21:13.7   2628 5266   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 52923_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 52923_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    12.27    03:16:41.37 +15:10:38.3   2363 3945   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    12.45    03:16:41.30 +15:10:37.8   2369 3950   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 55669_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 55669_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    13.48    03:36:02.13 +16:29:19.7   5197 4703   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

**** FOUND  03:36:02.13 +16:29:19.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 56777_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
Preparing report for the candidate 56777_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
  
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Considering the candidate 57016_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 57016_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    14.17    03:51:00.57 +12:38:56.5   7397 2384   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    14.27    03:51:00.58 +12:38:57.3   7404 2390   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 57131_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
Preparing report for the candidate 57131_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
  
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Considering the candidate 57827_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 57827_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    14.26    03:23:30.57 +17:10:26.0   3381 5133   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    14.33    03:23:30.60 +17:10:25.8   3387 5138   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 58287_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
Preparing report for the candidate 58287_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
  
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Considering the candidate 58464_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 58464_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    14.55    03:34:18.65 +10:38:20.3   4923 1160   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    14.72    03:34:18.74 +10:38:20.0   4930 1166   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 60241_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 60241_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    15.11    03:45:56.94 +10:05:24.8   6660 0825   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    15.06    03:45:56.95 +10:05:24.9   6666 0830   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 60292_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 60292_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    15.13    03:26:59.62 +09:49:01.9   3828 0669   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    15.16    03:26:59.76 +09:48:58.5   3834 0674   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 60347_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 60347_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    15.15    03:42:54.22 +15:02:03.0   6191 3819   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    15.15    03:42:54.13 +15:02:02.2   6197 3824   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 60391_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392
The candidate 60391_fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 09.46387    2461292.96387    15.16    03:17:28.66 +13:39:12.0   2457 3019   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-07-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0391.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 09.46440    2461292.96440    15.53    03:17:28.68 +13:39:10.9   2463 3024   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-09_CI_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_061243_TTUQ2b1x1_1057747_0cObLUZ9/fd_Tau-05-Q2b1x1_2026-09-09_06-08-34_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0392.fits

make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3
03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8
03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2
########### Completed Tau-05-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3
03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8
03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2
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03:49:37.15 +16:34:12.3  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
03:15:16.77 +11:25:04.8  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
03:47:16.98 +16:54:28.2  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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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)2461292.96386787 -observatory V36
11:52:23.66 +01:46:01.3 Mercury (-0.7mag)
13:41:25.02 -15:19:26.5 Venus (-4.7mag)
07:19:49.51 +22:50:17.8 Mars (1.2mag)
09:10:49.71 +16:50:01.0 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:51:13.47 +02:35:02.6 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:13:42.42 +21:02:02.6 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:13:32.41 -00:04:37.1 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:25:26.79 -23:40:06.0 Pluto (14.5mag)
09:51:51.29 +13:10:30.2 Moon (-8.6mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Sep  9 06:16 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461292.96386787:
09:10:45.54 +16:50:22.3 Io (6.2mag)
09:11:00.15 +16:49:09.6 Europa (6.3mag)
09:10:35.42 +16:51:13.1 Ganymede (5.7mag)
09:10:40.53 +16:50:48.2 Callisto (6.9mag)
09:08:40.48 +17:07:29.4 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:10:51.63 +16:49:52.7 Thebe (16.6mag)
09:08:16.32 +17:01:23.6 Elara (17.7mag)
09:14:40.16 +16:16:57.5 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:11:45.33 +17:08:23.4 Carme (19.0mag)
00:51:00.86 +02:35:17.1 Titan (8.3mag)
00:51:17.90 +02:34:52.8 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:51:22.74 +02:37:20.8 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:51:29.29 +02:34:47.5 Hyperion (14.3mag)
00:49:57.99 +02:24:34.8 Phoebe (16.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep  9 06:16 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461292.96386787:
22:21:04.96 +03:13:14.0 JWST
16:55:02.23 +42:18:35.2 Chandra
13:05:02.56 -62:24:34.4 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep  9 06:16 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461292.96386787 -observatory V36
03:41:39.73 +19:26:18.6 17.4mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:03:42.67 -34:10:14.3 14.4mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:21:05.80 -70:25:20.5 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:15:55.72 +33:45:24.4 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
22:11:46.05 +28:24:12.9 17.5mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:11:48.73 +25:56:21.2 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:51:29.68 +27:08:56.8 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:50:02.59 +05:13:16.0 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:28:58.82 -15:50:21.3 14.9mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:40:16.49 +33:01:39.6 15.8mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:06:53.02 +15:17:52.8 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:32:17.67 +43:05:22.9 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:23:13.90 +49:10:49.9 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:36:44.41 -13:03:24.6 15.1mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:12:21.25 +18:06:29.6 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:21:29.10 +18:35:58.8 16.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:21:25.26 -00:03:32.1 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:47:11.06 +73:40:15.8 16.1mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:04:40.55 +46:03:47.2 17.5mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:15:17.09 +11:27:37.0 17.5mag A/2026 E1
22:27:47.46 -35:09:43.8 7.8mag 10P/Tempel
11:49:37.48 -05:37:53.1 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
12:12:56.19 -05:46:45.1 17.6mag 63P/Wild
06:43:30.04 +19:05:04.9 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:16:07.37 -26:11:48.4 17.1mag 84P/Giclas
03:17:20.24 +15:01:19.9 17.2mag 88P/Howell
05:45:27.14 +29:27:26.4 16.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
07:38:12.41 +24:15:19.5 15.9mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
10:32:43.58 +20:24:24.4 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
12:51:23.21 -22:05:28.1 17.5mag 124P/Mrkos
06:20:01.25 +20:34:16.8 15.9mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
02:23:20.99 -17:19:56.9 11.3mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
08:58:54.58 +37:31:34.6 16.4mag 162P/Siding Spring
09:34:22.97 +12:25:41.4 13.2mag 169P/NEAT
03:26:10.93 +08:17:32.6 17.7mag 220P/McNaught
04:53:53.02 +36:59:40.0 15.2mag 260P/McNaught
08:37:40.10 +35:28:07.2 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:26:39.41 -00:29:31.9 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski
09:29:39.17 +16:44:23.1 17.8mag 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/ :
01:08:23.870 +02:55:51.33  AT 2026yuy  2026-08-06.84 21.87
01:16:59.610 +05:02:09.95  AT 2026yux  2026-08-06.84 22.17
01:03:17.160 +01:55:16.75  AT 2026yuw  2026-08-06.84 21.78
01:01:06.200 -01:23:37.06  AT 2026yuv  2026-08-06.84 21.44
23:00:49.110 +05:32:39.05  AT 2026yuu  2026-08-07.78 22.37
23:39:57.990 +03:21:50.80  AT 2026yut  2026-08-06.76 22.1
23:34:24.590 +00:59:42.41  AT 2026yus  2026-08-05.79 22.26
23:11:22.440 +03:34:45.08  AT 2026yur  2026-08-06.81 22.15
23:52:10.400 +03:53:48.67  AT 2026yuq  2026-08-06.76 22.26
01:28:25.390 -00:33:31.00  AT 2026yup  2026-07-22.87 22.24
06:19:46.733 +50:57:31.05  AT 2026yuo  2026-08-13.50 19.744
23:24:50.114 +15:25:58.38  AT 2026yun  2026-08-10.05 19.96
00:25:27.120 +20:14:05.91  SN 2026yum  2026-08-13.09 18.04
22:02:49.666 -13:05:30.39  AT 2026yul  2026-08-12.92 18.89
21:45:50.911 -04:08:31.57  AT 2026yuk  2026-08-12.78 19.08
01:02:47.624 -06:59:05.24  AT 2026yuj  2026-08-13.05 19.25
23:50:13.455 +20:53:14.83  AT 2026yui  2026-08-12.94 19.46
22:53:22.575 -18:00:52.62  AT 2026yuh  2026-08-12.37 19.1729
01:03:55.125 -10:40:35.60  AT 2026yug  2026-08-10.42 20.3834
22:18:45.584 -09:23:49.69  AT 2026yuf  2026-08-08.36 20.7186
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Sep  9 06:16:13 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 23s (0.38 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 6s (0.10 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 37s (0.62 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 15 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 20s (0.33 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 10s (0.17 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 8s (0.13 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 41s (0.68 min)
FIELD_Tau-05-Q2b1x1: 90s (1.50 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 91s (1.52 min)
Finished: Wed Sep  9 06:17:44 CDT 2026