NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2

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

Processing fields Col-01-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Reference image   2026 02 12.12767    2461083.62767    10.71    05:49:05.91 -32:20:03.3   0142 2611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Discovery image 1   2026 02 12.12813    2461083.62813    10.70    05:49:05.89 -32:20:03.2   0147 2611   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42722    2461297.92722    9.56    05:49:06.06 -32:20:01.7   9342 4283   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Discovery image 3   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    9.66    05:49:06.02 -32:20:01.3   9346 4285   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 14.4275  2461297.9275   9.61  05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5
237.52476 -26.48160 galactic  Col  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 5.1 pix   
The object was found in VSX
 4"  TT Col                        
Type: M
#   Max.           Min./Amp.       JD0           Period
     9.550   V            14.600   V         2454407.00000        329.000000000000   M7                           
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits at 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5:  10.72 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits at 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5:  10.63 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  10.67 +/- 0.01
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
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Col-01-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 1

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Col-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Field Col-01-Q1b1x1 reference image: Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Field Col-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Field Col-01-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Col-01-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Col-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Col-01-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 558195 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 558195 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.png' -> 'transient_report/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits_preview.png'
Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits

renamed 'Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.png' -> 'transient_report/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits_preview.png'
Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2284.0459 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 653.0067 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 4748.1007 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1446.0253 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 4715.7597 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1430.1282 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.07881 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.011 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 23.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-09-14T05:15:01.5642570' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-14T10:15:01.5642570' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61297.4271014351 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-09-14T10:15:11.4664071' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61297.4272160418 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 78.2579027646802 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = -33.9996701969847 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 15.4641666666667 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 151.8775 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.70202383488109 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Col-01' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '05 13 03' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-34 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29531 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29531 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 16.3 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 63.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 901.08 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 23.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 23.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 13.00104 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 7.200576 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/d_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits :) Spent 0.673267 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/d_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 23.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-09-14T05:15:47.0819914' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-14T10:15:47.0819914' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61297.4276282522 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/d_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits :) Spent 0.665273 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/d_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits


fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.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/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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: 2461297.92721718 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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Image size: 941.4'x628.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.90"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:13:03.655 -33:59:56.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Image size: 942.5'x627.6' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:13:07.705 -34:02:09.83 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:13:03.655 -33:59:56.30 Second-epoch image center 05:13:07.705 -34:02:09.83 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0396 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Image size: 942.4'x627.6' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:13:05.468 -34:02:22.54 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:13:03.655 -33:59:56.30 Second-epoch image center 05:13:05.468 -34:02:22.54 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0411 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 05:13:07.705 -34:02:09.83 Second-epoch second image center 05:13:05.468 -34:02:22.54 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00849 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/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vVG6tVRA97 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits &> /tmp/tmp.sG9cPV4Aoc Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xjcMNgIfyO Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WGV8BD4d9A Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits) and catalog (wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 5729 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 68.5394 to 88.4743 deg, Dec -39.3546 to -28.1510 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 68.5394 to 88.4743 deg, Dec -39.3546 to -28.1510 deg Loaded 9076 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): 3282 out of 3399 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3399 out of 5729 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.715100 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.715100 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.14 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.58 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.58
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 5729 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 68.5394 to 88.4743 deg, Dec -39.3546 to -28.1510 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 68.5394 to 88.4743 deg, Dec -39.3546 to -28.1510 deg Loaded 9076 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): 3282 out of 3399 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3399 out of 5729 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (aperture=5.8) Read 5707 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 68.5385 to 88.4741 deg, Dec -39.3481 to -28.1505 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 68.5385 to 88.4741 deg, Dec -39.3481 to -28.1505 deg Loaded 9077 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): 4808 out of 4967 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4967 out of 5707 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits (aperture=5.8) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 2.0 pix Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits 2.4 pix fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 2.5 pix fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 14.6 mag. Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 14.6 mag. Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits 13.7 mag. fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 13.7 mag. fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.9 (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.vVG6tVRA97 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' -> 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=466, bad_region=0, passed=5729 Got 5729 stars (including 5255 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5729 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 311 (Dec -39.4 to -28.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4916 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 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 253 to 311 (Dec -39.4 to -28.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4914 stars left (next iteration limit 5406) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits N_match=4914 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.367 n_q1=1366 n_q2=1183 n_q3=1316 n_q4=1049 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.064 The image catalog is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits -region wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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.sG9cPV4Aoc (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits' -> 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.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/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=462, bad_region=0, passed=5707 Got 5707 stars (including 5232 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5707 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 253 to 311 (Dec -39.3 to -28.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4921 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4912 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5707 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 311 (Dec -39.3 to -28.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5707 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5707 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4911 stars left (next iteration limit 5403) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits N_match=4911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=1346 n_q2=1188 n_q3=1317 n_q4=1060 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.158 The image catalog is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits -region wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.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.xjcMNgIfyO (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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=237, bad_region=0, passed=3726 Got 3726 stars (including 3484 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3726 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013090 (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 0.010472 (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 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3419 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3412 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3413 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3412 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3726 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 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3419 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3412 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3726 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3412 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3726 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 3412 stars left (next iteration limit 3753) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3412 robust_rms=9.137 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.982 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3412 robust_rms=0.554 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.745 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3412 robust_rms=0.421 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.698 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3412 robust_rms_before=0.884 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.391 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.421 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.487 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.698 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.487 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits N_match=3412 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.511 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.393 n_q1=776 n_q2=790 n_q3=901 n_q4=945 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.275 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits -region wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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.WGV8BD4d9A (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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=237, bad_region=0, passed=3742 Got 3742 stars (including 3500 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3742 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (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 0.010471 (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 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3437 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3428 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3429 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3428 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3436 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3427 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3427 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 3427 stars left (next iteration limit 3770) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3427 robust_rms=9.162 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.740 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3427 robust_rms=0.541 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.652 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3427 robust_rms=0.404 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.597 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3427 robust_rms_before=0.877 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.376 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.404 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.485 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.597 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.485 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits N_match=3427 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.461 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.355 n_q1=785 n_q2=798 n_q3=895 n_q4=949 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.230 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits -region wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits sigma_overall=0.385 worst_q_ratio=1.064 ref2=Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits sigma_overall=0.341 worst_q_ratio=1.158 new1=fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits sigma_overall=0.401 worst_q_ratio=1.275 new2=fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits sigma_overall=0.375 worst_q_ratio=1.230 reference average sigma_overall=0.363 worst_q_ratio=1.111 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065_astrometric_residuals.png (4914 matched stars from wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066_astrometric_residuals.png (4911 matched stars from wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484_astrometric_residuals.png (3412 matched stars from wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485_astrometric_residuals.png (3427 matched stars from wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Col-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Col-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Image size: 941.4'x628.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.90"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:13:03.655 -33:59:56.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Image size: 942.5'x627.6' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:13:07.705 -34:02:09.83 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:13:03.655 -33:59:56.30 Second-epoch image center 05:13:07.705 -34:02:09.83 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0396 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Image size: 942.4'x627.6' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:13:05.468 -34:02:22.54 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:13:03.655 -33:59:56.30 Second-epoch image center 05:13:05.468 -34:02:22.54 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0411 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 05:13:07.705 -34:02:09.83 Second-epoch second image center 05:13:05.468 -34:02:22.54 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00849 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/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ta8lrD20uy Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OLalpS31W9 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MY4v6IQANo Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5Zm1WqlFyV Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits) and catalog (wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 40652 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 68.4650 to 88.5507 deg, Dec -39.3746 to -28.0859 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 68.4650 to 88.5507 deg, Dec -39.3746 to -28.0859 deg Loaded 9230 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): 4576 out of 4899 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4899 out of 40652 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.587600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.587600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.85 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.74 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.74
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 40652 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 68.4650 to 88.5507 deg, Dec -39.3746 to -28.0859 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 68.4650 to 88.5507 deg, Dec -39.3746 to -28.0859 deg Loaded 9230 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): 4576 out of 4899 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4899 out of 40652 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (aperture=4.5) Read 41109 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 68.5051 to 88.6090 deg, Dec -39.3713 to -28.0842 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 68.5051 to 88.6090 deg, Dec -39.3713 to -28.0842 deg Loaded 9252 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): 6652 out of 7079 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7079 out of 41109 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits (aperture=4.5) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 1.9 pix Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits 2.4 pix fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 2.4 pix fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 14.7 mag. Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 14.7 mag. Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits 14.0 mag. fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 14.0 mag. fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 13.3 (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.Ta8lrD20uy (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' -> 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1452, bad_region=1, passed=40645 Got 40645 stars (including 39110 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40645 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 311 (Dec -39.4 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40645 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 311 (Dec -39.4 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40645 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40645 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4924 stars left (next iteration limit 5415) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits N_match=4924 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.361 n_q1=1425 n_q2=1175 n_q3=1319 n_q4=1005 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.033 The image catalog is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits -region wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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.OLalpS31W9 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits' -> 'wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.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/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1465, bad_region=0, passed=41099 Got 41099 stars (including 39551 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41099 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 253 to 311 (Dec -39.4 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4926 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41099 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 311 (Dec -39.4 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4933 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41099 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41099 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4926 stars left (next iteration limit 5418) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits N_match=4926 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.308 n_q1=1433 n_q2=1169 n_q3=1312 n_q4=1012 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143 The image catalog is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits -region wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.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.MY4v6IQANo (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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=665, bad_region=2, passed=24480 Got 24480 stars (including 23773 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24480 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013090 (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 0.010472 (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 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24480 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 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4917 stars left (next iteration limit 5409) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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=4917 robust_rms=9.104 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.473 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4917 robust_rms=0.562 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.709 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4917 robust_rms=0.430 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.709 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4917 robust_rms_before=0.898 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.374 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.562 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.501 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.709 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.501 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits N_match=4917 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.371 n_q1=1069 n_q2=1101 n_q3=1326 n_q4=1421 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.307 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits -region wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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.5Zm1WqlFyV (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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=644, bad_region=2, passed=24444 Got 24444 stars (including 23767 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24444 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (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 0.010471 (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 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4917 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24444 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 252 to 311 (Dec -39.5 to -28.1) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24444 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24444 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4916 stars left (next iteration limit 5407) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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=4916 robust_rms=8.793 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.139 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4916 robust_rms=0.556 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.673 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4916 robust_rms=0.418 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.612 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4916 robust_rms_before=0.886 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.370 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.418 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.481 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.612 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.481 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits N_match=4916 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.349 n_q1=1071 n_q2=1102 n_q3=1325 n_q4=1418 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.270 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits -region wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.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_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/wcs_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Col-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits at 05:02:21.69 -29:34:40.7: 13.54 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits at 04:40:30.68 -38:12:29.1: 13.01 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-03-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits at 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5: 10.72 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits at 04:40:30.68 -38:12:29.1: 12.15 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits at 05:02:21.69 -29:34:40.7: 13.43 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.33 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.48 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:40:30.68 -38:12:29.1: ref_mag=12.33 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.4108 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:02:21.69 -29:34:40.7: ref_mag=13.48 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.3290 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_21-04-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0066.fits at 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5: 10.63 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.67 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5: ref_mag=10.67 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=9.6039 delta=1.07 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out18324.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53402_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 53402_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    10.68    05:14:17.79 -38:24:19.8   5070 0580   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.2") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53544_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 53544_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    11.37    05:43:39.25 -36:35:13.8   8582 1727   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.6") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53647_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 53647_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    12.33    04:50:59.44 -28:59:53.1   1705 6004   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits **** FOUND 04:50:59.44 -28:59:53.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53750_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 53750_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 14.42722    2461297.92722    12.41    04:40:30.72 -38:12:28.7   1051 0295   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    12.41    04:40:30.65 -38:12:29.5   1056 0298   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53801_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 53801_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    12.48    05:20:11.35 -36:35:08.5   5727 1708   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.4") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53952_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 53952_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    12.41    05:45:34.60 -37:38:25.6   8801 1083   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.0") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54016_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 54016_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    13.01    05:13:44.38 -36:51:55.5   4957 1504   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (30.2") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54019_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 54019_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    12.90    05:15:30.21 -36:28:22.2   5158 1751   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (30.0") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54089_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 54089_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 14.42722    2461297.92722    13.31    05:02:21.61 -29:34:40.0   3234 5783   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    13.36    05:02:21.77 -29:34:41.5   3239 5786   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 18239_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 The candidate 18239_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 09 14.42774    2461297.92774    11.84    05:43:42.99 -32:23:30.0   8647 4264   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-14_CI_Col-01-Q1b1x1_051704_TTUQ1b1x1_53883_WmM55qO2/fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485.fits **** FOUND 05:43:43.00 -32:23:30.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 18324_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 Preparing report for the candidate 18324_fd_Col-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-14_05-15-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0485 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s Prepared the HTML report for the field Col-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5 ########### Completed Col-01-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5 ################################################################################### 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list) 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) 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5 -- a known variable star Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 1 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN= NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Adding the following to the exclusion list #### 05:49:06.04 -32:20:01.5 #################################################### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461297.92721718 -observatory V36 12:21:54.41 -02:01:54.0 Mercury (-0.5mag) 13:52:28.88 -17:02:00.6 Venus (-4.8mag) 07:33:00.65 +22:28:00.1 Mars (1.2mag) 09:14:49.53 +16:32:51.7 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:49:59.82 +02:26:30.4 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:13:41.15 +21:01:59.8 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:13:03.38 -00:07:51.7 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:25:08.23 -23:41:05.5 Pluto (14.5mag) 13:51:29.95 -16:35:35.0 Moon (-9.1mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Sep 14 05:19 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461297.92721718: 09:14:51.95 +16:32:39.7 Io (6.0mag) 09:14:45.00 +16:33:15.9 Europa (6.2mag) 09:14:59.49 +16:32:00.3 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:15:18.57 +16:30:26.8 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:12:52.55 +16:52:11.4 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:14:47.50 +16:33:01.9 Thebe (16.5mag) 09:12:24.09 +16:46:08.8 Elara (17.7mag) 09:18:31.50 +15:58:29.6 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:15:23.47 +16:52:36.7 Carme (18.9mag) 00:49:58.01 +02:25:55.6 Titan (8.3mag) 00:50:02.50 +02:26:28.2 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:49:54.60 +02:28:04.8 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:49:59.36 +02:26:52.6 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:48:39.43 +02:15:37.1 Phoebe (16.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 14 05:19 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461297.92721718: 23:03:00.75 +08:08:36.5 JWST 16:04:18.17 +48:04:34.0 Chandra 06:55:29.69 +00:57:21.2 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 14 05:19 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461297.92721718 -observatory V36 03:44:05.15 +19:38:26.1 17.3mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:05:52.73 -34:04:32.0 14.4mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:24:40.27 -70:42:26.2 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:16:21.60 +33:53:18.6 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 22:07:57.31 +27:46:00.5 17.5mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:15:23.08 +25:50:55.5 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:56:02.49 +26:58:54.4 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:53:08.54 +05:11:34.2 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:28:00.70 -16:16:22.5 14.9mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:44:24.43 +33:21:17.8 15.9mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:07:40.95 +15:14:37.4 17.9mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:29:44.75 +42:52:15.5 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:16:47.96 +48:51:00.8 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:39:07.35 -13:08:03.6 15.0mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:13:46.29 +17:05:31.3 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:29:38.00 +18:12:20.8 16.7mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:25:38.56 -00:27:53.5 16.8mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:01:44.33 +72:46:20.2 15.9mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 03:01:38.31 +45:50:58.1 17.5mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:19:55.58 +11:51:57.6 17.6mag A/2026 E1 22:31:59.41 -35:13:56.5 13.6mag 10P/Tempel 01:30:36.07 +38:20:19.5 17.6mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 11:52:58.26 -06:00:39.3 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:22:55.68 -07:20:00.7 17.7mag 63P/Wild 06:52:46.87 +18:40:29.7 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:16:50.93 +15:02:25.9 17.2mag 88P/Howell 06:02:18.56 +31:19:00.7 17.3mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 07:52:34.25 +22:53:51.9 17.9mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:43:41.85 +19:20:03.9 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 13:02:29.52 -23:47:14.6 17.5mag 124P/Mrkos 06:25:46.19 +20:24:13.6 15.8mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 01:57:46.00 -16:22:37.5 14.7mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:31:36.11 +09:55:09.3 12.3mag 169P/NEAT 03:29:27.36 +07:49:38.5 14.5mag 220P/McNaught 05:06:49.80 +38:28:14.1 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 08:50:38.95 +34:54:10.5 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:30:04.32 -01:02:41.2 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:33:52.38 +16:29:17.1 17.8mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.9K Sep 14 05:19 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80 ASASSN-26fd 2026-09-9.11 17.27 17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70 ASASSN-26fc 2026-09-8.79 12.14 03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70 SN 2026zfw 2026-09-8 17.78 01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10 SN2026aacj 2026-09-7.17 16.27 20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10 SN2026zji 2026-09-7.14 15.87 22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.25 13.48 22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60 ASASSN-26fb 2026-09-5.3 13.93 00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50 AT2026aabo 2026-09-3.29 15.02 00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60 SN 2026zhl 2026-08-31.92 16.51 19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70 ASASSN-26fa 2026-08-31.18 14.63 00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30 AT2026zwp 2026-08-31.41 15.59 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 23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.35 17.12 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 02:02:26.67 +32:04:22.70 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.6 15.52 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Sep 14 05:19 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag 17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Sep 14 05:19 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 22:55:31.000 +20:26:31.88 AT 2026zlp 2026-08-04.66 21.06 22:01:21.040 +16:59:51.35 AT 2026zlo 2026-08-04.65 21.71 21:49:07.370 +21:13:15.26 AT 2026zln 2026-08-04.64 21.41 18:36:30.660 +53:32:17.41 AT 2026zlm 2026-07-01.65 20.62 23:31:57.010 +05:15:22.86 AT 2026zll 2026-08-10.85 22.1 23:51:23.990 +00:20:26.38 AT 2026zlk 2026-08-06.76 22.36 01:45:58.210 +04:17:27.94 AT 2026zlj 2026-07-30.81 20.54 01:00:38.700 -01:20:06.83 AT 2026zli 2026-07-22.86 21.32 02:08:52.790 +02:17:47.27 AT 2026zlh 2026-07-21.87 21.99 02:14:13.070 +03:43:40.16 AT 2026zlg 2026-08-10.89 22.57 01:25:18.250 +05:22:39.32 AT 2026zlf 2026-08-10.88 22.48 23:14:21.340 +05:53:50.91 AT 2026zle 2026-08-10.85 22.47 23:31:40.040 +04:21:03.02 AT 2026zld 2026-08-10.75 22.84 23:21:59.120 +00:41:18.04 AT 2026zlc 2026-08-09.90 22.4 01:33:32.910 -00:42:10.51 AT 2026zlb 2026-08-08.88 22.31 01:27:15.770 +01:36:30.21 AT 2026zla 2026-08-08.87 21.89 23:52:19.090 +05:42:24.33 AT 2026zkz 2026-08-06.76 22.3 01:36:11.350 +02:50:32.05 AT 2026zky 2026-08-06.84 21.9 22:48:37.030 +01:03:27.61 AT 2026zkx 2026-06-24.83 22.89 01:04:27.180 +06:09:13.13 SN 2026zkw 2026-08-11.87 22.48 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Sep 14 05:19 tns_transients_list.txt

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