NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ

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

Processing fields Cet-01-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.05    02:36:29.44 +08:33:39.5   5127 4744   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.10    02:36:29.41 +08:33:39.8   5134 4747   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 18.3940  2461301.8940  14.07  02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7
162.11428 -46.16558 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.5 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
528 Rezia                   -0     -0       0  14.6     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7:  16.16 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7:  16.20 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Cet-01-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.93    02:16:35.04 +03:35:41.6   2101 1764   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.75    02:16:35.00 +03:35:40.7   2108 1767   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 18.3940  2461301.8940  14.84  02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2
159.98748 -53.03938 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 7.6 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
3066 McFadden                 0     -1       1  14.5    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2:  16.02 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2:  15.99 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Cet-01-Q2b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 2

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits
Field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
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: 
Cet-01-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cet-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cet-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 531630 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 531630 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits_preview.png'
Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits

renamed 'Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits_preview.png'
Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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= 633.4757 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 553.5449 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1027.6896 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 537.4968 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1027.0069 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 537.2183 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.6223 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 21.5799999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.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= '2026-09-18T04:26:40.2774733' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-18T09:26:40.2774733' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61301.3935217247 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-09-18T09:26:50.1774141' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61301.3936363077 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 38.5710614710981 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 5.99996777453018 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 62.3208333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 176.111388888889 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.12884763682938 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-01' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '02 34 17' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+06 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 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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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits :) Spent 0.712312 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 21.6100006103516 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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= '2026-09-18T04:27:51.1163107' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-18T09:27:51.1163107' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61301.3943416202 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits :) Spent 0.685773 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/d_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits


fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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: 2461301.89363747 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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.384 +05:59:48.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:17.384 +05:59:48.14 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0450 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:14.602 +05:59:30.10 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:14.602 +05:59:30.10 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0421 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 02:34:17.384 +05:59:48.14 Second-epoch second image center 02:34:14.602 +05:59:30.10 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01257 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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vkwf4Z7UZy Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jIHqOtQuQp Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VUULIPVjNJ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6ptHFFBZ6F Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 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 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.912700 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.912700 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.47 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.44 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.44
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 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 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=5.9) Read 6826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 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 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg Loaded 4343 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): 3543 out of 3715 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3715 out of 6826 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=5.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 15.4 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 15.3 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 15.3 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.3 (SNR ) 12.2 (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.vkwf4Z7UZy (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=496, bad_region=1575, passed=6825 Got 6825 stars (including 4854 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6825 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4726 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4720 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5573 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4726 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5573 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4720 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5573 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4720 stars left (next iteration limit 5192) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4720 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.240 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.229 n_q1=1337 n_q2=873 n_q3=1621 n_q4=889 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.307 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.jIHqOtQuQp (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=473, bad_region=1605, passed=6826 Got 6826 stars (including 4837 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6826 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4709 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4704 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4709 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5549 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 4704 stars left (next iteration limit 5174) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4704 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.242 n_q1=1331 n_q2=861 n_q3=1632 n_q4=880 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.293 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.VUULIPVjNJ (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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=410, bad_region=1534, passed=6823 Got 6823 stars (including 4964 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6823 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4838 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4825 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4825 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4825 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5601 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4838 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4826 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5601 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4826 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5601 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4826 stars left (next iteration limit 5307) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4826 robust_rms=6.626 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.221 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4826 robust_rms=0.379 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.501 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4826 robust_rms=0.282 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.312 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4826 robust_rms_before=1.021 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.281 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.282 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.301 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.312 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.301 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits N_match=4826 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.291 n_q1=1570 n_q2=940 n_q3=1535 n_q4=781 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.070 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.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.6ptHFFBZ6F (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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=426, bad_region=1542, passed=6744 Got 6744 stars (including 4860 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6744 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4728 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4728 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5521 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4728 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5521 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4728 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5521 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4728 stars left (next iteration limit 5200) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4728 robust_rms=6.622 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.117 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4728 robust_rms=0.433 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.576 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4728 robust_rms=0.327 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.379 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4728 robust_rms_before=1.036 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.329 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.327 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.369 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.379 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.369 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits N_match=4728 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.342 n_q1=1560 n_q2=929 n_q3=1484 n_q4=755 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.124 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits sigma_overall=0.273 worst_q_ratio=1.307 ref2=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits sigma_overall=0.279 worst_q_ratio=1.293 new1=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits sigma_overall=0.296 worst_q_ratio=1.070 new2=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits sigma_overall=0.340 worst_q_ratio=1.124 reference average sigma_overall=0.276 worst_q_ratio=1.3 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109_astrometric_residuals.png (4720 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110_astrometric_residuals.png (4704 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476_astrometric_residuals.png (4826 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477_astrometric_residuals.png (4728 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:35:14.76 +04:07:13.2: 12.21 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:36:29.81 +04:55:42.2: 12.36 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:35:14.76 +04:07:13.2: 12.22 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:36:29.81 +04:55:42.2: 12.41 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.38 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.22 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:36:29.81 +04:55:42.2: ref_mag=12.38 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3337 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:35:14.76 +04:07:13.2: ref_mag=12.22 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1800 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21255_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 21255_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    12.18    02:35:14.75 +04:07:13.3   4926 2060   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    12.18    02:35:14.77 +04:07:13.2   4933 2063   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21374_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 21374_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    12.32    02:36:29.81 +04:55:42.2   5117 2548   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    12.35    02:36:29.81 +04:55:42.3   5124 2551   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.384 +05:59:48.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:17.384 +05:59:48.14 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0450 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:14.602 +05:59:30.10 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 Second-epoch image center 02:34:14.602 +05:59:30.10 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0421 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 02:34:17.384 +05:59:48.14 Second-epoch second image center 02:34:14.602 +05:59:30.10 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01257 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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.faBe5KcTZZ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VEOgHFrnwV Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QAvjcv0DXx Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AWRG69hcFP Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 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 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg Loaded 4358 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3415 out of 3770 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.809600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.809600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 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 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg Loaded 4358 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3415 out of 3770 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 37062 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec +0.6559 to +11.2429 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 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec 0.6559 to 11.2429 deg Loaded 4356 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): 3419 out of 3768 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3768 out of 37062 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 17 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 1.9 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 2.1 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 15.6 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 15.5 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 15.5 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.5 (SNR ) 14.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.faBe5KcTZZ (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1594, bad_region=6920, passed=37009 Got 37009 stars (including 28761 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37009 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4864 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31672 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31672 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31672 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4864 stars left (next iteration limit 5350) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4864 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.237 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.228 n_q1=1395 n_q2=890 n_q3=1687 n_q4=892 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.281 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.VEOgHFrnwV (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1597, bad_region=6935, passed=37049 Got 37049 stars (including 28788 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37049 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4865 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31688 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31688 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31688 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4865 stars left (next iteration limit 5351) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4865 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.236 n_q1=1408 n_q2=893 n_q3=1679 n_q4=885 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.QAvjcv0DXx (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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1457, bad_region=6547, passed=34766 Got 34766 stars (including 27056 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34766 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4862 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4852 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4862 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29742 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29743 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4852 stars left (next iteration limit 5337) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.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=4852 robust_rms=6.457 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.996 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4852 robust_rms=0.372 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.492 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4852 robust_rms=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.312 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4852 robust_rms_before=0.994 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.275 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.295 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.312 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.295 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits N_match=4852 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.278 n_q1=1626 n_q2=933 n_q3=1480 n_q4=813 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.064 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.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.AWRG69hcFP (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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1452, bad_region=6695, passed=35294 Got 35294 stars (including 27453 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35294 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4856 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30149 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30149 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30149 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4856 stars left (next iteration limit 5341) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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=4856 robust_rms=6.437 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.365 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4856 robust_rms=0.428 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.564 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4856 robust_rms=0.323 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.370 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4856 robust_rms_before=1.012 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.325 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.323 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.363 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.370 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.363 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits N_match=4856 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.343 n_q1=1631 n_q2=936 n_q3=1479 n_q4=810 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.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_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:28:11.12 +08:29:46.4: 13.99 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:21:54.07 +09:35:44.4: 11.57 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:18:39.29 +02:38:42.8: 14.82 +/- 0.12 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:33:01.41 +07:54:14.4: 14.28 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:17:30.46 +04:33:33.3: 14.85 +/- 0.12 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:41:05.45 +06:05:57.8: 13.94 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:51:25.65 +02:09:34.2: 14.19 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:16:26.64 +04:22:08.1: 14.38 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:29:04.28 +08:23:40.2: 14.27 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:51:25.65 +02:09:34.2: 14.14 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:17:30.46 +04:33:33.3: 14.93 +/- 0.13 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:18:39.29 +02:38:42.8: 14.85 +/- 0.12 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:21:54.07 +09:35:44.4: 11.58 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:28:11.12 +08:29:46.4: 14.14 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:41:05.45 +06:05:57.8: 14.11 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:29:04.28 +08:23:40.2: 14.25 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:16:26.64 +04:22:08.1: 14.53 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.17 +/- 0.06 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:51:25.65 +02:09:34.2: ref_mag=14.17 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.2045 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.84 +/- 0.09 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.89 +/- 0.09 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.57 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.05 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.01 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:18:39.29 +02:38:42.8: ref_mag=14.84 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.6414 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:21:54.07 +09:35:44.4: ref_mag=11.57 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.7791 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:17:30.46 +04:33:33.3: ref_mag=14.89 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.7571 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.45 +/- 0.06 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:28:11.12 +08:29:46.4: ref_mag=14.05 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1507 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:41:05.45 +06:05:57.8: ref_mag=14.01 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0177 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.26 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:16:26.64 +04:22:08.1: ref_mag=14.45 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.5124 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:29:04.28 +08:23:40.2: ref_mag=14.26 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.2661 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:33:01.41 +07:54:14.4: 14.30 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.29 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:01.41 +07:54:14.4: ref_mag=14.29 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.2692 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:32:13.77 +06:41:13.6: 15.18 +/- 0.15 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:17:43.39 +05:00:21.0: 15.58 +/- 0.23 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:33:52.62 +02:04:06.0: 15.91 +/- 0.31 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:39:05.80 +03:37:40.6: 15.11 +/- 0.16 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:21:20.28 +05:03:06.9: 15.06 +/- 0.14 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:45:22.51 +02:04:36.6: 15.47 +/- 0.21 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:45:22.51 +02:04:36.6: 15.24 +/- 0.17 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:17:43.39 +05:00:21.0: 15.44 +/- 0.20 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:32:13.77 +06:41:13.6: 15.14 +/- 0.15 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:33:52.62 +02:04:06.0: 15.35 +/- 0.18 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:39:05.80 +03:37:40.6: 15.30 +/- 0.19 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.32 +/- 0.13 Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:21:20.28 +05:03:06.9: 15.03 +/- 0.14 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.50 +/- 0.15 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:45:22.51 +02:04:36.6: ref_mag=15.32 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.9489 delta=0.38 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:17:43.39 +05:00:21.0: ref_mag=15.50 +/- 0.15 new_mean_mag=15.0490 delta=0.45 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.16 +/- 0.11 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.49 +/- 0.16 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.19 +/- 0.12 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:32:13.77 +06:41:13.6: ref_mag=15.16 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.8641 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:52.62 +02:04:06.0: ref_mag=15.49 +/- 0.16 new_mean_mag=15.0901 delta=0.40 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:39:05.80 +03:37:40.6: ref_mag=15.19 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=15.0171 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.05 +/- 0.10 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:21:20.28 +05:03:06.9: ref_mag=15.05 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.9262 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55756.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out58123.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 9s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51984_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 51984_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.66    02:18:39.32 +02:38:43.2   2408 1184   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.62    02:18:39.26 +02:38:42.3   2415 1186   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51987_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 51987_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.50    02:16:26.43 +04:22:10.3   2086 2235   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.53    02:16:26.85 +04:22:06.0   2094 2237   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51991_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 51991_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    11.79    02:21:54.08 +09:35:44.4   2951 5394   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    11.77    02:21:54.06 +09:35:44.4   2957 5397   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55685_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 55685_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.00    02:41:05.47 +06:05:58.0   5811 3253   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.04    02:41:05.43 +06:05:57.5   5818 3256   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55756_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 Preparing report for the candidate 55756_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55951_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 55951_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.13    02:28:11.10 +08:29:46.7   3885 4714   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.18    02:28:11.15 +08:29:46.1   3892 4716   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56290_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 56290_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.24    02:33:01.45 +07:54:15.0   4606 4349   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.30    02:33:01.38 +07:54:13.7   4613 4352   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56642_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 56642_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.36    02:51:25.71 +02:09:34.8   7377 0859   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.11    02:51:25.59 +02:09:33.6   7384 0862   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56680_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 56680_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.39    02:29:04.26 +08:23:40.1   4017 4651   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.19    02:29:04.29 +08:23:40.3   4024 4654   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 57811_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 57811_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.75    02:17:30.41 +04:33:32.7   2250 2348   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.76    02:17:30.50 +04:33:33.9   2257 2351   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58062_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 58062_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.88    02:32:13.74 +06:41:13.8   4482 3614   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.85    02:32:13.80 +06:41:13.3   4489 3617   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58123_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 Preparing report for the candidate 58123_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58183_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 58183_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.94    02:17:43.34 +05:00:20.4   2286 2619   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    15.22    02:17:43.45 +05:00:21.6   2294 2622   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58253_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 58253_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.94    02:39:05.74 +03:37:40.7   5506 1759   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    15.14    02:39:05.85 +03:37:40.5   5513 1762   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58258_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 58258_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.93    02:21:20.28 +05:03:06.9   2834 2641   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.92    02:21:20.28 +05:03:06.8   2841 2644   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58311_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 58311_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.99    02:33:52.59 +02:04:05.5   4713 0817   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    15.29    02:33:52.66 +02:04:06.4   4720 0820   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58446_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 The candidate 58446_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.39364    2461301.89364    14.98    02:45:22.43 +02:04:36.1   6455 0812   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-26-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0476.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.39446    2461301.89446    14.93    02:45:22.58 +02:04:37.0   6463 0816   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_043420_TTUQ2b1x1_1380980_YlX5D9aZ/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-27-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0477.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7 02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2 ########### Completed Cet-01-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7 02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2 ################################################################################### 02:36:29.42 +08:33:39.7 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 02:16:35.02 +03:35:41.2 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461301.89363747 -observatory V36 12:44:20.45 -04:57:07.9 Mercury (-0.3mag) 13:59:58.19 -18:14:38.0 Venus (-4.8mag) 07:43:21.97 +22:07:47.2 Mars (1.2mag) 09:17:56.50 +16:19:17.7 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:48:57.62 +02:19:25.5 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:13:36.33 +21:01:47.9 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:12:39.66 -00:10:29.6 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:55.03 -23:41:45.9 Pluto (14.5mag) 17:12:24.19 -28:06:15.3 Moon (-10.2mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Sep 18 04:41 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461301.89363747: 09:17:51.52 +16:19:44.1 Io (6.0mag) 09:17:47.82 +16:20:03.4 Europa (6.2mag) 09:17:53.51 +16:19:35.5 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:18:03.61 +16:18:41.6 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:16:11.07 +16:39:47.2 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:17:54.39 +16:19:28.6 Thebe (16.5mag) 09:15:38.17 +16:34:02.3 Elara (17.7mag) 09:21:30.48 +15:44:02.3 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:18:13.06 +16:40:09.3 Carme (18.9mag) 00:49:09.79 +02:19:07.8 Titan (8.3mag) 00:49:02.11 +02:19:13.4 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:48:41.06 +02:20:13.8 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:48:41.99 +02:19:31.9 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:47:33.54 +02:08:13.8 Phoebe (16.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 18 04:41 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461301.89363747: 23:38:16.83 +11:45:40.6 JWST 18:31:13.70 +17:55:03.9 Chandra 06:49:18.53 +04:51:22.6 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 18 04:41 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461301.89363747 -observatory V36 03:45:35.29 +19:46:48.4 17.3mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:07:55.93 -33:59:49.7 14.5mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:27:22.30 -70:56:33.2 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:16:35.54 +33:59:46.4 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 05:03:19.53 +46:53:46.4 16.2mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:05:02.66 +27:14:08.0 17.5mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:18:03.77 +25:46:45.7 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:59:38.82 +26:51:28.8 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:55:34.18 +05:10:13.2 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:27:30.95 -16:37:04.4 15.0mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:47:31.50 +33:38:08.7 15.9mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:08:27.09 +15:12:17.2 18.0mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:28:10.26 +42:40:42.6 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:11:58.93 +48:32:18.5 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:40:48.34 -13:12:08.8 15.0mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:14:39.19 +16:15:36.0 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:36:16.42 +17:53:11.0 16.6mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:29:07.41 -00:47:34.5 16.7mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:14:32.49 +71:58:28.5 16.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:58:45.60 +45:37:37.6 17.6mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:23:39.97 +12:11:33.6 17.6mag A/2026 E1 22:35:27.33 -35:05:34.4 13.6mag 10P/Tempel 01:36:44.91 +38:53:50.9 17.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 11:55:39.42 -06:19:07.7 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:30:54.63 -08:33:39.5 17.8mag 63P/Wild 06:59:55.17 +18:19:27.5 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:15:50.14 +15:01:13.2 16.8mag 88P/Howell 06:16:03.23 +32:45:56.7 17.3mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 08:03:44.15 +21:44:46.9 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:52:22.29 +18:27:48.0 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 13:11:31.09 -25:06:50.9 17.6mag 124P/Mrkos 06:30:08.21 +20:15:34.7 15.8mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 01:30:58.39 -15:08:10.5 14.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:33:13.84 +08:17:07.2 12.5mag 169P/NEAT 03:31:20.03 +07:24:52.5 14.6mag 220P/McNaught 05:16:44.68 +39:35:21.9 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 09:00:44.12 +34:25:22.4 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:32:57.23 -01:28:52.4 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:37:11.14 +16:17:23.1 17.8mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.9K Sep 18 04:41 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30 SN 2026aafh 2026-09-14.11 15.02 23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00 SN 2026aaks 2026-09-14.44 16.89 16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20 SN2026aasi 2026-09-12.99 16.58 16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80 SN2026aafk 2026-09-13.25 17.4 23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60 SN2026aafs 2026-09-13.47 17 21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50 SN2026aagh ------- 08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10 ASASSN-26fe 2026-09-13.34 13.67 02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30 SN2026aars 2026-09-12.27 16.93 02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50 SN 2026znh 2026-09-9.92 16.26 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 22:37:05.59 +34:24:35.70 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.22 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 18:25:12.79 -22:25:29.10 V8055 2026-08-30 10.76 17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87 19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78 04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91 03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44 20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13 04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55 16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63 21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09 23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36 00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5 19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73 13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83 05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34 01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37 23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.24 17.09 16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71 01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76 00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08 22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17 14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02 12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61 16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06 12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98 13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38 18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63 14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36 20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83 18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86 03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12 18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16 04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02 18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73 17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01 14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46 10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67 14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11 10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58 19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5 02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86 23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47 02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78 18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29 13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72 17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66 11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3 23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15 20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53 19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88 11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82 19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31 17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67 19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52 18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92 19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91 19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81 04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96 13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01 16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07 10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63 14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62 13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09 00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13 11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56 21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14 17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72 14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53 20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4 15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57 23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64 17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15 00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34 20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93 23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83 02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39 21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Sep 18 04:41 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 190K Sep 18 04:41 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 16:22:16.300 +36:56:34.62 AT 2026zuh 2026-08-16.61 21.52 16:21:29.050 +38:25:26.32 AT 2026zug 2026-08-16.61 20.61 16:24:08.050 +42:40:39.76 AT 2026zuf 2026-08-16.61 20.57 17:47:02.220 +15:46:01.34 AT 2026zue 2026-08-10.71 20.73 17:13:19.490 +17:00:24.97 AT 2026zud 2026-08-10.71 20.48 00:21:00.990 +44:37:13.24 AT 2026zuc 2026-08-08.73 21.05 23:36:38.870 +35:27:45.75 AT 2026zub 2026-08-08.72 21.58 16:12:46.730 +35:52:51.05 AT 2026zua 2026-08-06.66 21.15 16:21:55.120 +33:34:30.72 AT 2026ztz 2026-07-30.70 20.99 00:07:50.530 +34:47:54.45 AT 2026zty 2026-07-22.75 20.79 15:29:46.440 +49:16:21.79 AT 2026ztx 2026-07-17.72 20.75 01:13:17.440 -00:46:57.82 AT 2026ztw 2026-08-21.85 22.62 23:39:45.630 +02:14:11.23 AT 2026ztv 2026-08-21.76 21.96 01:11:24.280 -00:53:49.91 AT 2026ztu 2026-08-20.87 22.9 00:00:20.520 +02:13:22.36 AT 2026ztt 2026-08-20.76 22.13 02:07:01.070 +02:19:51.17 AT 2026zts 2026-08-19.90 22.6 23:21:03.710 +02:33:46.65 AT 2026ztr 2026-08-18.75 22.61 02:09:42.020 +06:04:07.32 AT 2026ztq 2026-08-17.90 22.57 01:48:49.310 -00:49:41.07 AT 2026ztp 2026-08-17.86 22.78 23:46:19.220 +05:36:55.63 AT 2026zto 2026-08-16.76 21.56 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Sep 18 04:41 tns_transients_list.txt

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